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Jacob Holm-Lupo Jacob Holm-Lupo (born 15 July 1971) is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and producer. He is the main songwriter in White Willow and the Opium Cartel. He also runs Termo Records together with Lars Fredrik Frøislie., and the recording and mixing ...

's solo-project away from his other band,

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Änglagård Änglagård is a Swedish progressive rock band, with influences including King Crimson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Trettioåriga Kriget, Schicke Führs Fröhling, and Van der Graaf Generator. The band was established in 1991 by Tord Lindman (gui ...

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Jaga Jazzist Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their second album, ''A Livingroom Hush'' (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. (in Norwegian) Biograph ...

No-Man No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtake ...

, Rhys Marsh and the Autumn Ghost,

The Rentals The Rentals is an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp. Sharp has been the only consistent member since the group's inception. The band's best selling single is "Friends of P." (1995). The Rentals released two albums, ''Return of t ...

and more. The debut album is entitled "Night Blooms". It was released on Termo Records in April 2009. It is mastered by Jens Petter Nilsen of

Xploding Plastix Xploding Plastix is a Norwegian electronic music duo, consisting of Jens Petter Nilsen and Hallvard Wennersberg Hagen. Biography Jens Petter Nilsen and Hallvard Wennersberg Hagen (formerly in Norwegian black metal band Kvist) formed the grou ...

, and feature artwork by

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artist

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References

External links

The Opium Cartel Myspace PageTermo Records

The Opium Cartel on last.fm
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