Alog is a Norwegian musical group.
The musical duo Alog was formed in
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the 21s ...
in
Troms
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county,
Norway
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in 1997. Alog has been among Norway's performers of experimental
electronic music
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.
The musical duo consists of
Norwegian musicians
Espen Sommer Eide and
Dag-Are Haugan. The band records on the
Rune Grammofon label, home of Norwegian artists mainly covering improv, electronica, jazz, avant rock and alternative pop. In 2005, Alog was the winner of the
Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivalent of the
Grammy
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.
Norwegian Spelemannsprisen Award 2005
Musical releases
Albums
*''Red Shift Swing'' ( Rune Grammofon RCD 2011 • 1999)
*''Duck-Rabbit'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2020 • 2001)
*''Catch That Totem! (1998-2005)'' (Meletronikk MLK013 • 2005)
*''Miniatures'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2043 • 2005)
*''Amateur'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2063 • 2007)
*''Unemployed'' (Rune Grammofon RCD 2116 • 2011)
EPs
*''Islands of Memory'' (Creaked Records CRDS06 • 2006)
References
External links
Alog Official Site
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Musical groups from Tromsø
Norwegian pop musicians
Norwegian electronic musicians
Rune Grammofon artists
Spellemannprisen winners