Music – Edvard Granum Dillner

Best Norwegian music 2019–2022

A collection of my annual Norwegian picks since I joined beehype in 2019.

Interview with Klaus Mäkelä

A portrait of the Finnish conductor on the occasion of his new role as the Chief Conductor for the Oslo Philharmonic.

Orchestrated: Electronica

Second part of the Orchestrated series. featuring Nero, Daft Punk, Susumu Yokata and more.

Photo: Lars Tiede. (Creative Commons Licence.) Throughout the year I write about new Norwegian releases for the cultural magazine Subjekt and the international music site beehype. This means I need to keep an eye on what’s happening in the local music scenes. 2020 was a rough year for all of us. Covid-19 had a hugeContinue reading “New Norwegian Indie”

Orchestrated: Hip-Hop

There is nothing as epic as the sound of an orchestra. The use of orchestras has become more and more frequent in different music genres. This is the first in a serie of articles where I’m taking a look at this phenomenon, starting with hip-hop.

Hits and Hidden Gems from Norway

What I present here for you is a curated playlist of what I find to be a selection of the best Norwegian music. Although you’ll find some hits the list mainly consists of songs none of my friends have ever heard of. These are the tunes you didn’t know you were longing for.