12/12/2006 The next solo album from Sivert Hoyem is entitled "Exiles" and it was released yesterday - in Norway and Greece for sure. The backing band behind Exiles is The Volunteers and it consists Fredrik Viklund as co-producer and guitarist, Borge Fjordheim on drums, Lars Borg on bass and Mikael Lindqvist on keyboards.
The new album was recorded in the studio of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives in Goteborg, Sweden and it is released in Norway through Sivert's own record label Hektor Grammofon and EMI. The first radio promo single of the album, "Into The Sea," was released to Norwegian radio on November 8th, and, amongst others, received a review rating of five out of six in the national newspaper VG.
Following the norwegian release, EMI will release the Exiles album this week in the greek record stores too.
The full tracklist of the album is the following:
01: Love, Leave Me Alone
02: January 3rd
03: Don't Pass Me By
04: Exiles
05: Arcadians
06: Into The Sea
07: Just A Little Closer Now
08: Horseshoes
09: Black Cross
10: I've Been Meaning To Sing You The Song15/10/2006 a full update is coming up at last_Madrugada released their first DVD on February 2006 in Norway_ The DVD is entitled "Live At Oslo Spektrum," and features 15 songs recorded live at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on December 2nd, 2005_ The featured playlist ("Hold On To You," "I Don't Fit," "The Frontman" and "Sail Away" were left outside) is the following:
1. Stories From The Streets
2. On Your Side
3. Running Out Of Time
4. Vocal
5. Lift Me
6. Black mambo
7. Mother Of Earth
8. Majesty
9. Strange Colour Blue
10. Hard To Come Back
11. Blood Shot Adult Commitment
12. You Better Leave
13. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
14. The Kids Are On High Street
15. Electric
The DVD was produced by 321 Productions for Stageway and it was debuted as the most-selling music DVD release in Norway its first week in sale_ Unfortunately, we have to still wait for its release in Greece.27/12/2005 merry christmas_ god jul!_ the site is fully updated including the setlist on Madrugada's appearance on Saturday 17/12/2005 in Athens and some live photos in the pictures section (many thanx to Effie Panagiotopoulou in :: endraum.deviantart.com :: for her contribution)
setlist: _RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME _ ON YOUR SIDE_ STORIES FROM THE STREETS _YOU BETTER LEAVE _SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD _MAJESTY _I DON'T FIT _BLACK MAMBO _A DEADEND MIND _STRANGE COLOR BLUE _VOCAL _BLOODSHOT ADULT COMMITMENT _HARD TO COME BACK encore 1st_THE KIDS ARE ON HIGH STREET _ELECTRIC _SAIL AWAY encore 2nd_SLOW BUILDER
notes: _the venue was full of people, as the gig was sold out_ the band was in great shape_ the best moments were the amazing Strange Color Blue (sivert used his flashlight), Majesty, Deadend Mind, The Kids Are On High Street and Electric_ Erland Dahlen was behind the drummset_ support set from Tim Scott was really great
in our aftershow party: _the band was pretty cool, signing autogaphs, and talking with fans till 5 am_ Frode was really very nice, bringing to us the new live album of the band, as it hasn't been released yet in greece_ we had also the chance to talk to Sivert about his solo album, and he was too kind talking with us, no matter how tired he was, after their performance_ it was great to see them again_ and we can hardly wait for their next time in greece :-)
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER_ MADRUGADA AFTERSHOW PARTY@ ALXHMISTHS (Psyrrh, Athens) organized by ASTRA, ALXHMISTHS, MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB_ FREE ENTRANCE_ DOORS OPEN AT 24:00 a special night dedicated to Madrugada and a unique opportunity to meet the band!!!_ music related to Madrugada (cover songs, b-sides, rarities), plus favourite tracks from Gun Club, Joy Division, Nick Cave to Interpol, Editors, FF, Stellastarr and many others_ dexx: Soundholics + Sp.Trousas
