Elektrisk Regn
Elektrisk Regn is a new wave punk band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1978. They appeared when new wave started growing in Norway with such bands as De Press, the Aller Værste! and Kjøtt. El-Regn was one of the first bands to introduce the underground genre in Norway.
Biography
The lead vocalist is the well known Dennis Reksten, who worked at Bergen's most famous rock bar, Garage. Elektrisk Regn writes Norwegian lyrics and sing in Bergen dialect. Their debut studio album Steinbyen was released in 1982 and shows that Reksten manages to write both funny and serious lyrics concerning serious themes. Their most famous song is “Naboen er nynazist”.Their second studio album Kropp uten sjel arrived three years later, but then they had to wait till 2002 before the next album was released. Stein igjen shows that the band still knows how to make great new wave rock, but they never managed to reach the charts.
They arranged gigs on an irregular basis in Bergen from time to time.
Band members
- Dennis Reksten, synth, guitar, vocal, text and melody
- Harald Nilsen, bass
- Trond Osland, guitar
- Tom Kogstad, percussion
- Ine Tømmerås, vocal, synth
- Jan Gunnar Bortheim, guitar
- Harald Pallesen, synth, guitar, vocal
- Erik Reksten, percussion
- Sam Fossbakk, guitar
- Bjørn Vassbotten, guitar
- Rune Kogstad, percussion
- Morten Eide, bass
- Ragnar "Raggi" Kolstad
Discography
Steinbyen Sterkt stoff Kropp uten sjel- "Hilsen ElRegn"
- "Naboen er nynazist" Stein igjen Rec 90
- ''Reprise''