artists :: Pal Asle Pettersen + Ubeboet + UR

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Pal Asle Pettersen + Ubeboet + UR

Pal Asle Pettersen

Pal is a musician that lives in Stavanger, Norway, since 1992 he's been involved with different bands and also as a solo artist. He runs a small label called Zang: (http://www.zang.no and http://www.myspace.com/zang2) together with Helge Olav Øksendal (HOH).
He has two different solo-projects: Pål Asle Pettersen (electro-acoustic project/sound art) and .P (noise/metal/electronica).
He also plays in various duos:
Zang: duo with Helge Olav Øksendal
Boyznoize: hardcore, black noise project together with Dag Egil Njaa
Liv Runesdatter/Pål Asle Pettersen: Improv duo, vocal and electronics
LYD: noise improv duo with Anders Gjerde
He's a concert-promoter for noise, electronica, improv and contemporary music, both through Zang: series at Tou Scene and Ny Musikk Rogaland.


http://www.zang.no/paalasle.html




Ubeboet

M.A. Tolosa (Ubeboet) is a sound artist based in Madrid. involved in electronic/experimental music since mid 90's, his works are focused on musique concrète, drone, phonography and minimalism. his stuff has been released on labels such as Nonvisualobjects, Zeromoon, Earlabs, Test Tube and others.
Various sound collaborations with artists Asher, Dale Lloyd and Pablo Reche.
He runs the netlabel Con-V.


http://www.con-v.org/ | http://myspace.com/ubeboet




UR

Mauro Sciaccaluga - contact mic, violin, bass, electronics and video
Federico Esposito - bass, contact mic, electronics
Andrea Ferraris - kaoss pad, field recordings, theremin, contact mic, bass, electronics

Ur was born from the collaboration between Federico Esposito and Mauro Sciaccaluga, both hailing from the hard core-punk scene with bands like Heartside (F.E.), Never Was, Downrigth, Kafka (M.S.). The two joined in 2003 to work on F.E.'s industrial solo-project (a.k.a. Den LXV) live set, later they decided to start collaborating and improvising together to create a new project.

Andrea Ferraris joined the band in the very first days of 2005, contributing to define further on the sonic identity of the combo. A.F. is well known for having played and recorded with different bands ranging from hardcore to indie-post rock to experimental music (Burning Defeat, Permanent Scar,
One Fine Day, Deep End, etc..).

Ur's music is mostly based on improvisation that usually starts with drones or samples (with no pre-definite structure), to which they superimpose layers of electro-acoustic noisescapes coming from objects, field recordings, analog and traditional instruments processed using a load of pedals and effects.
The sound ends painting a solid, harsh and dramatic industrial lounge where archaic instincts and modern obsessions meet.
To use the words of a sound engineer after one of their live sets: ''it all sounds like early Pink Floyd on acid...on muriatic acid'.

The last effort of the band is titled: 'Triadic Memories' and came out on Andrea Marutti's (Amon/Never Known) label Afe Records (www.aferecords.com),
while their forthcoming full-length is supposed to be realized during the beginning of 2007 by Hellektroempire Records (www.hellektroempire.com).

| www.myspace.com/ur00