Roger Græsberg - guitars, synthezisers, percussion, vocals, & megaphone
Bonanza corp:
Thomas Mårud - lapsteel, telecaster, backing vocals, washboard, whistles and kazoo
Anders Auberg - telecaster, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion & cigarettes
Fredrik Scott - organs, backing vocals, perscussion, bass, telecaster & hats
Krister Han Are Skadsdammen - drums, percussion & pedal steel
Luis Cerrato - bass, organ, percussion, backing vocals & accordion
Christina Ommestad Haga - violin
Jo Erik Gjems - upright & electric bass
Elin Rusten - backing vocals
Influences
Montgomery Morganfield, Frankie Valli, Keith Richards, Howe Gelb, Charles Bukowski, William Hicks, Bob Zimmerman, Bill Callahan, Brian Wilson, L.Cohen, Louise Veronica Ciccone, Roger Græsberg, Astrud Gilberto and so it goes on and on and on...
Sounds Like
Honky Tonk, Bossanova, Boogie Woogie, Blues, 60-90s Pop, Indieshit, American Folk Music, bedroom recordings and so on...
From the deep, dark woods of Norway comes roger græsberg & the anti-music bonanza!
"Love Machine"
A song about life essentials: gambling & love. Imagine love as a slot machine or maybe even a huge wrecking ball. Bad odds, low stakes and very addictive. A nice soundtrack to a night out in Vegas at a stripshow/horse race.
"Saturday Night"
If you go drinking every saturday night and suddenly start to think about what would happen if you started drinking every night, this is the tune for you. Misunderstood & lonley, in other words: a failure, but having the time of your life. Or maybe if you're lucky you'll end up as Keith Richards.
"The Letter"
Basically a folk song written about 6 years ago. Revamped by the bonanza to a dylan-&-the-band-meets-iggy-pop-folk-rock-esque story about recieving a letter that explains everyting and puts it in the right perspective. Actually I don't know, figure it out for yourself...
"Coffee & Cigarettes"
Originally a folk song written in 2005, reworked into a slow countryrocker in "Far Away Eyes-style" and currently a small hit after the Never Ending Bygdetour 2007 - . Homemade lapsteel played by Drunken Thomas Maarud.
"Theme from the Hawaii Package"
Kitchy bachelor pad music scrambled together with help from easy listener Luis. Waves, gulls & ukuleles.
"Green Marble Pearls"
Originally a dull singer-songwriter song trying to copy the early Giant Sand-feel. A song about picking up your girlfriend after work and driving her home in the dark while turning off the headlights just to scare her. The funny thing is that she actually likes it. She puts on her "dandelion smile" and her green eyes shines like marbles.
"Easy Eazy E"
Another instrumental from the album. Actually a John Fahey inspired guitarinstrumental that got spaced out, freaked out and tossed around on my tiny syntheziser. Cheese and a tribute to the Eaze.
Roger Græsberg & The Anti-Music Bonanza's Friend Space (Top 27)
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