16/12/2005 great news for the official site of the band_ the site was fully updated including the previous news updates and stuff, and has right now a really amazing and useful look and shape_ the photos of the wallpapers are wonderful and you can listen at the same time the live version of Majesty as it is released in the live album of the band_ don't forget to visit it and pls. add it to you fav. sites [www.madrugada.net]
THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER_ Madrugada for the first time in Crete! (Gym of Ô.Å.É. Herakleiou)_ organised by ASTRA and Studio FM 1 105,4_ opening act: Sunny ÌðáëôæÞ & Santa Fila (presenting their new album, Jet Lag)_ tickets: students: 20 euros - 25 euros_ Doors Open: 21.00 presale: Metropolis (Daidalou 19, ôçë. 2810 341342)
14/12/2005 thank you very much for your contribution, in yesterday's party_ the winners of Madrugada's tickets are :
óÜââáôï 17/12_ Anna Maria Giokarinh, Xrhstos Tzirtzilakis, Maria Blaxou
êõñéáêÞ 18/12_ Maria Tsoukana, Nikos Tourtoglou, Maria Giannopoulou
TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER_ MADRUGADA PRESHOW PARTY@ ALXHMISTHS (Psyrrh, Athens) organized by ASTRA, ALXHMISTHS, MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB_ FREE ENTRANCE_ DOORS OPEN AT 21:00 a special night dedicated to the band_ music related to Madrugada (cover songs, b-sides, rarities), plus favourite tracks from Gun Club, Joy Division, Nick Cave to Interpol, Editors, FF, Stellastarr and many others_ you can win during the party 5 free tickets for the Madrugada shows and madrugada cd's_ dexx: M|F|C
05/12/2005 according to informations coming from the official site of Madrugada and the related topic in Madrugada discussion forum, the band is set to release a live album, titled "Live At Tralfamadore" on 14th December!_ according to wikipedia: "Tralfamadore is the fictional home planet of aliens from several novels by the American author Kurt Vonnegut. The planet's name is an anagram of "or fatal dream," a reoccuring concept in Vonnegut's novels."
the tracklisting appears to be the following: 1. Hard To Come Back_ 2. Majesty_ 3. You Better Leave_4. Strange Colour Blue_ 5. On Your Side_ 6. Kids On High Street_ 7. Seven Seconds_ 8. Mother Of Earth_ 9. Running Out Of Time_ 10. Black Mambo_ 11. Sometimes I Feel Motherless Child_ 12. Sail Away_ special Edition extra CD: 1. Bloodshot Adult Commitment_ 2.Black Mambo (terror mix)_ 3. Only When You’re Gone_ 4.Lift Me_ more info will be announced soon
17/11/2005 one month seperates us from the forthcoming madrugada shows in greece_ these days we're in the middle of negotations for the organization of the aftershow party, again with the help of ASTRA, the promoter company_ the more possible date seems to be Saturday 17 December, right after MAdrugada's gig in Gagarin 205, Athens_
Support acts in the forthcoming shows will be Sunny ÌðáëôæÞ & Santa Fila (17/12) + Film (18/12)_ tickets costs in presale 27 euros and outside the venue 30 euros_ Doors Open: 21.00_tickets presale spots: Ticket House, Metropolis, i-ticket.gr _ On Friday 16 December Madrugada will appear in Apotheke of club Mylos ,in Thessaloniki_
As the spring tour of the band continues, the Essen and Stuttgart shows have been cancelled_the reason is the appearance of the band in the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert on 11th December, with Katie Meulah, Duran Duran, Shaggy, Gladys Knight, Ska Cubano, Yo-Yo Ma and Kathrine Jenkins_ according to informations from the band, these dates will be rescheduled soon_ also a live album is being prepared for release (without any new updates so far)
Moreover, nowadays a poll is being held for the best Norwegian song of the century in Norway. You can visit the following link http://www.nrk.no/tidenesnorske/ and vote for the nominated "The kids are on high street" and "Majesty", helping the group :-)
