2008-08-21 · Kobi live in Fredrikstad
Kobi will be playing at Blå Grotte in Fredrikstad on Friday, August 29. The line-up for this show will be Kai Mikalsen, Martin Powell, Fredrik Ness Sevendal, Mats Monstad (our newly recruited drummer) and yours truly.

2008-08-21 · DJ set at Podium
Dans For Voksne present their first concert this fall at Podium in Oslo on Saturday, August 23. Lucio Capece (Argentina) and Uton (Finland) will play live and I will DJ as Static Electrician. The show starts as soon as we're back from the Høvikodden Live event at Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter featuring SPUNK, Lasse Marhaug and Motorpsycho + Deathprod.

2008-07-07 · Phonoloid 7" out now
The debut vinyl dissection of occult noise duo Phonoloid is available as a 7" limited to 204 copies, co-released by Ambolthue Records and Synesthetic Recordings.

2008-06-03 · All mixed up
Ambolthue Records and my own label Synesthetic Recordings have just issued the compilation Siste Sort : DJ Bra Nesegir Remixed featuring remixes of the unplayable 7" anti-disc No Sides! issued by Gold Soundz last year in an edition of 10 copies. Contributors are Pål Asle Pettersen, Koff Koff, Maskinanlegg, Iversen, Kjetil Hanssen, Cripple, Wrest and yours truly disguised as Static Electrician. This CD-R is limited to 40 copies in spray painted card sleeeves with vinyl fragments glued onto the front.

2008-05-19 · Norwegian Noise Orchestra plays angry noise at Happy Days
I will play with Norwegian Noise Orchestra at Happy Days Sound Festival 2008 at Youngstorget in Oslo on May 31. The festival is organized by Ny Musikk, the Norwegian section of the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music). The theme for this year's festival is anger, so we should be able to let off some steam.

2008-05-19 · Live recording from Japan out on Ambolthue
I'm happy to announce that Ambolthue Records have just released Live In Kobe, a recording of Kobi / Crazy River / Love Hz made during our tour of Japan last year.

2008-05-03 · Bring the noise
My friend Kjetil Hanssen has just issued the 2007 recording of Norwegian Noise Orchestra live at Øyafestivalen on his fabulous label Ambolthue Records. We both play on it, along with a wild bunch of Norwegian noise makers.

2008-04-12 · I'm back!
No news posted here for ages... Sorry about that - I promise to do it more often. I've updated my discography and concert list and made some other small changes on this site. Lots of upcoming releases featuring yours truly, so please come back soon.

2007-08-12 · Kobi at Klubb Kanin
Tonight we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Origami Republika's Klubb Kanin at Sound of Mu.
Kai Mikalsen A80 and Petter Flaten Eilertsen A219 will perform as Kobi. Other artists include Mr. Tipi, Origami Traumatika, Origami Vokstervisse, Origami Erratika, Origami Antarktika, Origami Galaktika, Origami Boe, Origami All-stars and Origami Kalima's DJ Olav MaraTHON.

2007-08-08 · New releases
The CD-R Looop Sessions : Oslo - 19 May - 2006, featuring improvisations by Petter Flaten Eilertsen, Per Gisle Galåen, Kai Mikalsen and Martin Powell, is out now on Droning-on Records in a limited edition of 50 copies. I also have a few left of the 50 numbered copies made of the Love Hz - Four Radios CD-R on Synesthetic Recordings.

2007-08-08 · Noise at Øya
I will be performing with Norwegian Noise Orchestra at Øyafestivalen tomorrow, August 9, so please come to the Teltet stage (the tent) at 7 pm to have your ears blown clean! If you want more noise, go the same stage to check out Cock E.S.P. (August 8), Golden Serenades (August 10) and DEL (August 11). Thanks to Dans For Voksne for organizing these shows.

2007-02-12 · New Love Hz release
Love Hz - Live at Blå, a 3" CD-R issued in a limited edition of 50 numbered copies, is out now on Ambolthue Records.

2007-02-12 · Japan tour dates confirmed
Kobi (Kai Mikalsen) has decided to join Crazy River (Per Gisle Galåen) and Love Hz for our tour of Japan. Please see the concerts page for more info on the shows.

