Thorns Ltd.
Thorns Ltd. is a Norwegian experimental/drone/art-circuit offshoot of the black metal band Thorns. The project was started in 2003 by Finn Olav Holthe (of The 3rd and the Mortal), Jon Wesseltoft and Snorre Ruch to explore the aesthetics of sound and its influence on the listener, using multichannel playback systems and various audio preparations.
The band first produced sound for Norwegian visual artist Bjarne Melgaard's works displayed at the Playlist exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2004. Ruch and Holthe had previously contributed sound to Melgaard's Interface to God exhibition at Kunsthalle zu Kiel in 2002. Thorns Ltd. has later contributed sound to works by New York artist Banks Violette and others.
Holthe left the band in 2006. Ruch and Wesseltoft have continued as Thorns Ltd. in addition to their work in Thorns. Wesseltoft also performs and records solo and with other bands such as Maranata and Cock of Corpse.
Discography
- 00:38:43:12 (2005), Stabfrenzy - DVD-Audio of sound made for Bjarne Melgaard's works at Playlist at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, February 2004.
- Untitled (2005), Whitney Museum of American Art - DVD-Video of sounds and images from Banks Violette's exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, May 27 - October 2, 2005. Limited to 400 copies.
- SITE Santa Fe Sixth International Biennal Exhibition (2006), SITE Santa Fe - DVD-Video included with the exhibition catalogue "Still Points Of The Turning World". Includes a performance based on sound material from the installation 0.0 Santa Fe by Thorns Ltd. plus performances by Patty Chang and Jonathan Meese.
- 0.0 Santa Fe (2009), TWR Tapes - double cassette limited to 100 numbered copies, each with unique artwork. Features a two hour composite of sound material from the installation 0.0 Santa Fe.