Slowpho is Hilde Drange from Bergen and Christian Watkins from Kristiansand, a duo making electronic music that can lead the way to new and interesting soundscapes combining Hilde's vocals and Christian's programming and production.
The band was originally formed in the spring of 1997 inspired by the Bristol sound (Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky).
After a period of testing of various styles, constellations and band members, they finally released their first EP ("Lovetech") in 2001. Musically they are often placed in the nujazz genre, but the duo themselves are not quite sure if they fit in there. They fiddle around with everything from strange and eerie sounds, to lavish string arrangements. If you add a dash of drumnbass, electronica and jazzy vocals, you get what Slowphos all about. The result can be enjoyed on "Hi-Fi Sounds For Young Norwegians", released on Beatservice early 2002, and licensed to Rambling Records in Japan (with bonus tracks) and Water Music Records in USA (as "Hotel Sleep" with new mixes of some of the tracks). The album have been very well received around the world, it has even been hailed as "Album of the year" by buyers on CDnow.com.
In early 2004 they released their second album with the title "2 1/2" , without leaving their electronica-roots behind. They even invented their own music genre for their album: poptronics. yeah, that is what slowpho is all about: pop and tronic!
DISCO
* BS037 Lovetech EP 12" (Beatservice Records 2001)
* BS042 Dial 12" (Beatservice Records 2001)
* BS047CD Hi-Fi Sounds For Young Norwegians CD (Beatservice Records 2002)
* BS047LP Hi-Fi Sounds For Young Norwegians LP (Beatservice Records 2002)
* BS048 Hotel Sleep 12" (Beatservice Records 2002)
* Hi-Fi Sounds For Young Norwegians CD (Rambling Records, Japan 2002)
* BS065CD Summer Flirt MCD (Beatservice Records 2003)
* Hotel Sleep CD (September Culture, Taiwan 2003)
* Hotel Sleep CD (Water Music Records, USA 2003)
* BS071CD 2 1/2 CD (Beatservice Records 2004)
COMPILATIONS
* Arctic Circles 3 (BSCD043) CD (Beatservice Records 2001)
Slowpho: Souvenir
* Silent Night Train (BSFREE001) CD (Beatservice Records 2001)
Slowpho: Souvenir
* Actus Style Sound vol 2 - Sounds For Sleeping CD (Rambling Records 2002)
Slowpho: Falling
* Chilled Sirens - the female vocal chill out experience CD (Water Music Records 2002)
Slowpho: Jävlar
* Musikk Under Oslo CD (MUO 2002)
Slowpho: FallingV
* Port Azur CD (Port Azur 2002)
Slowpho: Would You (sternklangs piperøkermiks)
* Ultimate Chill Out DCD (Water Music Records 2002)
Slowpho: Porn
* Friendly Selection - lucid voices and lazy beats (BS052CD) CD (Beatservice Records 2002)
Slowpho: Would You (sternklangs piperøkemiks)
* Dinner At Eight CD (Water Music Records 2003)
Slowpho: I Wake Myself (org lounge remix)
* Home With David CD (Fenomeno Inc 2003)
Slowpho: Summer Flirt (mind over midi's sommer i kristiansund re
* Music For Beautiful Modern Life Edited 6 - Nordic Atmosphere CD (Pioneer Japan 2003)
Slowpho: Lovetech
* Pure Chill Out 2 DCD (Water Music Records 2003)
Slowpho: I Wake Myself (org-lounge remix)
* Way Out North CD (Atomic Agency 2003)
Slowpho: Hotel Sleep
* A Trip In Lounge DCD (Water Music Records 2004)
Slowpho: Lovetech
* Chillout Café DCD (Sonic Records 2004)
Slowpho: Wow!
* Beatservice Jukebox - best of beatservice records (BS080DCD) DCD (Beatservice Records 2004)
Slowpho: Hotel Sleep
* Interesting Flavours CD (Chocolate Fireguard 2004)
Slowpho: Wow!
* Mirai Jutaku - Future House CD (Rambling Records 2004)
Slowpho: Dial (audio tactix inevitable remix)
* Norway Now - Electronica promo CD (Music Export Norway 2004)
Slowpho: Summer
* Sliding Perspective Projectors CD (Radiovista 2004)
Slowpho: Porn
* Sliding Perspective Projectors CD (Radiovista 2004)
Slowpho: Porn
* / Slowpho: Summer Flirt (elektrofant's sh-09 remix) / Slowpho: Hotel Sleep (kango fra bongo remix)Beatservice Radio 2004 (BS084CD) CD-EP (Beatservice Records 2004)
Slowpho: Surrender
* Scandinavian Style CD (Rambling Records 2005)
Slowpho: Good Girl
* Beatservice Video Jukebox - best of beatservice music videos 1994-2004 (BS080DVD) DVD (Beatservice Records 2006)
Slowpho: Summer Flirt
* Breakfast Club Paris CD (Water Music Records 2006)
Slowpho: Lovetech
* Le Pop For Cooking - Afternoon Tea Music CD (Rambling Records 2006)
Slowpho: Good Girl
* Norway Electronica 2. edition CD (Music Export Norway 2006)
Slowpho: Surrender
Hei Hilde og Christian! Thank you for being a friend. I am very glad to find you here! I really like your sound and have often listened to "Hi-Fi Sounds For Young Norwegians". Great tunes! I am looking forward to a new album to be come in the near future!
Just to completely make your day, we figured the time was right for us to post our collaboration with the amazing Hollis Green. A warm soulfull track that will lift your head, make you smile and bring back the fish. Take care all and remember... lovelovelove! Enjoy the weekend
