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Released: Dec 9, 2011

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Vertigo
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Kindergarten
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Genre: Folk / Pop / Psychedelic
Location Oslo, Oslo, NO
Profile Views: 16708
Last Login: 1/30/2012
Member Since 4/26/2007
Website ellingsongs.no
Record Label "Kindergarten": heyday-mo.com,vvmo.com,kippers.no
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
LAST JAMES was at first the former schoolmates Lars Pedersen and Rune Nilsen. They had made a decision in their teens, that they wanted to make an album with influences from the music they'd worshipped together when they grew up. In 1990 that dream came true and "Grape" was released as an LP through Voices of Wonder records. The coverart was "in the hands" of the mythological and historical painter Sir Joseph Noel Paton, and was also to set an early standard for LAST JAMES musically. Like this painting the music is full of romance, colours, nature, and even with some small strange creatures. Their music is rich and varied and has the influence from 60's pop and psychedelia, as well as folkmusic and avantgarde: something that Lars Pedersen should take even some steps further with his own brainchild ..WHEN... By the next album the project was called THE LAST JAMES, and instead of Rune Nilsen: Lars Lillo-Stenberg (..DE LILLOS..) and ..HAAKON ELLINGSEN.. (never-never land...) came in. Lillo-Stenberg and Ellingsen were also songwriters and "The Last James" (1993) contains songs in the best Beatlemanner in the way that the singer is in charge of the song. By the third and last album THE LAST JAMES was only Pedersen and Ellingsen, though according to the "James-followers", "Kindergarten" is probably their strongest card. The album, though it is highly influenced by the spirit of 1967, contains some timeless songs, some of their most well-written material. The production has also a clear pathway, almost like a conceptalbum where the theme is childhood and innocence, and they're both creating dreamscapes out of their sandpits.......These days (2009-2010) Pedersen and Ellingsen are once again working together and the result will be a full-length album much in the spirit of The Last James, but it'll be issued as WHEN... ..... (bio: Gerhard Humle).... If you're looking for the "Kindergarten" album try: heyday-mo.com, ..TENTH PLANET.., ..Kippers Vinyl.., ..vvmo.com (search for: Last James)..or ..GEMM (search for title: Kindergarten)... Or try Ebay........... Where to find THE LAST JAMES nowadays:.. Lars Pedersen and WHEN: www.myspace.com/witchwood or: ..Jester Records.... HAAKON ELLINGSEN: ..ellingsongs.no.., ..My Space....Lars Lillo-Stenberg: ..DE LILLOS............Haakon Ellingsen's BOUNTY or THE PLUM ALBUM on Termoshop..........Check out this video: For A Long Long Time........ .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Lars Pedersen: vocals, guitars, mandolin, bass, mellotron, xylophone, drums, keyboards, samples... Haakon Ellingsen: vocals, guitars, bass, harmonium...Rune Nilsen (1989-91): vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica...Lars Lillo-Stenberg (1992-94): vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, mellotron, mandolin, bass..... "Grape"-production: Eystein Hopland & Last James, engineered by Bernt Kanstad..."The Last James"-production: Lars Pedersen & Lars Lillo-Stenberg, engineered by Jørn Christensen, Kyrre Fritzner & Tomas Siqveland..."Kindergarten"-production: Bjørn Fløystad & Lars Pedersen, engineered by Bjørn Fløystad.......PURCHASE "KINDERGARTEN" FROM HEYDAY MAILORDER........ .. .. .. .. .. .... ..
Influences
Beatles,Beach Boys,Byrds,XTC,Cat Stevens,Bee Gees,Monkees,Tages,Hep Stars,Crosby Stills Nash & Young,The Everly Brothers,The Left Banke,Strawbs,Jethro Tull,The Incredible String Band,Duncan Browne,Moody Blues,ELO,Wings,10cc,The Hollies,Duncan Browne,The Zombies,Grapefruit,Pink Floyd,The Rolling Stones,The Who,Fleetwood Mac,America,Pilot,Donovan,Gerry Rafferty,King Crimson,Yes,Frank Zappa,The Millennium,The Association,Sagittarius,The Mamas & The Papas,The Pretty Things,Kinks,July...
Sounds Like
It sounds like: ..Haakon Ellingsen / ..Haakon Ellingsen..s "Bounty" album... It also sounds a lot like: ..WHEN "Trippy Happy"..,Beatles,Beach Boys,XTC,Crosby Stills Nash & Young,The Left Banke,Donovan,America,Wings,De Lillos,July,The Millenium...the 60's in the 90's...the 90's in the 60's... Dreamscapes out of the sandpits....... "An album shining with beautiful melodies, simple yet atmospheric lyrics and a general West Coast feel spliced with traces of British popsyke. If this album had come out on Elektra or Vertigo it would now be a first-class collectable- a fate that is looming large for a release as attractive as this being confined to a prolific yet underexposed label like Tenth Planet. Man, this is so intense and shiny that it ought to sell millions and indeed, it could change the world with all these awesome melodies and bopping rhythms. A Great Album. In capital letters." (Hartbeat! about "Kindergarten")

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WHEN: "Misshimmisshimmisshim..." is out!

WHEN's long awaited cd "Misshimmisshimmisshim..." is out! You can listen to it here or at ellingsongs.no or myspace.com/wit...

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Trees: "On The Shore"...
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Procol Harum "Shine On Brightly"...: fantastic!
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Tages: "Stereo"... ..
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Listening to Steeleye Span!
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