Ompa Til Du Dør
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Ompa til du dør is the debut album of Norwegian
alternative
rock group
Kaizers Orchestra
, released on September 1, 2001.
and guitarist Geir Zahl
's previous band, gnom
, the two decided to create a new band. Building off of the song "Bastard", Kaizers Orchestra was slowly formed. The first known concert featuring Kaizers Orchestra songs was held at a pub called Det Beste Stedet (The Best Place) in Sandnes
, Norway. A whole week during the summer of 2000, Janove and Geir performed as Blod, snått & juling, gnom and Kaizers Orchestra on acoustic guitars, as summer jobs. The owner of the establishment, Osman, backed up the band on drums. Some of the songs that were played were called "Bøn fra helvete", "Ompa til du dør" and "Resistansen".
After the band re-hired Rune Solheim, Jon Sjøen and Helge Risa, they recorded a 14-track demo. Among the tracks recorded was a different version of "Bastard", as well as three songs that were later scrapped; "Abstinenser", "Damplokomotiv" and "Stormfull vals". In 2001, a second guitarist, Terje Vinterstø
became a member of the band. After landing a deal with the independent label Broiler Farm, recording commenced for their first studio album. During this period, the songs "Bris", "170" and "Kontroll på kontinentet" were written and seemingly replaced "Abstinenser", "Damplokomotiv" and "Bastard" (whose organ riff is the same used on "170") respectively. "Stormfull vals" was dropped, eventually resurfacing on Våre demoner
, a compilation of unused demos.
. This helped lift the band to the public eye somewhat. After a disappointingly overlooked release party, Ompa til du dør received top marks from nearly all major news bodies in Norway, and it quickly shot to the top of the VG
Lista album charts. Their concerts also received great reviews, and Kaizers Orchestra quickly rose to fame.
In early 2002, Ompa til du dør won the "Best Album Award" at Spellemannprisen
, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Award
s. They also received an award for "Best Live Act". Later in 2002, especially after the band's concert at the Roskilde Festival
, the band also became known internationally. Ompa til du dør was subsequently released in a revised International edition, featuring the two tracks "Død manns tango" and "Mann mot mann", as well as a slightly altered track listing. It was also released as a bundle with the Død manns tango EP.
. All songs written by Janove Ottesen
, except where noted. Some songs co-written with Geir Zahl
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
rock group
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
Kaizers Orchestra
Kaizers Orchestra
Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock group formed on January 1, 2000. The two leading members, vocalist Janove Ottesen and guitarist Geir Zahl, had known each other for years, and first played together in a band called Blod, Snått & Juling in 1989.Kaizers Orchestra are notable for...
, released on September 1, 2001.
Background
After the dissolution of frontman Janove OttesenJanove Ottesen
Janove Ottesen is a Norwegian musician, born at Bryne, Rogaland, Norway. He specializes in vocals, guitar and barrels, and is a leading member of the Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra.-History:...
and guitarist Geir Zahl
Geir Zahl
Geir Zahl is a Norwegian musician. He is known for playing guitar in the Norwegian rock group Kaizers Orchestra. The band was founded by Geir Zahl and Janove Ottesen who had both played together in some other bands, namely Blod, snått & juling and gnom...
's previous band, gnom
Gnom
gnom was a Norwegian folk music band, the third band started by Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl. Despite being relatively obsolete on the Norwegian musical scene, it is an important part of the creation of Kaizers Orchestra.- History :...
, the two decided to create a new band. Building off of the song "Bastard", Kaizers Orchestra was slowly formed. The first known concert featuring Kaizers Orchestra songs was held at a pub called Det Beste Stedet (The Best Place) in Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
, Norway. A whole week during the summer of 2000, Janove and Geir performed as Blod, snått & juling, gnom and Kaizers Orchestra on acoustic guitars, as summer jobs. The owner of the establishment, Osman, backed up the band on drums. Some of the songs that were played were called "Bøn fra helvete", "Ompa til du dør" and "Resistansen".
After the band re-hired Rune Solheim, Jon Sjøen and Helge Risa, they recorded a 14-track demo. Among the tracks recorded was a different version of "Bastard", as well as three songs that were later scrapped; "Abstinenser", "Damplokomotiv" and "Stormfull vals". In 2001, a second guitarist, Terje Vinterstø
Terje Winterstø Røthing
Terje Winterstø Røthing is a Norwegian musician, playing guitar in two rock bands.Terje joined a band named Kaizers Orchestra a little while after the band started in 2000, but he had also participated on the projects the different bandmembers had before those times...
became a member of the band. After landing a deal with the independent label Broiler Farm, recording commenced for their first studio album. During this period, the songs "Bris", "170" and "Kontroll på kontinentet" were written and seemingly replaced "Abstinenser", "Damplokomotiv" and "Bastard" (whose organ riff is the same used on "170") respectively. "Stormfull vals" was dropped, eventually resurfacing on Våre demoner
Våre demoner
Våre demoner is the fifth studio album by Norwegian alternative rock group Kaizers Orchestra. Recorded during early 2009, it was released in limited quantities on April 27, 2009. Unlike their four previous albums, the material on Våre demoner consists of re-recorded versions of old material that...
, a compilation of unused demos.
