Erik Honoré (born 11 December 1966) is a Norwegian writer, musician, record producer and sound engineer. As a musician, he has collaborated with Jan Bang, David Sylvian, Brian Eno/Peter Schwalm, Jon Hassell, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Sidsel Endresen, Unni Wilhelmsen, Eivind Aarset, Claudia Scott, Anne Grete Preus, Savoy and produced all the albums from Velvet Belly.[1][2]
Erik Honoré | |
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 Honoré in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 December 1966 Kristiansand, Norway |
| Genres | Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, musician, record producer and engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Electronics, guitar |
| Labels | Jazzland Recordings, Grappa Music/Hubro |
| Website | Erik Honoré on Myspace |
Career
editHonoré was born in Kristiansand. He is a graduate sound engineer and producer at the Norwegian Institute for Stage and Studio, a College in Oslo. He is a published novelist and has a long career as a musician, sound engineer and producer. Together with musician colleague Jan Bang he initiated the Punkt-festivalen in 2005, guest curated by Brian Eno in 2012.[3]
Honoré released the album Year of the Bullet (2012), a joint effort with vocalist and spouse Greta Aagre,[2] and in 2014 released his first solo album Heliographs.[4]
Discography (in selection)
editSolo albums
editCollaborations
edit- With Jan Bang
- 2000: Birth Wish (Pan M Records), with contributions from Arve Henriksen and Christian Wallumrød
- 2001: Going Nine Ways From Wednesday (Pan M Records), including with Nils Christian Moe-Repstad and Anne Marie Almedal
- 2010: ... And Poppies From Kandahar (SamadhiSound)
- 2012: Uncommon Deities (Samadhisound), including with David Sylvian
- 2013: Narrative From The Subtropics (Jazzland), including with Sidsel Endresen, Arve Henriksen and Eivind Aarset
- 2013: Victoria (Jazzland), including with Gaute Storaas and Arve Henriksen[5]
- With Eivind Aarset
- 2004: Connected (Jazzland)
- With Elsewhere
- 2005: Hijacker's Songs (Kampen Records)
- With Arve Henriksen
- 2008: Cartography (ECM)
- 2013: Places of Worship (Rune Grammofon)
- With David Sylvian
- With Greta Aagre
- 2012: Yyear Of The Bullet (Jazzland)
- 2017: Tuesday Gods (Jazzland)
References
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- ^ "Erik Honoré". Biography (in Norwegian). Punktfestival.no. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b Georgievski, Nenad (8 January 2013). "Erik Honore: Small Sonic Postcards". Interviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Erik Honoré (f. 1966)". Biography (in Norwegian). Kristiansand.Folkebibl.no. Retrieved 31 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Kelman, John (11 September 2014). "Erik Honore: Heliographs". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Jan Bang". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "David Sylvian - Died in the Wool - MANAFON variations". DavidSylvian.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Orakelveggen (2002) novel
- Ubåten på Nørholm (2003) novel
- Kaprersanger (2005) novel