Sturle Dagsland

Artist Information

Biography

Sturle Dagsland consists of the 21 year old norwegian Sturle Dagsland & his brother and producer Sjur Dagsland.
Their currently in the process of recording their debut EP which will be released in 2013.

In Live situations they are also accompanied by other musicians who plays an array of instruments such as cello, Hang drum, electronics, kalimba, banjo, piano, guitar, marxopone, accordion, laptop, and autoharp

Sturle was awarded the L factor "Emerging Artist 2012" award by Artist/Founder of Copenhagen Songwriter Festival; Brett Perkins in august 2012.

In september 2012 Sturle and his band went on a 2 week UK + Denmark tour, and are currently working on new material in the studio and are in the planning phase of several international tours.

Excerps from press:

"A unique sound and voice", Future Sound Share, 2011

"The most magical moment at the festival",- Festivalen Ut av Vår hule 2012

"The concert was a delightful goosebumps-inducing affair and a refreshingly unique breathing hole in the densely packed concert program....(...) It's been a long time since i've seen a vocal talent of this magnitude." - Berekvam.com, 2011

"Sturle captures the audience with a presence and intensity which allows us to guarantee Goosebumps that makes the wool sweather hard to get off! If you’re only attending one concert this year. This is it. Definitely!" - Antikvariatet, 2012.

"This 3 piece group from Norway play a huge variety of instruments blending into one of the most unique sounds I’ve heard this year..(..) The resulting sound and sound effects would be brilliant as an accompanying soundtrack to an art house film,pushing the boundaries of rhythm and style" - Lpproject.co.uk, 2012

"Sturle Dagsland Emerging Artist 2012" - Brett Perkins, Copenhagen Songwriter Festival, L factor, 2012.

"Its Adventurous! Its challenging! This is avantgarde songwriting!" - Benjamin Aggerbæk, Copenhagen Vinterjazz festival 2012

"Two acoustic guitars, a boy with angelic voices and tremendous will to communicate. Sturle Dagsland has moved out of his own dream world and invites us in. But the dream distorts and gives a substance you will not forget anytime soon" - kakaomusikk.no, 2012.

"With their captivating sound and Sturles unique voice, they create their very own magic" - Dagens musiktips, 2012.

"His voice is nothing but unique, never heard anything like it! And the music - beautiful, mysterious, magical! Indie music that feels as lubrication for the soul, to put it in a slightly flippant manner. The type of music you love - or hate. To be neutral, I think is quite impossible” - Mind Trick, aasebeathin.bloggspot.com, 2012.

"With this daring genre-mix and delicious angel vocal in front Sturle Dagsland has created a remarkably unique sound that we're really looking forward to experience the Torp Festival 2012" – torpfestivalen.com

Instrumentation

Sjur Dagsland - Backing Vocals, Piano, Percussion, Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Accordion, electronics, Trumphet
Sturle Dagsland - Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Vocal, Accordion, autoharp
Carl Tomas Nising - Vocals, Cello, Kalimba, noise, home-made-instruments
Lage NØst - Banjo, Backing Vocals, Percussion, laptop, Sounds

Discography

Surreal Realism (EP) - Release Date: 2013

Official Website

http://www.facebook.com/sturledagsland

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace

Audio

• Nightgoggles
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• Dollhouse
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• White Witch - Demo - Sturle Dagsland
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Video

torpilangi.wmv

Photo Gallery

Press

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• ....one of the most unique sounds I’ve heard this year. [+ Show ]
  

  Future Sound Share’s latest gig promoted by David Houston, was at The Star of Kings in Kings Cross....Future Sound Share’s latest gig promoted by David Houston, was at The Star of Kings in Kings Cross. A lovely venue,small,dark and intimate,it proved to be an ideal setting for the first band of the night who were Sturle Dagsland. This 3 piece group from Norway play a huge variety of instruments blending into one of the most unique sounds I’ve heard this year.Dagsland creates a theatrical figure on stage,seemingly fey and vulnerable with a voice ranging through falsetto trills, cries and yelps. Their sound is jagged, off beat and won’t appeal to everyone. Instruments ranging from guitar and mandolin that are beaten as much as played and accordion, trumpet and percussion amongst others that seem to be used to make random sounds are beyond mainstream.The resulting sound and sound effects would be brilliant as an accompanying soundtrack to an art house film,pushing the boundaries of rhythm and style. Overall,it worked in The Star but it remains to be seen if it would work as well in a larger venue.The musical effects demand contact with the audience which would be lost in a venue that separated audience from the stage as the intimate atmosphere is part of the charm. Sturle Dagsland are currently touring; The Star was their first gig in this country.Details can be found on Facebook.

