The trio consisting of Maja S. K. Ratkje, Sigurd Ytre-Arne and Torstein Slåen are back with a new vinyl release on the Polish avant-garde label Bocian following up their first self-released digital only album “The Swamp”, to be found on Bandcamp. They last played during All Ears in January at Kunstnernes Hus, a legendary concert that has now become the release The Swamp Live. “It is a true art to captivate and excite in this complex way. The hectic and the hysterical come together. It screams for life and puts me in a good mood”, wrote Arild R. Andersen in Jazz in Norway after the last concert.
Tracks with links to Bandcamp:
The sun also rises, the roses will bloom
Performed live at All Ears Festival at Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, January 9th 2026
Video from performance:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbOvqiBJd2o&t=6s
released on Bocian July 12, 2026
Maja S.K.Ratkje -vocals, fuzz pedal and bells
Torstein Slåen – guitar, synth and electronics
Sigurd Ytre-Arne – sampling, drums, synth and elevtronics
Recorded by Espen Hoydalsvik
Mixed by Sigurd Ytre- Arne
Mastered by Lasse Marhaug
Cover Art by Lasse Marhaug
Photo by Julie Hrnicirova
LP distributed by https://www.soundohm.com/