2007-01-05 · The return of Love Hz
I will play some shows as Love Hz this year. First up is a performance/installation at Sound of Mu in Oslo on March 10, as part of the Fritt Fall concert series. Then I will travel to Japan with my friend Crazy River (Per Gisle Galåen) to play about ten concerts in late March and early April. More details soon...

2006-10-05 · Upcoming Kobi show at Blå in Oslo
Kobi will play live as part of the Fritt Fall concert series at Blå on October 21 from 3 pm. The lineup this time will be Kai Mikalsen, Fredrik Ness Sevendal and yours truly.

2006-09-03 · Sidereal Sounds
My friend Bjørn Kjetil Johansen and I have decided to revive the good old Sidereal Sounds concept and start deejaying again. We're playing some of our favorite records at Sound of Mu, Markveien 58, Oslo on Thursday September 21. We start at about 6 pm. So bring your friends and have a drink or two!

2006-06-19 · Sanntidsmusikk - new label dedicated to improvised music
My new label Sanntidsmusikk celebrates its first two releases today. Noisy By Nature is a live recording by We Snakes, my new trio with Mark Francombe (ex-Cranes, Eardrum, God.com, Uncle Ian etc.) and Fredrik Ness Sevendal (DEL, Kobi, Lucia, Marmont, Slowburn, Soft Rebels etc.). Peppersymfoni is a studio recording by the trio of Per Gisle Galåen (The Birds, Crazy River, DEL, Kobi, Marmont, Origami Arktika, Ranheim, Slowburn, Soft Rebels etc.), John Sharp (a.k.a. Mr. Natural) and me. Release party tonight at Sound of Mu, Markveien 58, Oslo from 8 pm.

2006-03-23 · Take a trip to Kobi-Land
Kobi has just released a DVD-R called Kobi-Land on Synesthetic Recordings. Release party at Sound of Mu, Markveien 58, Oslo on Friday, March 24 from 8 pm. Kobi this time will be Kai Mikalsen, Per Gisle Galåen and yours truly. We will play live to a screening of the video and also deejay. Free admission!

2005-12-12 · Christmas is now drawing near
There will be a Christmas party at Brugata 3A on December 17, with live performances by two trios consisting of Per Gisle Galåen / Harald Fetveit / Kai Mikalsen and Petter Flaten Eilertsen / Mark Francombe / Fredrik Ness Sevendal. Entrance is from 9 to 11 pm and costs NOK 50. Show starts just after 11 pm.

2005-11-15 · A Killer Birthday
My friend Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen celebrates his 40th birthday on November 16. At the birthday party last Saturday we surprised him with a new release on Rellik Records, a sub-label of his Killer Records. The record is called A Killer Birthday and is issued as a lathe cut 7" in a limited edition of 40 numbered copies. It features two tracks performed by Killer, Fredrik Ness Sevendal, Ole Hermann Melby, Lasse Marhaug, Kai Mikalsen, Per Gisle Galåen and yours truly.

2005-09-26 · "Festival varenda dag gjör mig glad"
Two collabarotive live performances by Birchville Cat Motel / A.M. / DEL are being released as Live at Cuba Street Festival & Huttstock - 2005 on Lasse Marhaug's resurrected label TWR Tapes. They were recorded during DEL's New Zealand tour earlier this year. See my discography for details.

2005-09-24 · If you need to do unusual things
A Kobi track called "If You Need To Do Unusual Things " is included on volume 3 of 4 in TibProd's compilation series Catzenjammer. See my discography for details.

2005-06-11 · Kobi and solo performances at Marsipanavd
Artists Janne Jacobsen, Kai Mikalsen, Janicke Schønning and Berit Wilhelmsen present an installation in the marsipan department of a disused chocolate factory. The exhibition is open from Friday, June 24 until Sunday, June 26 and the temporary gallery is located at Sjokoladefabrikken, Stockholmsgt 12, Oslo. Various musical artists will be playing live. I'll be performing with Kobi at the opening on Friday and also do a solo set the next day. More info here: www.looop.no/marsipanavd

2005-05-15 · Kobi release party
Kobi are performing live at Spasibar in Oslo on Friday, May 20. This is the release party for Kobi's new album, Drone Syndrome, released by Silber Records. I'm not on the album, but I'll be playing live with Kobi. Michael Duch/Anita Kaasbøll/Lasse Marhaug Trio is also playing. Show starts at 9 pm.

2005-05-15 · New website
Welcome to my new website! Please check it out.