Kari Rueslåtten
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Kari Rueslåtten is a solo singer, who has also worked with other artists.
band The 3rd and the Mortal
with whom she recorded the demo The 3rd And The Mortal in 1993, the EP Sorrow in 1993 and the full-length album Tears Laid in Earth
in 1994 through the record label Voices of Wonder
. The music was strongly atmospheric mixing progressive and metal elements. She left the band to join the project Storm and recorded Nordavind and her first solo release Demo Recordings, both being Nordic-folk-music styled.
Spindelsinn, her first official solo album came out in 1997 through Sony Norway, sung entirely in the Norwegian language
making honour to the folk style shown before. She was also nominated for best vocal artist in the Norwegian Grammy Awards as best female artist at the Norwegian Hit-Awards. The Following year the second release Mesmerised came out. A mellower album, with more personal lyrics in which she left the folk-acoustic style in favour of exploring more modern sounds. The singing style is reminiscent in some parts of Tori Amos
mixed with her own style.
Tired of relying on producers to get the sounds she wanted for her songs, she decided to study production and went to London
, England
for a couple of years. After joining the Swedish label GMR Music Group Kari released a comeback album, the experimental Pilot which contains a lot of modern sounds. It bears some resemblance to Björk
, but with the more passionate feel which has always characterized Kari's music. In January 2005, Other People's Stories was issued, showing a simpler side of her music but without losing the modern feel, quality and passion in her performance.
Rueslåtten has also been featured in a handful of drum 'n' bass tracks by the Norwegian duo Rawthang.
Her vocals of "Hør Min Sang" (Hear My Song) is also featured on a hardcore
record, by Art of Fighters, called "Artwork".
This track was included on Dutch Hardstyle
DJ, The Prophet´s Dj Mix, "Hard 3"
At the end of 2005, after performing live (mostly in Norway, with one date in Sweden to conclude) in support of her last album, she took a break from her artistic career to focus on her married life, and gave birth to a girl named Agnes in march 2007.
Since 2005, she's also been working as a professor of Psychology
(she holds a Master of Science
in Leadership
and Organizational Psychology at the Norwegian School of Management
and BA in Psychology from the University of Oslo
).
She's been reported to work again on producing music material, albeit not necessarily in the process of actually making a new album in the near future.
Musical History
After taking part of some local bands, she was only 19 when she joined the cult progressive doom metalDoom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band The 3rd and the Mortal
The 3rd and the Mortal
The 3rd and the Mortal were a Norwegian experimental metal-band, founded in the city of Trondheim, Norway, in 1992 by Rune Hoemsnes, Finn Olav Holthe, Geir Nilssen, Trond Engum and singer Kari Rueslåtten...
with whom she recorded the demo The 3rd And The Mortal in 1993, the EP Sorrow in 1993 and the full-length album Tears Laid in Earth
Tears Laid in Earth
Tears Laid in Earth is the first full-length album by the doom metal band The 3rd and the Mortal. This album was the release in which the band was first categorised as a doom metal act; however, they have since experimented with genres such as progressive rock, jazz and electronica, making this...
in 1994 through the record label Voices of Wonder
Voices of Wonder
Voices of Wonder aka Voice of Wonder Records was one of the most important rock record labels in Oslo, Norway in the early 1990s. The label was fronted by a small and intimate record store on Olaf Ryes plass, which in addition to the labels own artists specialized in the English Earache Records and...
. The music was strongly atmospheric mixing progressive and metal elements. She left the band to join the project Storm and recorded Nordavind and her first solo release Demo Recordings, both being Nordic-folk-music styled.
Spindelsinn, her first official solo album came out in 1997 through Sony Norway, sung entirely in the Norwegian language
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
making honour to the folk style shown before. She was also nominated for best vocal artist in the Norwegian Grammy Awards as best female artist at the Norwegian Hit-Awards. The Following year the second release Mesmerised came out. A mellower album, with more personal lyrics in which she left the folk-acoustic style in favour of exploring more modern sounds. The singing style is reminiscent in some parts of Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
mixed with her own style.
Tired of relying on producers to get the sounds she wanted for her songs, she decided to study production and went to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for a couple of years. After joining the Swedish label GMR Music Group Kari released a comeback album, the experimental Pilot which contains a lot of modern sounds. It bears some resemblance to Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, but with the more passionate feel which has always characterized Kari's music. In January 2005, Other People's Stories was issued, showing a simpler side of her music but without losing the modern feel, quality and passion in her performance.
Rueslåtten has also been featured in a handful of drum 'n' bass tracks by the Norwegian duo Rawthang.
Her vocals of "Hør Min Sang" (Hear My Song) is also featured on a hardcore
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
record, by Art of Fighters, called "Artwork".
This track was included on Dutch Hardstyle
Hardstyle
Hardstyle is an electronic dance genre mixing influences from hardtechno, hard house, hard trance, hardcore and rave music. It is between 148 and 157 bpm in speed and is written in 4/4 time....
DJ, The Prophet´s Dj Mix, "Hard 3"
At the end of 2005, after performing live (mostly in Norway, with one date in Sweden to conclude) in support of her last album, she took a break from her artistic career to focus on her married life, and gave birth to a girl named Agnes in march 2007.
Since 2005, she's also been working as a professor of Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
(she holds a Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
and Organizational Psychology at the Norwegian School of Management
Norwegian School of Management
BI Norwegian Business School former name BI Norwegian School of Management is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total 6 campuses with the main one located in Oslo.-History:...
and BA in Psychology from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
).
She's been reported to work again on producing music material, albeit not necessarily in the process of actually making a new album in the near future.
Solo albums
- Demo Recordings (1995)
- Spindelsinn (1997)
- Mezmerised (1998)
- Pilot (2002)
- Other People's Stories (2005)
External links
- Official Site
- Fan Site
- Fan Site (Español)
- Music Extreme - interview transcript
- rolldabeats - drum 'n' bass discography