18/08/2005 Madrugada are returning to Greece on December... after their 3 great shows of Madrugada in Greece on May, the band is planning to visit again Greece on December!!! According to their official site, Madrugada will perform on 16th December in Thessaloniki, and on Saturday and Sunday 17th, 18th December in Athens... There's a light possibility to play in Chania on 15th December also, but these are still unofficial informations... For their local gigs, we will organize again some events, ideas and suggestions are welcomed from all the members of the fan club, so don't hesitate to put some in the table in the forum
Also, from the forum and the very interesting (english translated) post of Anke, according to Frode's and Sivert's interview to Dagbladet on 10th August, the next release will be called Ivory Town... It's going to be a concept Üëìðïõì, to be released under the project of Madrugada 4 1/2. Ivory Town, is an unreleased song, recorded before Industrial Silence, and it's rumoured to be one of their best tracks ever... you can find the whole article (in norwegian) here
21/06/2005 FORUM: this is a new beginning for all of us and it starts with a forum... new beginning of contribution and discussion awaits for you, after the agreement with madrugada.de and the existing forum of the band... with their cooperation a new section was born, the MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB DISCUSSION, ready to host greek fans and members of our club from all around Europe. Rumours, latest news updates, conversations related to the band, rare informations, questions according to Madrugada, meetings, fan stuff, and greek subjects will wait for you in MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB DISCUSSION, like in any other section of the forum... so we can't wait anymore to see you there!
30/05/2005 a whole photographic archive waits for you... feel free to explore our new photo sets of the 2 sold out Madrugada shows in Gagarin 205 in the section pictures in greece, and also see the photos of our exclusive Madrugada aftershow dj-set party in Memphis club, many thanx to Iro Michail (darkness), Efi Panagiotopoulou, Anthi Damvakeraki, Aleka Aperrgi for these awesome photos... Robert and Sivert played some rockin' rollin' tunes in a packed Memphis club, (as we tried to convice Robert to play some more My Midnight Creeps songs :-) and we had some interesting talking with Frode, about how great Move is...
29/05/2005 one of the best Madrugada shows we ever attended... the second Madrugada day in Athens was even better than the first... Absolutely awesome!!!!
Setlist: 1) Stories from the Streets 2) On your side 3) Running out of time 4) Belladonna 5) Hands Up! I Love You 6) Majesty 7) Only when you're gone 8) Hold on to you 9) I don't fit 10) The Frontman 11) Got you 12) Black Mambo 13) Bloodshot adult commitment 14) Hard to come back --(first encore)-- 15) The kids are on high street 16) Electric 17) Sail away --(second encore)-- 18) Rainy Night In Soho (Pogues cover) 19) Higher 20) Ramona
28/05/2005 the first Madrugada show is gone, and we're tryin' to get calm down hours later... the support set was from a greek band from Thessaloniki, named Broken Seals, which was pretty cool, and from Vidar Vang a small 6-songs set... Vidar is only 20 years old, follows the path of Damien Rice, the dylan-influences are quite obvious, but he was really cool on stage, and really really very promising to everybody in the full-packed venue who were anxious for Madrugada (actually they are going to play 2 sold out gigs in Athens)
Setlist: 1) Stories from the Streets 2) On your side 3) Running out of time 4) Belladonna 5) Majesty 6) Only when you're gone 7) Hold on to you 8) I don't fit 9) The Frontman 10) Got you 11) Black Mambo 12) Bloodshot adult commitment 13) Hard to come back --(first encore)-- 14) The kids are on high street 15) Electric 16) Sail away --(second encore)-- 17) Higher 18) Ramona
They started with Stories From The Streets and On Your Side, pretty cool start, but at the beginning the sound of the venue wasn't quite good, which was really improved on Runnin' Out Of TIme... It was our first blast, a knock out, and Sivert was giving anything for that... the band was so full of energy, so dynamic..
