Ym:Stammen


Ym:Stammen was an ethnic-influenced post-punk band from Oslo, Norway, that released six albums. The group was founded in 1983 by Trygve Mathiesen.
The music was a mix of Norse-inspired chanting and primitive rock, with some pop elements. They labeled their music as Nordic stomp with hysterical lyrics influenced by philosophy, religion, and surrealism, put together by Mathiesen. The band toured Northern Europe and Canada throughout the 1980s and 1990s. With their Nordic pagan approach, the band had a big influence on the Norwegian Black Metal scene. Ym:stammen gave their last performance on midsummer night in 1999 in Oslo.
In August 2022, they played a reunion concert at the Norwegian metal festival Midgardsblot in Borre.

Members

  • Trygve Mathiesen – vocals
  • Christopher Nielsen – Indian banjo
  • Torgeir Tunhold-Hanssen – drums
  • Trygve Johansen – synth
  • Tore Halland – guitar
  • Oddvar Karlsmyr – drums, vocals, guitar
  • Anne Grete Kolås – drums, vocals, flute
  • Dag-Olav Sivertsen – guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Harald Beckstrøm – guitar, bass
  • Jon Anders Strand – bass, guitar
  • Christian Refsum – drums
  • Paul Arvid Jørgensen – synth
  • Jo Langeland – guitar, vocals
  • Andreas Eriksen – percussion
  • Tarjei Rønnow – bass
  • Øyvind Rauset – fiddle
  • Kai Lundewall – drums
  • Torstein Kvenaas – flutes
  • Are Hofstad – saxophones
  • Torben Snekkestad – saxophones
  • Douglas Alexandre – bass
  • Tore Ylvisaker – synth

Discography

Albums

  • Overvintrende, LIKV 4009, 1984
  • I Vi-landet, Likvidér LIKV 4021, 1984
  • Dvergmål, Cicada C010, 1987
  • Enøyd, TATCD 006, 1992
  • Dvergmål, Tatra TAT 011, 1993
  • , GRCD 4059, 1994
  • , Grappa GRCD 4117, 1997

Singles

  • "Solbeven/Alle Myter", 7-inch, Transmission TR 02, 1987
  • "Overkjørt av Hjul og Vogn/Splid", 7-inch, Tatra TAT 005, 1991
  • "Endelig /Synge Gjør Vi For å Styrke Vår Tro", CDS Grappa GRCDS 145, 1993
  • " Fisk/Solbeven", CDS Grappa GRCDS 148, 1994
  • "Ym-stammen Hevner Geronimo" – Hevnerkvadet /Hevnerkvadet, Remixes by DJ Geronimo, CDS Grappa GRCDS 153, 1994
  • "Tusen Års Fortielse" –, bonus: live Roskilde-festival 1994: Budbringere/Styrke Vår Tro/Navnet-Overvintr, CDS Grappa GRCDS 153, 1995
  • "Store Aleksander", Promo single Grappa GRCDS 164, 1997
  • "Store Aleksander" /Beherske Verden /Store Aleksander /Store Aleksander, CDS Grappa GRCDS 169, 1997
  • "Ym-stammen meets Mel Simpson – Guden-i-Steinen: the remix", Remixes by Mel Simpson, CDS Grappa GRCDS 181, 1997