Jazzkammer
| Lasse Marhaug | |
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Empty Bottle, Chicago, September 23, 2004; photo courtesy Seth Tisue
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | A73, Egoproblem, Herb Mullin, Vassbotn |
| Born |
September 10, 1974 Steigen, Norway |
| Origin | Trondheim |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, audio production, cover designer, label owner, publisher |
| Instruments | Electronics, laptop, tapes, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Website | lassemarhaug |
Lasse Marhaug (born September 10, 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creating music for theatre, dance, art installations and video art. Active since the early 1990s, he has participated as a performer and composer on over 200 releases in CD, vinyl and cassette tape formats. He currently resides in Oslo.
Marhaug tours extensively, and is a frequent collaborator. He currently participates in the projects Nash Kontroll (with Mats Gustafsson and Dror Feiler), DEL, and Testicle Hazard. Defunct projects include Jazkamer/Jazzkammer, Origami Replika and Lasse Marhaug Band. Other collaborative partners include Tore Honoré Bøe, Marc Broude, Anla Courtis, Carlos Giffoni, John Hegre, Kommissar Hjuler und Frau, Merzbow, Paal Nilssen-Love, Nordvargr, Maja Ratkje, The Skull Defekts, Ronnie Sundin, Sunn O))), Ken Vandermark, Jon Wesseltoft, Runhild Gammelsæter, John Wiese and Jenny Hval.
In 2007, Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen rated Marhaug's album The Shape of Rock to Come as number 19 on their list of the best albums in Norwegian history.
In 2011, he started publishing the fanzine Personal Best on his own publishing company Marhaug Forlag.
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