TANGLE EDGE

 

The History

 

 
1978-79: Ronald Nygård and Hasse Horrigmoe writing experimental rock and blues in Narvik.
 

1980-81: Ronald and Hasse playing in the blues band called « Sentralvaskeriet », together with
                Kjartan Edvardsen (slide guitar and guitar) and Tom Steinberg (drums and vocals). This
                group built up a good reputation in nothern Norway by playing at festivals, jazz- clubs ect.
                At the same time the band without Kjartan, improvised experimental rock material, gave
                two virginal concerts in '81, before becoming the main activity of the members when the
                blues band disbanded summer '81.
 

1982: The band kept improvising and experimenting.  Rune Forselv sat in on drums in May,
           August and September. Name changed to « Tangle Edge ». Lots of material written. Tom
            back on drums in November.
 

1983: Intense improvising and experimenting. Mushroom Productions started with Tangle Edge's
           cassette release, « Improvised Drop Outs ».  Recorded « Extracts From Lost Tangle » for
           radioprogram and « The Uncompleted Winter-Trip » for the first illegal TV-station in
           Norway. Only one concert this year.
 

1984: More intense improvising and experimenting.  Did one radioprogram by editing last year's
           improvisations, and some attempts to record an album during summer.
 

1985: Rune Forselv replaced Tom Steinberg in February. Recording and writing. Performing the
           long « Kama Sutra # 11 » on stage in Narvik.
 

1986: Recording and rehearsing.  Much new material written.  Recorded « Kama Sutra # 11 » for
           radioprogram, which was released as a promo-cassette « Radio Stroganoff 1986 ». Gig at
           Benoni, Narvik released as the cassette « Live In The Presence of Aprodite ». Hasse played
           on Mental Glideflukt's cassette « M.G. ».
 

1987: Recording and writing. « The Approaching Triptykhon Sunset » released as one-sided flexi
           disc with « Vinyl magazine ». One concert only.  Kjell Oluf Johansen and Svein Hugo
           Bergvik jammed with Ronald and Hasse at the musicians X-mas party in Narvik.
 

1988: Ronald and Hasse composed, recorded and mixed the last part of the  album for release
           '89.  The new line-up: Ronald, Hasse, Svein Hugo and Kjell Oluf appeared in concert in
           Narvik in November. Rehearsals start.
 

1989: Writing and rehearsing all the year.  The LP « In Search Of A new Dawn », released In June
           and the first pressing of this sold out in 3 months hardly without any distribution. Recording
           sessions of acoustic material for norwegian radio, Tromsø.  The track « Banana Raincoat»
           released on cassette compilation « Escape From The Cage, Volume 1 » by Auricle in the
           U.K. Unofficial concert appearance in Narvik, December.
 

1990: « In Search of A New Dawn » achieved excellent reviews in all of the european and
           american progressive rockpress, and has also been played on a lot of radio-stations in both
           Europe and U.S.A.. The track « Later Than Tile Pinworm-Era », released on compilation EP
           with Ptolemaic Terrascope-magazine in the U.K. The sold- out « Improvised Drop Outs »
           is re-released by Auricle (U.K. ) . Lot of rehearsing.  Concerts in nothern Norway in April
           and May.Very successful U.K.-tour in July. Recording 2nd LP for the Demi Monde-label in
           Foel Studios, Wales (July).
 

1991: The second pressing of  « In Search....» sold out. Svein Hugo leaves the band. Successful
           concerts in Italy in September. Hasse and Ronald playing acoustic concerts. Later this year
           Tangle Edge played and recorded a concert in Narvik for release in 1992.
 

1992: Concerts in Murmansk, Russia. Producing a one-hour TV program for the Kola-area,
           Russia. The triple-LP & double CD « Entangled Scorpio Entrance » released in June. The
           acoustic track « Half-moon flower » included on the sampler « Fun With Mushrooms » from
           Delerium records, U.K.. Released in December.
 

1993: Touring in the southern part of Norway in June. The long awaited « Eulogy » LP/CD finally
           released on Demi Monde Records in October and was met with appraisal from fans and
           press and won the band quite a few new listeners. Working on completing their private studio
           and rearranging tunes throughout the year.
 

1994: Spring tour in Denmark, Sweden and Southern Norway.  Swedish festival appearance i
           August. Played a concert in Nothern Norway in early autumn. Recording of new album starts
           in October. «In Search of A New Dawn » re- released on Demi Monde on CD.
 

1995: Recording of new CD thoughout the year. Headlining a festival in Narvik. Two performances
           at Molde International Jazz Festival in July.
 

1996: Studio work on « Tarka ». Experimenting with both new and old material.
 

1997: Concert in Bergen in May. Playing their new album live. « Tarka » released to Delerium Records. Tangle Edge once again receive excellent reviews. The album is played several times on « NRK », the norwegian national radio. A live-version of «Hesperus» released on a compilation EP with Ptolemaic Terrascope Magazine.
 

1998: Lots of recordings throughout the year. Many improvisations, including what became the basic track for “Dxui”. The growing demand for information about the band, leads to the establishing of the “Dream Box”, T.E.`s official web-site.

 

1999: Recording sessions for both composed material and improvisations throughout the year. The track “Karybdis” completed, but not released. The compilation “Turn Century Turn”, which includes “Dxui”, is released on the Mother West label.

 

2000:  Ronald and Hasse teams up with Tom Steinberg and forms the band ABDOULAYE CAMARA & SHANGO together with the guinean musician (and also dancer). They play concerts in winter and autumn and record a demo, consisting of two tunes in a kind of Tangled afro-fusion. Hasse and Tom records an hour of freely improvised material in Tromsø. Tangle Edge rehearsals and recording sessions.

 

2001: Ronald and Hasse do some recording-attempts with T.E.-material. Abdoulaye Camara & Shango play concerts in both spring and autumn in Northern Norway. Hasse and Tom do more recordings sessions of free-form material in the summer in Narvik.

 

2002: Release of the live-CD “Sumerian Kings & Joyful Doubts” through the web-site, shows that the legend lives on and  T.E. is still gaining new listeners. Ronald, Hasse and Tom together with vocalist Steinar Johansen, debut their progressive blues-band, BLUE LYNX in June, and play concerts at clubs and festivals throughout the year to a great response. With roots in their early 80`s T.E.-style; Ronald, Hasse and Tom records four hours of improvisations in Tromsø in late June.

 

2003: More recording sessions with Ronald, Hasse and Tom in August producing hours of fresh material. Blue Lynx doing concerts in Northern Norway throughout the whole year.

 

2004: Recording sessions with Ronald, Hasse and Tom continues in July. Blue Lynx concerts in the spring. Release of the live – CD : “Cosmorama”, a live recording from Italy 1991, is officially released through the band`s website in Desember.

 

2005: Tangle Edge recordingsessions in June and August. Lots of Blue Lynx rehearsals. The last ever Blue Lynx concert  with Steinar Johansen in April. Mixing of new album starts at the end of the year.

 

2006:  Mixing of new album continues. Tangle Edge recordingsessions throughout the year. New album «Serpentary Quarters» released on CD by Mellow Records in June and on LP by Tangle Edge Productions in December. Blue Lynx recording session in January.


 2002 Morten Qvam