Erlend Øye

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Erlend Øye

Background information
Born	November 21st, 1975
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genre(s)	Electronic Indie electronic
Label(s)	Astralwerks !K7
Associated acts	Kings of Convenience Röyksopp
Website	official site

Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, best known for being part of the pop duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe. He has released one solo album, Unrest, in 2003 and a mix-CD in the DJ-Kicks series in 2004.

He was born on November 21st, 1975 in Bergen and formed the band Skog together with some friends in the mid 1990s. He moved to London and played in the band Peachfuzz in 1997. When he was back home in Bergen for vacations he jammed with Bøe. They formed Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released their first album, Quiet is the New Loud in 2001.

Øye had become interested in electronic music and spent the next years in Berlin or travelling around the world, recording his solo album Unrest in ten different cities (including Barcelona, Helsinki, Rome, and Turku) with ten different electronica artists such as Metro Area, Prefuse 73, and Schneider TM. He has toured as a DJ who sings along with the records that he plays, and in 2004 he released a remix CD in the DJ Kicks series. The album featured covers and remixes of The Smiths's "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", "Always on My Mind", "It's a Fine Day" (made famous by Opus III), Cornelius, and his own songs. This year also saw the next release by Kings of Convenience.

Erlend Øye's most recent project is the band The Whitest Boy Alive. The band originally started as an electronic band, but slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Erlend sings and plays guitar. The Whitest Boy Alive released the single "Burning" on May 24, 2006. Their debut album, Dreams, was released on June 21, 2006, via their record label Bubbles.

[edit] Discography

Albums

Unrest (2003)

Mixes

DJ-Kicks: Erlend Øye (2004)

Singles

Sudden Rush (2003)
Sheltered Life (2003)
The Black Keys Work (2004)

[edit] Songs Featuring Erlend Øye on Vocals

Remind Me - Röyksopp on Melody A.M. (2001)
Poor Leno - Röyksopp on Melody A.M. (2001)
Talco Uno - Jolly Music on Jolly Bar (2001)
No Train To Stockholm - Lee Hazlewood cover on Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood (2002)
Drop - Cornelius (KOC Remix) on Drop EP (2002)
This is the Dream of Evan and Chan (Safety Scissors Remix)- Dntel on This is the Dream... EP (2002)
Keep on Waiting - DJ Hell on NY Muscle (2003)
For the Time Being - Phonique on Identification (2004)
A Place In My Heart - Star You Star Me on A Place In My Heart EP (2004)
Lessons In Love - Kaos on Hello Stranger (2005)
Cool My Fire - Ada on Blondix 2 EP (2005)
Sunlight's On The Other Side - Safety Scissors on Tainted Lunch (2005)
Criticize (credited as Orlando Occhio) - Marco Passarani on Sullen Look (2005)
All the Way to China - James Figurine (aka Jimmy Tamborello and Dntel and member of The Postal Service) on Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake (2006)
All Ears - Kompis on All Ears (Limited 7") (2006)