firstly, a broken chord from Robert's guitar, and secondly a broken chord from Sivert's acoustic guitar (on Majesty), lower the things a little, but it was so fantastic to listen to this reworked version of Majesty... Only wHen You're Gone was sooooo nice, and Lise also was there with her violin (as in Majesty) (and of course the band earned a double applause for this song)... Hold on To You was pretty, the new version of I Don't Fit works, but it could be better, but the surprise came from GOt YOU (i really can't describe it with words...) The Frontman knocked us out, Sivert was waiving his hand to the crowd, and some fans grabbed it, getting him out of stage.... The atmosphere was full of energy and electricity... Frontman was the start, Black MAmbo was again Absolutely FabulouS! and in Blood Shot Adult Commitment there's a small spot over here: If you make the mistake to dance along from the beggining you can hardly finish this song... the lightning effects were super, Sivert was screaming as a mean dog, he was whipping the words on our face, fantastic!! and a Hard to come Back came after that, and the whole venue was dancing as maniac...
on the 1st encore they came out with Kids... (really worst from the album), Electric (no comments..), and Sail Away (impressive), Sivert was saying thank you so much for your support, and he was so overwhelming... Higher nearly killed us, and then Ramona was a blast off... a dynamite!! a song made for live shows (as the album version isn't quite good) with Sivert's stagediving, the crowd surfed him a little and put him back on stage, closing one of their best shows in Greece... in a couple of days we're going to have a complete set of photos of their shows..
after that we had our party, the party of Madrugada|Fan|Club.. the club called Memphis was packed with people waiting to see them... they were pretty cool and simple, they signed all the time autographs, and talked with people... Robert and Sivert were on the decks, for the dj set, which was really quite strange and groovy for the greek fans, but had some gems inside like a demo version of Life In The City, some Stooges stuff, and at last some My Midnight Creeps songs, and we were trying to persuade him to play some more :-) Frode was one of the coolest guys in the venue, told us but how Slow Builder and Move are great songs (and actually that's really really true!!!)... what a great night!!!!
cu tonight again in Gagarin205.. !!!
20/05/2005 exclusive Madrugada Aftershow Party on Friday 27th May in Memphis Club..... ASTRA and MEMPHIS CLUB with the cooperation of MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB are giving you the unique chance to meet Madrugada ! Just a few moments after the Madrugada show in Gagarin 205 on Friday 27th May, Spyros Trousas welcomes Madrugada in Memphis, for an exclusive dj set for all the greek fans, and a unique opportunity to talk to them ! The holders of the Madrugada shows' tickets (Friday show, or Saturday show) are going to have free entrance by showing their ticket... Prepare for a wonderful night !
ticket preordering... it will be wise to purchase your tickets, as the ticket preordering is quite huge... you can buy your tickets here: PMW (panepistimiou & patission, omonoia), TICKETHOUSE (panepistimiou 47), GAGARIN 205 (liossion 205), I_TICKET (www.i-ticket.gr), ENCORE (www.encore.gr)
thanx to Astra... we have given away in our preshow party 6 tickets for the shows. Thanx a lot to ASTRA, Thomas Mahairas and Nikos Triantafillidis for their continuous support... the winners are: friday... pedakakis anastasios, partsinevelos spyros, tsampouris hristos... saturday... gentimi meni, papahristou ourania, tsoykama maria
17/05/2005 pre-show Party on Thu 19 May in Memphis Club (Hilton) Athens, GR... Few days before the longawaited Madrugada shows in Greece, ASTRA and MEMPHIS with the cooperation of MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB, are inviting you in a big pre-show party on Thursday 19th May in Memphis Club,wth soundholics on the decks selecting new, old, and rare tracks of the band, the groups that inspired Madrugada (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Gun Club...) and the groups that we loved the last years (Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs...). This Thu 19th May, Memphis Club opens the door to all the Madrugada fans, and gives away gifts Madrugada items, and free tickets for the forthcoming shows!!
09/05/2005 the lyrics of the Deep End have been added to the lyrics page, and also some addings have been done to the resources page... we can't wait to catch the three Madrugada shows in Greece, and their big aftershow party... more info soon :-)
01/05/2005 we have received this wonderful note from Sivert to all the greek fans, which made us extremely happy... can't wait to see them live here and enjoy the aftershow party
Hello Friends!