Promotion and release
A video was shot for the song "Kontroll på kontinentet" in 2001, which received some airplay on ZTV, Norway's equivalent to MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. This helped lift the band to the public eye somewhat. After a disappointingly overlooked release party, Ompa til du dør received top marks from nearly all major news bodies in Norway, and it quickly shot to the top of the VG
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
Lista album charts. Their concerts also received great reviews, and Kaizers Orchestra quickly rose to fame.
In early 2002, Ompa til du dør won the "Best Album Award" at Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...
, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s. They also received an award for "Best Live Act". Later in 2002, especially after the band's concert at the Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
, the band also became known internationally. Ompa til du dør was subsequently released in a revised International edition, featuring the two tracks "Død manns tango" and "Mann mot mann", as well as a slightly altered track listing. It was also released as a bundle with the Død manns tango EP.
Track listing
Lyrics for all songs are in the Norwegian languageNorwegian 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...
. All songs written by Janove Ottesen
Janove Ottesen
Janove Ottesen is a Norwegian musician, born at Bryne, Rogaland, Norway. He specializes in vocals, guitar and barrels, and is a leading member of the Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra.-History:...
, except where noted. Some songs co-written with Geir Zahl
Geir Zahl
Geir Zahl is a Norwegian musician. He is known for playing guitar in the Norwegian rock group Kaizers Orchestra. The band was founded by Geir Zahl and Janove Ottesen who had both played together in some other bands, namely Blod, snått & juling and gnom...
.
Original track listing
- "Kontroll på kontinentet" (Control over the Continent) - 4:03
- "Ompa til du dør" (Dance 'till you Die) - 5:06
- "Bøn fra helvete" (Prayer from Hell) (Ottesen/Zahl) - 4:02
- "170" - 4:15
- "Rullett" (Roulette) (Zahl) - 2:50
- "Dr. Mowinckel" (Zahl) - 3:13
- "Fra sjåfør til passasjer" (From Driver to Passenger) - 5:02
- "Resistansen" (The Resistance) - 3:02
- "Dekk bord" (Set the Table) (Ottesen/Zahl) - 3:38
- "Bak et halleluja" (Behind a Hallelujah) - 1:59
- "Bris" (Breeze) - 3:37
- "Mr. Kaizer, hans Constanze og meg" (Mr. Kaizer, his Constanze and I) - 3:29
International edition track listing
- "Kontroll på kontinentet" - 4:00
- "Ompa til du dør" - 5:04
- "Bøn fra helvete" - 4:00
- "Død manns tango" (Dead Man's Tango) - 4:20
- "170" - 4:18
- "Rullett" - 2:43
- "Dr. Mowinckel" - 3:11
- "Fra sjåfør til passasjer" - 5:00
- "Mann mot mann" (Man against Man) - 4:35
- "Bak et halleluja" - 1:56
- "Resistansen" - 3:00
- "Bris" - 3:32
- "Dekk bord" - 3:37
- "Mr. Kaizer, hans Constanze og meg" - 3:28
Demo
- "Resistansen" - 3:15
- "Ompa til du dør" - 4:53
- "Bøn fra helvete" - 3:57
- "Bak et halleluja" - 2:15
- "Dr. Mowinckel" - 2:44
- "Abstinenser" (Abstinences) - 5:08
- "Damplokomotiv" (Steam Locomotive) - 4:04
- "Bastard" - 3:17
- "Katastrofen" (The Catastrophe)- 2:14
- "Fra sjåfør til passasjer" - 4:58
- "Rullett" - 2:58
- "Dekk bord" - 3:49
- "Stormfull vals" (Stormy Waltz) (Zahl) - 3:25
- "Mr. Kaizer, hans Constanze og meg" - 3:41
Personnel
- Janove OttesenJanove OttesenJanove Ottesen is a Norwegian musician, born at Bryne, Rogaland, Norway. He specializes in vocals, guitar and barrels, and is a leading member of the Norwegian band Kaizers Orchestra.-History:...
- Vocals, back-up choir, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, MarimbaMarimbaThe marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ... - Geir ZahlGeir ZahlGeir Zahl is a Norwegian musician. He is known for playing guitar in the Norwegian rock group Kaizers Orchestra. The band was founded by Geir Zahl and Janove Ottesen who had both played together in some other bands, namely Blod, snått & juling and gnom...
- Electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals, back-up choir - Terje Winterstø RøthingTerje Winterstø RøthingTerje Winterstø Røthing is a Norwegian musician, playing guitar in two rock bands.Terje joined a band named Kaizers Orchestra a little while after the band started in 2000, but he had also participated on the projects the different bandmembers had before those times...
- Electric guitar, back-up choir, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, tambourinTambourinA tambourin is a piece of music that imitates a drum, usually as a repetitive not-very-melodic figure in the bass.A tambourin itself is a small, two-headed drum of Arabic origin, mentioned as early as the 1080s . It was played together with a small flute .A tambourin, as a dance, hails from Provence... - Rune Solheim - DrumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, percussion - Helge Risa - Pump organ, piano
- Jon Sjøen - Double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, electric bass - Stian Carstensen - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, kavalKavalThe kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout Azerbaijan, Turkey, Hungary, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, southern Serbia , northern Greece , Romania , and Armenia... - Jørgen Træen — Producer, audio mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Jan Kåre Hystad - SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Atle Øksendal — Graphical design