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DJ Steve Lamacq played the song 'Hotel Electrique' from the forthcoming album and commented "This is one of those engaging records you come across" - BBC Radio One
The 'John Peel' of Norway, Harald Are Lund also played 'Secret Place (By The Window)' on Norwegian national radio station NRK P3, and excitedly announced "Finally we will get an album from Je suis animal!"
- NRK P3
"Je suis animal is one of the new big bands on the small stages" - Aftenposten Newspaper
Je suis animal is one of five bands (and the only Norwegian act) recommended under the heading "Hot On MySpace" in the Norwegian magazine PlanB.
"A lovechild of Nico, Shop Assistants and Stereolab. With one foot in British 80's indie and the other in 60's drug-hazed pop, Je suis animal sounds like a new super gunpowder just waiting to be discovered and ignited. The debut album is expected to be souvereign stuff.
Je suis animal makes FM-pop for an alternative FM-pop channel that is yet to happen." - PlanB (Norwegian Magazine)
Discography
Debut album "Self-Taught Magic From A Book" released in Norway on Perfect Pop Records February 18th 2008.
'Fortune Map' - CD single - released in August 2005 to coincide with the premiere of Norwegian movie 'Tommy's Inferno' which included the song on it's soundtrack
Most recently the renowned BBC Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq played the song 'Hotel Electrique' from the forthcoming album and commented ”This is one of those engaging records you come across”
DJ John Kennedy from UK radio station XFM played the song 'Secret Place', from a promo album sampler
The 'John Peel' of Norway, Harald Are Lund also played 'Secret Place' on Norwegian national radio station NRK P3, and excitedly announced "Finally we will get an album from Je suis animal!"
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Bio
Featuring former members from earlier established indie bands, they have from the beginning had a desire to create unique music. They have a common fascination for the extraordinary - with songs about magic, primitive art, murder mysteries, sex, espionage and levitation.
In the winter of 2006 Je suis animal locked themselves into a community hall in a remote area of southern Norway. Incarcerated, due to heavy snowfall and the risk of being eaten alive by wild bears, they recorded their debut album "Self-Taught Magic From A Book".
The album was released in Norway on February 18th 2008 on Perfect Pop Records and received fantastic reviews. On June 14th the album will be released in Australia on Lost & Lonesome Recordings (who have previously licensed The Aislers Set and The Ladybug Transistor)
Je suis animal have played many concerts in 2007, including support slots for The Ladybug Transistor, Still Flyin', Serena Maneesh, The Icypoles, Ungdomskulen and The Clientele. In the summer they travelled to London to play The End Of The Road festival club day, and later returned to the UK to play The Dream Machine festival.
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