Orsak:Oslo set to release “Orsak:Oslo”

The humble three piece of Orsak:Oslo consists of the following components: Pete, delivering his unpolished lines wielding the bass with controlled fury. Orsak:Pete’s tunes are never in a rush. Qrill, having played bluesy guitar riffs since the age of two, is in charge of hammering the strings. Orsak:Qrill lets his playing do the talking. Øyvind, being the strong and silent type, looms the Oslo streets at night. This is where Orsak:Øyvind silently constructs his long lines of bold, unpolished beatings that forge Orsak:Oslo into what they are – downtuned and blue monotony under the influence.

Listen to the album opener Tipping Point here

Orsak:Oslo is a dark slow brew containing of psych, dystopian post-rock and trippy space blues. With their monolithic and melancholic instrumental pieces, this is music for the active listener.

Orsak:Oslo is a marriage between impulsive improv and thoughtful composition, later melodies and new harmonies are carefully woven in, layer by layer. With a reverence and underlying devotion to the aura and musical preconditions laid down from the start, the result is raw, unpolished and true.

Orsak:Oslo was founded by Christian from Gothenburg, Sweden and Øyvind from Olso, Norway. On the 1st of July 2014 they released their first EP Torggata Sway, named after the street where they had shared the flat. Soon after, they got a hold on Bjarne (keys then, now guitar). The final piece fit in 2016, when Peter joined on bass.

Now, less than 5 years after Torggata Sway, Orsak:Oslo has released 9 digital EPs. 6 of these tracks have been now compiled by German label Kapitän Platte as a sort of a best of – compilation.