Biography
WEST BANK ROBBERS
West Bank Robbers is a punkrock band from Oslo, Norway consisting of members from No Torso, Fence and The Phantoms. After playing, releasing records, touring both Norway and the US for a decade members from Fence and No Torso decided to start a band in 2009. No Torso had just broke up and so had Fence. It was all about having fun, writing, recording and performing songs with narrative ideals among a group of old friends. Soon the EP called Egne Hjem was released digital at ww.marsmelons.com. Far away from the music industry and the buisness that all the members earlier had experienced came an urge to do everything like it all started. In dirty basements with no concrete plans our ambitions. Just simply create songs that felt true and honest.
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Martin - guitar/vocals
Kim - guitar/vocals
Seip - bass/vocals
Eivind - drums
Egne Hjem EP can be downloaded for free here: http://www.marsmelons.com/portfolio/mmx065-west-bank-robbers-egne-hjem/
Marsmelons says:
“I almost started crying when I heard that song, so fucking good!” – Thomas Bergsten, explaining how he felt when he first heard ‘Mosaikk’, track 5 from West Bank Robbers’ new EP, ‘Egne Hjem’. I’m a total sucker for this record too. It moves the fist clenching and sing along-muscles of my stomach, and sparks something in my brain too.
These guys have been playing in all kinds of bands over the years (No Torso, Fence, Olafly, The Phantoms etc), and what they have here, it seems, are their experiences, knowledge and passion distilled into one dynamite of a record. “It’s taking the music back to its origin”, says guitarist and singer Martin Brostigen, “a group of friends hanging out, making songs based on real life narratives, clinically free of fictional clichés. Rett frem – rett hjem – egne hjem.” A testament to the fact that there are punk bands out there still capable of staying out of the “stale cartoons”-bin.
‘Egne Hjem’ was recorded in Calmeyer Studio, and produced by West Bank Robbers. Artwork by Åse & Morten.
Tracklist;
01. Egne Hjem
02. Vinter Oslo
03. En By
04. Magnolia
05. Mosaikk
Thanks for all your support!
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Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.