herr nilsson
Tuesday is my birthday
kaptein kaliber
Hjelp!
Lonely crowd
Watching from a distance
Airbag
Big Robot
Brimstone
Circles End
Corvine
Funin
Gallery
Herr Nilsson
Lonely Crowd
Nordagust
Syme
Vaiping
Airbag voted as the 27th best progalbum in 2009
14.12.09
Airbag was voted the 27th best progalbum in 2009 at Gagliarchives.
THREE KARISMA RECORDS ARTISTS NOMINATED FOR
TOP 100 PROG DISCS AWARDS & ONE FOR BEST ARTWORK
09.11.2009
We are incredibly proud that three of our artists have been nominated for a place in the top 100 Global Progressive Albums of 2009. You too can have a say in whether they get chosen by voting here.
Voting closes on the 26th November, and you can vote as many times as you like, so please feel free to vote to your heart’s content! The three bands nominated are (in alphabetical order): AIRBAG for the album “Identity” BIG ROBOT for the album “Aquafit” THE BRIMSTONE SOLAR RADIATION BAND for the album “Smorgasbord” Additionally, THE BRIMSTONE SOLAR RADIATION BAND is up for the best album artwork for “Smorgasbord” in the 2009 Prog Awards. You can’t vote in this one, but you can check out the awards at Progawards.
All the albums are available from our webshop and you can hear tracks from all the bands on our MySpace page or on our Facebook page at (on the My Band tab), or, even better, check out the bands themselves:
THE BRIMSTONE SOLAR RADIATION BAND
Vaiping live
07.08.09
25 Sep – Folken, Stavanger
09 Okt - Rock 51, Sarpsborg
10 Okt – TBA, Tønsberg
07 Nov - Dark Essence Festival, Garage, Bergen
13 Nov - Kulturcafeen, Arendal
14 Nov – TBA, Oslo
27 Nov - Tribute, Sandnes
New video and single from
The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band!
07.08.09
"Sanctimonious High", the new single from THE BRIMSTONE SOLAR RADIATION BAND released today on KARISMA RECORDS and is available for purchase on iTunes
Karisma Records signs
The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band!
17.07.09
We are immensly proud to annouce that we've signed the Bergen based The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band!! Their new album, "Smorgasbord", will be released in September, and the first single, "Sanctimonious High", will be released digitally on August 10th. A video for that song will be released the same date.
Brimstone has already released two highly acclaimed albums, they've toured around Norway and Europe, and now they're finally out with their first album in 3 years.
Catch The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band live on August 11th at
the Øya Festival kick off in Oslo, Norway, on the Internasjonalen stage.
New signing!
02.05.09
We're happy to announce the signing of the quite young local band Funin. The band has gone from being an electonica duo to becoming an eight piece band. They are recording tracks for what will be their debut album now. Funin delivers both very organic and quite folk inspired rock, mixed with electronica, jazz rock and prog. Expect a highly diverse sound from the band, with great melodies and complex song structures you'll experience a band somewhere between Björk and the Canterburry prog scene. While we're waiting on the album, check them out on their myspace site.
Album release - Airbag
26.04.09
The domestic release of Airbag's debut album 'Identity' is tomorrow. The international release however is some months away, but for those of you that can't wait till then, it is now possible to pre-order the CD from our webshop. The CD's will be shipped early next week.
Release concert!
Airbag will hold their release concert for their debut album "Identity" on Friday May 1st at Gamla in Oslo, Norway. The doors open at 21:00, concert starts at 22:00. Hope as many as possible will be able to show up! Go to our webshop to order the CD.
NEW SIGNING
23.04.09
We've signed a new progressive rock band, namely the Norwegian band Nordagust. They have released several demos on their own, and this year we will release their debut album "In The Mist Of Morning".
Nordagust delivers highly atmospheric progressive rock with hints of Norwegian folk music. The band use instruments like kantele, mandolin, saw, hammers, kettles and barrels along with the more traditional rock instruments. For more info, check out their homepage.
NEW SIGNING!
06.11.08
We're proud to announce that we've signed the alternative/progressive rock band Airbag from Oslo, Norway! The band has released a couple of ep's on their own, which are available from their website. The band's first release on Karisma Records, will be an album consisting of the ep's "Sounds That I Hear" and "Safetree". The songs are partly re-recorded, remixed and mastered for this release. Watch out for that album early 2009.
On Saturday 8th of November, they'll play a show at Gamla in Oslo. Be there! Also, you can check out the band's myspace.
CASIOKIDS SIGNS TO MOSHI MOSHI
14.10.08
After the release of their debut album, "Fuck Midi", on Karisma Records, Casiokids have gained more and more attention this year, playing the Roskilde Festival, Øya Festival and The Great Escape among others.
Now, they've signed to Moshi Moshi, and will release their first 7" for them, "Grønt lys i alle ledd/Togens hule", in the UK (Oct 27) and Norway (Nov 24). The debut album "Fuck Midi" is still available from Karisma Records.
Casiokids has a lot of live activity the next months, and you can catch them at:
24.10 On The Side, Seaport, NYC, USA @ CMJ Festival
25.10 Cakeshop, NYC // Øya Festival & Oh My Rockness @ CMJ Festival
14.11 Moshi Moshi stage, SWM Festival, Cardiff, Wales
19.11 German tour with The Virgins
20.11 German tour with The Virgins
21.11 German tour with The Virgins
22.11 John Dee, Oslo,Norway (Single release party w/Koppen & Captain Credible)
23.11 Parkteater, Oslo (Family show)
24.11 Luminaire, London //Øya Festival showcase
27.11 Isola, Copenhagen (dj set)
28.11 Huset i Magstræde, Copenhagen
29.11 Debaser Medis, Stockholm
03.12 Scruffy Bird Xmas party!, London, UK
04.12 Rotown, Rotterdam, Holland
05.12 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
06.12 Barnas Hus, Bergen
13.12 Barnas Hus, Bergen
We wish Casiokids all the luck in the world with the new single release! Go see these guys live!!
GALLERY SUPPORTING THE FLOWER KINGS
29.09.08
On Friday 03.10., Gallery will play support for The Flower Kings at Blæst in Trondheim, Norway. See their site for more info.
LONELY CROWD IN THE NORWEGIAN
NATIONAL CHARTS
18.08.08
Lonely Crowd's latest single, "Aren't You Forgetting Something?", has done very well this summer, and last week it reached 18th place on the main national charts in Norway's biggest newspaper, VG. It also reached 7th place on the Norwegian sales chart. This resulted in an interview in VG yesterday.
News about their forthcoming album, "The End Of The Roadie" will come shortly.
LONELY CROWD SUMMER SINGLE
06.06.08
This summer, we're releasing a new single with Lonely Crowd for digital sales only. The 2 tracks, "Aren't You Forgetting Something?" and "Learning The Hard Way", are from the forth coming album "The End Of The Roadie". The release date is set to the 30th of June, so get the songs then on iTunes etc.