• The concert was a delightful goosebumps-inducing affair and a refreshingly unique breathing hole in the densely packed concert program.... [+ Show ]
  

  (In norwegian, check my bio for a rough translate) Etter mange timer i solsteiken begynte konsent...(In norwegian, check my bio for a rough translate)
  
  Etter mange timer i solsteiken begynte konsentrasjonen å svikte, og det må nok innrømmes at flere av oss etter hvert konsentrerte oss mer om halvliterne enn om det som foregikk på scenen. Men plutselig kom det noen himmelske lyder fra scenen. “Hvem i alle dager er dette?” undret jeg og speidet forgjeves etter den vanvittige kvinnestemmen jeg trodde jeg hørte. På scenen satt det imidlertid bare to unge menn med akustiske gitarer. I programmet sto det ikke stort annet enn at “Sturle Dagsland er en 20 år gammel artist fra Stavanger. Etter år med å ha laget musikk i sin egen musikalske sfære debuterte han på konsertscenen med sin egen musikk i 2010“. Det var ikke all verden til informasjon. Det som kom fra scenen var imidlertid svevende godlyd som sendte tankene til noe et sted midt mellom Sigur Ros og Tom McRae (fra den tiden han fremdeles var spennende). Konserten var en deilig gåsehudfremkallende affære og et befriende unikt pustehull i det tettpakkede konsertprogrammet.
  
  Etter litt leting fant jeg senere fram til Dagslands ulike sider på nettet. Jeg var rett og slett nødt til å få bekreftet at jeg ikke hadde fått solstikk. Det viste seg heldigvis at det ikke var varmen som spilte meg et puss. De fenomenale sangene “Dollhouse” og “White Witch” kan nytes på NRK Urørt, MySpace og Facebook. Der kan vi også lese at han jobber med å ferdigstille materiale til sin første EP, og at denne etter planen skal komme ut i år. Jeg gleder meg. Maken til vokaltalent er det lenge siden jeg har hørt.
  
  

• The type of music you love - or hate. [+ Show ]
  

  His voice is nothing but unique, never heard anything like it! And the music - beautiful, mysterious...His voice is nothing but unique, never heard anything like it! And the music - beautiful, mysterious, magical! Indie music that feels as lubrication for the soul, to put it in a slightly flippant manner. The type of music you love - or hate. To be neutral, I think is quite impossible.

• The concert was a delightful goosebumps-inducing affair and a refreshingly unique breathing hole in the densely packed concert program.... [+ Show ]
  

  (In norwegian, check my bio for a rough translate) Etter mange timer i solsteiken begynte konsent...(In norwegian, check my bio for a rough translate)
  
  Etter mange timer i solsteiken begynte konsentrasjonen å svikte, og det må nok innrømmes at flere av oss etter hvert konsentrerte oss mer om halvliterne enn om det som foregikk på scenen. Men plutselig kom det noen himmelske lyder fra scenen. “Hvem i alle dager er dette?” undret jeg og speidet forgjeves etter den vanvittige kvinnestemmen jeg trodde jeg hørte. På scenen satt det imidlertid bare to unge menn med akustiske gitarer. I programmet sto det ikke stort annet enn at “Sturle Dagsland er en 20 år gammel artist fra Stavanger. Etter år med å ha laget musikk i sin egen musikalske sfære debuterte han på konsertscenen med sin egen musikk i 2010“. Det var ikke all verden til informasjon. Det som kom fra scenen var imidlertid svevende godlyd som sendte tankene til noe et sted midt mellom Sigur Ros og Tom McRae (fra den tiden han fremdeles var spennende). Konserten var en deilig gåsehudfremkallende affære og et befriende unikt pustehull i det tettpakkede konsertprogrammet.
  
  Etter litt leting fant jeg senere fram til Dagslands ulike sider på nettet. Jeg var rett og slett nødt til å få bekreftet at jeg ikke hadde fått solstikk. Det viste seg heldigvis at det ikke var varmen som spilte meg et puss. De fenomenale sangene “Dollhouse” og “White Witch” kan nytes på NRK Urørt, MySpace og Facebook. Der kan vi også lese at han jobber med å ferdigstille materiale til sin første EP, og at denne etter planen skal komme ut i år. Jeg gleder meg. Maken til vokaltalent er det lenge siden jeg har hørt.
  
  

• Sturle Dagsland has created a remarkably unique sound [+ Show ]
  

  "With this daring genre-mix and delicious angel vocal in front Sturle Dagsland has created a remar...
  "With this daring genre-mix and delicious angel vocal in front Sturle Dagsland has created a remarkably unique sound that we're really looking forward to experience the Torp Festival 2012"

• ALLSCANDINAVIAN.COM [+ Show ]
  

  Sturle Dagsland (NO) (Photo) From Stavanger, Norway, comes 20 year-old Sturle Dagsland, who’s curre...Sturle Dagsland (NO) (Photo)
  From Stavanger, Norway, comes 20 year-old Sturle Dagsland, who’s currently recording his debut EP. It’s alternative pop in semi-electronic robes with a touch of Jonas “Mew” Bjerre in Dagsland’s crystalline vocal, and you can download the two great tracks ‘Dollhouse’ (in the player) and ‘White Witch’ on NRK Urørt (“Last Ned” is download).
  
  

Setlist

45 minutes,

Basic Requirements

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Stage Plot

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