I am very pleased to hear that Madrugada are still number one in the Greek charts. I'd like to thank you all for your support and enthusiasm and for being such a wonderful and dedicated audience. We have many great memories from the concerts in Athens and Thessaloniki, getting to share a stage with The Stooges last summer was definitely one of the highlights of our career so far. I think I speak for everybody in the band when I say that we are very much looking forward to returning to Greece in a month’s time. I can assure all of you that the band has never played better.
I am writing this on a quiet Saturday afternoon in Oslo. It's been a week since we finished the last leg of our Norwegian tour, the tour ending with two sold out shows at Rockefeller in Oslo last weekend, with representatives from our Greek fan-club present at both gigs. I hear that there will be an arranged Madrugada after-party in Athens. We will be there to meet you, have a few drinks and play our favourite records. Looking forward to that.
And hey, make sure to check out our official website (http://www.madrugada.net) as it is now being updated on a regular basis by myself and our manager.
See you soon
Sivert
20/04/2005 the Deep End is topping the greek charts, for the first time, moving up from the 4th position... :-) The band continues the spring tour leaving behind 2 wonderful shows in Oslo, the previous weekend... We're getting more anxious about their forthcoming greek shows, and the long-waiting aftershow party, and we are preparing three unforgettable nights...Soon the lyric interpretation of Deep End will be added in the lyrics section, and in dates you can find out the setlists of the band till now...
12/04/2005 we are happy to announce that the new album of Madrugada, Ôhe Deep End, debuted in the 4th position of the official ifpi greek chart, achieving the biggest new entry from the previous Madrugada albums, and we're aiming higher... :-) enthousiastic are the reviews that follow the first live appearences of the band, for the promo tour that started in Norway, according to the reviews of the following newspapers: Aftenposten [6/6 "Magnetic and dark, Madrugada live in 2005 is guaranteed to be this spring's most beautiful and strongest rock-adventure"], VG [5/6 "Rock'n'roll in it's purest essense! This is a tour that will bring Madrugada to be Norway's biggest rock act in 2005"], Dagbladet [5/6 "Unstopable Madrugada....Last night, Madrugada showed itself as a rock monster. Madrugada's music is powerful and big, it is dark and at times magical..."]
the confirmed tour till now, is presented in the dates section: 9 May - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers 10 May - Stocklholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern 11 May - Malmo, Sweden - KB 12 May - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall 13 May - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen 15 May - Pinkpop Festival, Holland 16 May - Paris, France - Cafe de la Danse 17 May - Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg 18 May - Brussels, Belgium - Anchiene Belgique 19 May - Diksmuide, Belgium - 4AD 20 May - Luxembourg - Den Atelier 22 May - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof 23 May - Hamburg, Germany - Knust 24 May - Koln, Germany - Prime Club 25 May - Munich, Germany - Georg Elser Club 27 May - Athens, Greece - Gagarin 28 May - Athens, Greece - Gagarin 29 May - Thessaloniki, Greece - Vilka Live Stage 30 May - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart Music Club 1 June - Vevey, Switzerland - Rocking Club 2 June - Olten, Switzerland - Metro Club 7 June - Vienna, Austria - Wien 8 June - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse 10 June - Southside Festival, Germany 11 June - 46664 North, Tromso, Norway 12 June - Hurrican Festival, Germany 14 July - Arvika Festival, Sweden 17 July - Dour Festival, Belgium
according to the Madrugada shows in Greeece, MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB is organizing a big aftershow party with the band, and a unique chance for all the greek fans to meet Robert, Sivert, and Frode... Till then, take care!
