Interviews in English

Fe-mail: An Interview with the Pink Inferno

Rare Frequency: Fe-mail is Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje and Hild Sofie Tafjord, and they make noise… lots of it, using theremins, dictaphones, samplers, laptops, harmonicas, and, most importantly, voice (Maja’s) and French Horn (Hild’s). Inspired by the extreme noise music produced in Japan and the vibrant scene in their native Norway, Fe-mail emerged as a

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This interview was made in The Wire’s issue for March 2003 – edited from the original conversation

-Why not be more surrealistic or irrational? The world becomes boring if you don’t see as much potential in new things as possible. The child’s curious view on the world is easy to lose, it’s however not a contradiction to gain experience. ‘Open-minded’ is not the same as being naive.

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Continuous forward motion – Maja Ratkje maintains momentum

MIC: “Voice” is the title given to Maja Ratkje’s new solo-record – a release that’s set to establish her as one of Norway’s foremost crossover artists. Contemporary, avantgarde, electronica, noise and free improvisational vocal antics are just some of the wildly varied influences that make up her truly unique record. Says Maja to MIC’s Norwegian

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