Espen Beranek Holm
| Espen Beranek Holm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 March 1960 |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Musician, comedian |
| Instruments | Multi-instrumentalist |
| Website | www.beranek.no |
Espen Beranek Holm (born 23 March 1960) is a Norwegian pop artist and comedian.
Career
Beranek has been a member of the bands Dei Nye Kappelanane, Langsomt Mot Nord, Oslo Plektrum, Spastisk Ekstase Gitar and Ung Pike Forsvunnet, and has also recorded as a solo artist under the name Beranek. His debut single Dra te' hælvete (1981), was a great success,[1] caused controversy when the song was banned by NRK. It was followed up by the albums Sound of Danger (1981), X-Ray (1983), Trigger (1984), Daylight In the Dark (1986), The Red File (1988) and Tacoma Bridge (1994). He provided guitar, bass, drums and vocal on all albums (as well as synth on Daylight In the Dark), and produced all albums himself.[2] Jean Jaques Burnel from the Stranglers recorded a couple of tracks together with Beranek on Trigger.
Beranek was also one of the main participants in the satiric radio program Hallo i uken in NRK P2 until the summer of 2009, together with Are Kalvø and Else Michelet,[3] and was very frequently on the comedy television show Løvebakken, a programme he is still occasionally on.
Beranek´s first release in nearly 20 years, Sensitive Dependence, is scheduled for release in October 2013.
Discography
Singles:
- Dra te' Hælvete/Balls'n Calls (Mind Expanding Records, May 1981)
- City Lights/A Song of Kindess (Snowflake Records, January 1983)
- It's So Strong/I Believe in You (Snowflake Records, February 1983)
- She's a Great Dancer/High Fly (Snowflake Records, September 1984)
- Dancing in the Wind/Teardrop (Epic / Animal Voice, October 1986)
- Dum-dee-dum-dee/Hotter Than the Sun (CBS / Animal Voice, September 1988)
- Tacoma Bridge/Trick of Sounds (Animal Voice, March 1994)
- One Day' (Animal Voice, April 2013)
- I Wish The Sky Was Blue (Animal Voice, June 2013)
- Fly like a bird (radio edit) (Animal Voice, October 2013)
Album
- Sound of Danger (Mind Expanding Records, November 1981)
- X-Ray' (Snowflake Records, February 1983)
- Trigger' (Snowflake Records, February 1984)
- She´s a Great Dancer (Snowflake Records, September 1985)
- Daylight in the Dark (Epic / Animal Voice, October 986)
- The Red File (CBS / Animal Voice, September 1988)
- Vintage Tapes (Animal Voice, April 1993)
- Tacoma Bridge (Animal Voice, March 1994)
- Sensitive Dependence (Animal Voice, October 21, 2013)
References
- ↑ "Espen Beranek Holm Biography" (in Norwegian). Backstage.no. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Beranek (Espen Beranek Holm)" (in Norwegian). Musikkguiden Groove.no. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ↑ Rossland, Irene Elisabeth (16 January 2009). "Hallo i uken-trio gir seg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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