26/03/2005 thank you soooo much!! ... The party was super, full of people and we had a really great time....You can find all the pictures in section fanclub. In total, we have given away 50 t-shirts Madrugada (thanx to beautyproof), 10 samplers Madrugada (thanx to Virgin), 10 collectible posters of THE DEEP END (thanx to Virgin) and 25 bootleg cd's Madrugada live in Folken (10/02/2005). Many many thanks to Thodori Tsantoula (rock fm 96,9), Yianni Kouloukako (red 96,3), for their contribution to our event with dj sets, and for their support, thanx to Blue Bar, Virgin and Lewnidas Vranas, to beautyproof and darkness, to Yianni Leounaki, Tasso Xristidi, Aleka Apergi, Alexandro Vrahwriti for supporting through Rock Fm 96,9 our party, and john KOuloukako, Maki Papashmakopoylo for supporting us through Red 96,3, to Manwli Fratzeskaki for providing us the spot stuff, and of course Soundholics (www.soundholics.gr) for organizing the event.
our new url is now available... We are moving from www.madrugada.fanclub.ms, to the faster and ad-free new server www.madrugada.gr , while the old site will be converted to a hosted mirror site...
Moreover, Avopolis (www.avopolis.gr) has announced the dates of Madrugada's live shows in Greece!!! There are rumours that on 27th, 28th May, Madrugada will be in Gagarin 205, Athens, and on 29th May, in Vilka Stage, Thessaloniki. We are in the middle of some talking with the management of the band for some parallel activities, stay tuned to find out our new surprises soon!!!!
13/03/2005 offiical Promo Party for the release of the new album... With the support of VIRGIN Greece, we're organizing a super party of MADRUGADA|FAN|CLUB on Friday, 18th March, at 10 in Blue Bar (Chalandri) for the release of "THE DEEP END", in a special night full of new tracks, of our favourites Madrugada oldies, rarities and b-sides songs, music from groups that inspired Madrugada (Nick Cave, Gun Club etc.), and all the new bands we loved (Interpol, Stellastarr*, Franz Ferdinand etc.)
The entrance is free and three dj sets are waiting for you by Soundholics, by Thodwris Tsantoulas (rock fm 96,9) and by Yiannis Kouloukakos (red 96,3), and we are going to give away free Madrugada gifts and bootleg recordings...
It is going to be a very special night for all the greek fans of the band, and a unique chance to discuss about Madrugada and plan the future activities of the club...be prepared !
24/02/2005 the tracklisting for The Deep End has been confirmed. The album will be released in Norway on 28 February, and then across Europe on 21 March apart from Italy, which will be released in May. We have posted the album artowrk and you can see it here. The Deep End will also be available on vinyl, and as a limited edition CD. The limited edition CD will feature 2 bonus tracks at the end.
Tracklisting:
1. The Kids Are On High Street
2. On Your Side
3. Hold On To You
4. Stories From The Streets
5. Running Out Of Time
6. The Lost Gospel
7. Elektro Vakuum
8. Subterranean Sunlight
9. Hard To Come Back
10. Ramona
11. Slow Builder
12. Sail AwayLimited Edition Bonus Tracks:
13. Life In The City
14. I'm In Love27/01/2005 after the gig in London this week had to be pulled, the band and the management have been trying to figure out another solution. Today a part of the new video will still be shooted for The Kids Are On High Street at The Kilburn in London. Instead of a full live set however, the band will perform a short acoustic set after the filming is over. This will consist of 4 or 5 songs only, but will be a rare treat - an acoustic appearance by Madrugada comes along once every few years. Timings for the night are the same - the doors open at 8pm, and we aim to start filming at 9pm. Filming should not take more than 30 - 45 minutes. Also, everyone who attends will have the option to have their portrait taken by our photographer for possible inclusion in the video.
Besides, some acoustic performances in local radio stations have completed, with the presence of Madrugada in the norwegian radio stations NRK P1, NRK P3 and Kanal 24. There Robert Buras and Sivert Hoyem presented an acoustic version of the new single The Kids Are on High Street and the brand new Sail Away. The new single reminds a lot of REM, and the Oceanliner song, while Sail Away is a beautiful ballad with a sound familiar to Nightly Disease.
