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The band has toured Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, UK, France, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the USA.

Members

*Kenneth Ishak – vocals, guitar *Jan-Erik Hoel – bass *Thomas Garder Olsen – guitar *Mattias Krohn-Nielsen - guitar, keyboards *Chris Goveia Jacobs – drums

Discography

Albums

* '' A Dozen Summits'' – LaNuGo Records, 1997. Reissued by Sellout! Music and Boss Tuneage Recordings in 2010. * '' South of Boredom'' – PopKid Records, Boss Tuneage Records (UK/EU), Painted Sky Disks (Japan), Underhill Records (Spain), 1999. * '' Oh Tahoe'' – Trust Me Records (Norway), Kasual Recordings (Sweden), Houston Party Records (Spain/EU), Painted Sky Disks (Japan), 2002. * '' Who to Salute'' – Warner Music (Scandinavia, Spain), Thistime Records (Japan), Popboomerang Records (Australia), Reveal Records (UK/WW), 2005. * '' Music to the life of the late Olivia Mordecai'' – Division Records, 2006. * '' Tomorrow'' – Sellout! Music (WW excl. Japan), Thistime Records (Japan) 2014 * '' Peace Jazz'' – Sellout! Music (Norway), Moorworks (Japan) 2019

References

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