Erland Dahlen

Erland Dahlen
Erland Dahlen at Oslo Jazzfestival 2016
Background information
Born	(1971-03-15) 15 March 1971 (age 45) Ulefoss, Telemark
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer
Instruments	Drums, percussion

Erland Dahlen (born 15 May 1971 in Ulefoss, Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and percussionist. He is a member of several bands in the elektronika/jazz/experimental music genera, like "HET", "Boschamaz", "Kiruna", "Morris" and "Piston Ltd.".

Dahlen is a widely used studio and live musician in Norway. From 2005 to 2008 he was a semi-permanent drummer for Madrugada and contributed in the albums The Deep End, Live at Tralfamadore and Madrugada as well as live shows. In addition, he has contributed on albums with, among others, Kaada MECD (2004) and Music For Moviebikers (2006), Odd Nordstoga Heim te Mor (2006) and Pilegrim (2008), Hanne Hukkelberg Little Things fra 2004), Rykestrasse 68 (2006) and Blood From A Stone (2009), Marit Larsen Under the Surface (2006), Xploding Plastix Treated Timber Resists Rot (2008) and Bjørn Eidsvåg Pust(2008). In 2012 he released his first solo album Rolling Bomber.