Moreover, we continue updating the sections memorabilia and pictures. In memorabilia you can find flyers, posters, autographs and playlists of Madrugada, while in pictures, photos of the band, from greek shows and other photos. The additions are related to the kind permission of the photographic archive of the greek musical portal Avopolis Network (www.avopolis.gr) and Mo Better Club (www.mobetter.gr). You can help us growing more our archives, by sending your pictures to basilpap@gmail.com
Finally, in dates you can find the new gig dates of the band, and the dates of their previous appearances.
21/01/2005 the title of the new album is The Deep End and it's set to be released on 28 February all over Europe. The Kids Are On High Street will be the first official single release after Blood Shot Adult Commitment. Madrugada will play a 45minutes live set in "Late" of The Kilburn on Kilburn High Road of London on 27 January, where it is supposed to take place the shooting of the video clip of Kids Are On High Street. Doors open at 20:00 and the entrance is free. You can find the flyer of the night here, like other flyers, posters and tickets of the band in section memorabilia.
18/01/2005 we present you informations about the forthcoming album. The new album of Madrugada, is yet untitled, set to be released on 28 February, all over Europe. Behind the production stands George Drakoulias (Tom Petty, Black Crowes, Jayhawks), and David Bianco is the sound engineer.
The album was recorded in Sound City of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA in Studio A and B (where Nirvana recorded the historical Nevermind), between 15 October and 20 November 2004, and the mixing took place in Scream Studios of Los Angeles, CA from 22 November till 10 December. Except of Sivert Hoyem, Frode Jacobsen and Robert Buras, and Simen Vangen, Erland Dalen on drums, well known musicians contributed to the album, and there are rumours according to famous Angelo Badalamenti,and a new song called "Hold On To You".
Rumours also refer to Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols, known fan of "Majesty", but it isn't sure yet if his contribution will be included in the tracklist, where for sure "Runnin' Outta Time" and "The Kids Are On High Street," will be.
16/01/2005 simen vangen confirmed the rumours according his departure of the band. Simen contributed with the band as a drummer for the first time on January 2002 and became a full member for the recordings of Grit, the tours, and the new album. He will work on his jazz side projects, while his co-working with Sivert Hoyem in Opposition will continue for the new disc. The last gig of Simen with Madrugada will take place in Larm of Stavanger on 10 February.
13/01/2005 on 14 January will be released the radio-only single The Kids Are On High Street. The new single will be radio only, released in Norway. Madrugada will give some concerts, for the support of the new release, while 2 charity gigs will take place in Norway for fundraising reasons, for supporting South Eastern Asia (starting on 14 January, in Garage, Oslo). According to rumours around the new album, the songs Ramona, É Ôhink We're Running Out Of Time, and Life In City will be included in the tracklist.
Moreover, Sivert choose for norwegian paper VG his favour recordings:
MY LIST OF THE WORLD'S TOP TEN RECORDINGS:
1. Visions Of Johanna - Bob Dylan 2. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals 3. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles 4. Mr. Bojangles - Nina Simone 5. Spoonful - Howlin Wolf 6. Dust - The Thirteenth Floor Elevators 7. Cool Water/Pa den Gylne Freden - Cornelis Vreeswijk 8. Mother - John Lennon 9. Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones 10. Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground
take care... Sivert
03/01/2005 have a nice year and more happy moments in 2005. The new year brings a new album of Madrugada and we will be in touch with newsletters and news updates. Moreover, we are preparing the section pictures, mostly with photos of the band in the greek shows, so we are seeking for your help. Please help us, by sending your stuff in basilpap@gmail.com or you can visit the section contact. Thank you so much!
26/12/2004 merry christmas, God Jul! Madrugada finished the recordings of the new album, and they headed back to Norway for holiday. The new album is going to be released on Spring 2005, while the first single is titled The Kids Are On High Street and it is supposed to be on stores by the end of January! The new year promises to be exciting for the fans of the band, so stay tuned for future updates! Till then have fun, and enjoy!!! Take Care! Many Many Many Season Greetings!!
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