- Origo Sound
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Origo Sound Founded 1990 Founder Harald Lervik Distributor(s) Cdbaby (digital)
Planet Origo (retail)Genre Ambient
Electronica
Industrial
Electronic music
DowntempoCountry of origin Norway Location Tallinn, Estonia Official Website http://www.myspace.com/origosound Origo Sound is a Norwegian independent record label formed in 1990 in Norway by Harald Lervik. The initiative to start the label was taken after Tormod Opedal, an employee in Lervik's software company, in 1989 had decided to close his own label Cicada which had released two albums by the Norwegian composer Erik Wøllo. Wøllo had a new album ready to be released, and Origo Sound was formed the year after, with two albums launched in the autumn 1990, of which one was the new Wøllo album.
Origo Sound's major successes were the two albums by Biosphere, Microgravity and Patashnik. Hailed by Norwegian and international press for setting the standard for what was to become known as ambient techno, the albums were followed by two more albums on the label, Substrata and the movie soundtrack Insomnia.
Up until 2007, all but one of the albums released were by Norwegian bands and artists. The one exception was the Finnish duo Dystopia's album The Second Dawn in 1998, but Harald Lervik says this was purely coincidental. [1] In 2010, the label released its first CD of original music since 2004.
Over the years, Origo Sound has released albums in a variety of styles, all founded in various electronic music subgenres. The first few years were dominated by a mix of styles ranging from new age music to ethnic and techno. The mid 1990s saw some techno influenced albums, while in the recent past the label has moved in the direction of ambient and experimental music. The melodic approach is also covered in the catalogue.
In 2007, Origo Sound was merged into Planet Origo, an Estonian company owned by Norwegian investors, including Harald Lervik. In October that year, the label released its first CD since 2004, the sampler Planet Origo, as a warm-up to future releases.
Discography
This list is organized by release year. Titles are full length albums unless otherwise mentioned.
Year Artist Title Comment 1990 Erik Wøllo Images of Light Green Isac Strings and pottery 1991 Karsten Brustad Intarsia Biosphere Microgravity Biosphere The fairy tale 12" vinyl single Langsomt Mot Nord Hildring 1992 Green Isac Happy endings Erik Wøllo Solstice 1994 Biosphere Patashnik Karsten Brustad Cape West Neural Network Brain-state-in-a-box Sverre Knut Johansen Distant Shore 1995 Eyeman Reel Bird Colony Neural Network Modernité Erik Wøllo Fossegrimen Book + CD, joint release with Cappelen Biosphere Novelty waves CD single Eyeman Reel Cyber Delhi CD single 1997 Current Enter the Dream Circular Nanotopia Biosphere Insomnia Biosphere Substrata Exile Dimension D Exile = Erik Wøllo Various artists Future Proof Label sampler/compilation 1998 Dystopia The second dawn 1999 Sverre Knut Johansen The source of energy 2001 Current Musik 2002 Living Dreamtime Exploring the Water Element 2003 Current Communion Current Ghost trip CD single 2004 Circular Glass Darkly 2007 Various artists Planet Origo Label sampler/compilation 2010 Nemesis Gigaherz See also
- Electronic music
- Progressive electronic music
- Computer music
- Dance music
- Electronic art music
- Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music
- Synthesizer
- Electronic dance music
External links
Categories:- Electronic music record labels
- Independent record labels
- Ambient music record labels
- Norwegian record labels
- Record labels established in 1990
- Alternative rock record labels
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