Turdus musicus
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Turdus Musicus is a Norwegian
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...

 band started in 1998 by Carl Christian Lein Størmer and brothers Juhani and Timo Silvola. The name "Turdus musicus" is the former scientific name of the redwing
Redwing
The Redwing is a bird in the thrush family Turdidae, native to Europe and Asia, slightly smaller than the related Song Thrush.-Taxonomy:...

 (now Turdus iliacus). The band has played in China and USA many times.
Their newest songs on MySpace is named: "A Shot Of Inspiration", Daimonds.

Band members

  • Paulo Alejandro Velasquez: Drums
  • Aleksander Johannessen: Bass/backing vocals
  • Finn H. Fodstad: Guitar/backing vocals
  • Carl Christian Lein Størmer: Vocals

Former members

  • Halvard Rundberg: Guitar/Sax/ backing Vocals
  • Johan Grønvik: Guitar
  • Juhani Silvola: Guitar
  • Timo Silvola: Drums
  • Lawra Somby, currently of Adjagas
    Adjagas
    Adjágas, from Sápmi, Norway are Sámi joikers, Lawra Somby and Sara Marielle Gaup with a band of musicians. The groups name Adjágas is a Sámi word describing the mental state experienced between waking and sleeping....

    , performed on several occasions with the band in the early 2000s, on Turdus Musicus songs that featured joik. On a side note, the Silvola brothers have also played with Adjagas.

Discography

  • Yellow Snow Compilation 2 (2000) (Yellow Snow Records)
  • By:Larm Compilation 2001
  • Intimate Noise (EP)(2001)(Fucking North Pole Records/MNW)
  • By:Larm Compilation 2002
  • Best of by:Larm (2002)(Virgin
    Virgin Records
    Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

    )
  • The Bonfire Sessions (EP)(2003)
  • Here Goes! - (2004)(Intimate Records/Bonnier Amigo)
  • Gutan Med Stil (Hey Ya TIL) (singe)(2004)(Intimate Records, Bonnier Amigo)
  • Rockcollapse (2007) (Intimate Records/Bonnier Amigo)
  • Blasting Room MASTER (2007/08)tracks: A Shot of Inspiration, Daimonds.
  • New album (2010) "At the end of the day""
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