OIO Release Review :: HANNE KOLSTØ (Norway) - Flashback.

Release date September 14th 2012 at Karmakosmetix Records label.

Elegant experimentals from the outstanding indietronic artist of Hanne Kolstø.The fresh September 2012 longplayer of Flashback, released at Karmakosmetix Records label,is a brilliant combo of innocent, downtempo tunes and supercatchy looped danceable sessions. It's sweet and dramatic. Catch it.

OIO Score : 5/6.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

OIO Album Review :: SATELLITE STORIES (Finland) - Phrases to break the ice

Release date Sep 21st 2012 at the XYZ Berlin label.

The down-to-earth no-flashing come-as-u-go easy likeable fellows of the Oulu smalltown located hangouts of Satellite Stories, enters the somehow already international crowded playful indie pop atmosphere with their debut longplayer Phrases to break the ice. Though, with the sweet, sometimes slender tones they mashup their innocent soundscape with pretty catchy and interesting alternating session througout the album, and summarize it all with a rare collection of fresh alternative goodies from this year debut releases in the European indiepop scene, as major part of the album will suite the latenite indie dancefloors around pretty perfect.

Well done. OIO Score :: 5/6.

// Oslo Indie Office, Norway

OIO Release Review :: SAMEBLOD (Sweden) - Braided Memos.

SAMEBLOD - Braided Memos.
Release April 20th 2012. Riot Factory labeled.


The rocket ready electronic lineup of Stockholm based Sameblod, serves an extraordinary collection of dancy and dreamy synth sessions at their debut album Braided Memos. Indie dancefloor-inviting hits like Loud and UR Road, combined with close and elegant chillwave samples in Until we see and Always.
A thoroughly solid and catchy debut long-player.

Congrats to Sameblod and Riot Factory. This is huge. Have a good one. We do.
OIO Score 5.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

IMPOSSIBLE, 15. Mars 2012 Cafe Mono, Oslo.

OIO Concert Review :: IMPOSSIBLE (N) , Support Peter Estdahl (N)
15. Mars 2012 Cafe Mono, Oslo.


Impossible entret showet på en passelig stappet Mono scene i går kveld. Suveren atmosfære og Impossible i høytidsstemning i anledning sitt slipp av albumet Close Relations, som villig ble delt ut i vinyl format til fansen ved inngangen. Herlig.

Impossible spenner fra catchy danceables til indie folk pop, hele veien gjennomsyret av en genuin spilleglede, overraskende taktskifter og tøffe bassriff.

Fansen var på plass, de moret seg, danset og heiet, og kvelden er i boks. 'You Choose' blir lett en forsommer-hit.


En time tidligere i et noe del mere glissent lokale, leverte denne ukes 'NRK Ukas Urørt' Peter Estdahl sine nakne, uskyldige og strålende akustiske toner. Sterkt, og lett å tenke at dette
har enormt potensiale. I fokus fra nå.


OIO Score : 4

Oslo Indie Office.

OIO Review :: Rugosa Nevada(UK) - Verona EP, out March 2012.

OIO Review :: Rugosa Nevada - Verona EP, out March 17th 2012.

As you move into the quite interesting playground of catchy indie pop and playful, melodic indie synth rock, you'll be in favorite zone to the up and coming London based lineup Rugosa Nevada.

This March 2012 EP release def got huge potential. 'Verona', 'Hurricane' and 'Build to nothing' rocks off. Prepare for their forthcoming EP.
- Congrats guys.

Zoomed in at the Oslo Indie Office.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

IN MEMOIRS (Denmark) OIO Post.

IN MEMOIRS (Denmark) ## The pretty beautiful wispering downtempo dreamy indie pop from the upcoming lineup of Copenhagen based In Memoirs. I-got-all-the-time-in-the-world feeling is prominent. Catch the moment.
This is the perfect soft lounge take off. Count them in. Low, but huge. This is the sound. // Oslo Indie Office.

OIO Concert Review :: LEIF AND THE FUTURE @ Blaa / Oslo, Oct 14 2011

Playing around in the perfect combo sphere of delicious new wave / 80s electronics associations to New Order - Depeche Mode - Duran Duran - even The Cure and the other side their own energic 2011 dancefloor-filling intence electro rock, the release party gig was filled with naturally the complete trip of the debut album.
Go...od sound, pro deliverables, extraordinary efforts though partly lack of corresponding entusiasm from audiance at least in first chapter.
Anyhow, this was an important night. This is the beginning. Of the electronic indie rock explotion. Perfect suited for the future. Leif included. Dice 6.
// Oslo Indie Office.