Salvatore (band)
Salvatore was a Norwegian instrumental rock band influenced by post-rock, electronica and kraut-rock that was formed in 1998, lasting until 2008. History The band was founded in Oslo in 1998 by John Birger Wormdahl together with Ola Fløttum, Bjarne Larsen and Kjell-Olav Jørgensen. A session of listening to German kraut-rock band Neu! provided the impetus for the formation of the band. The band was among the winners of the Norwegian music contest Zoom in 1998 and as a winner went on a Zoom-tour in Norway, England and Scotland in the spring of 1999. In 2000 they recorded their debut album Clingfilm . During easter of 2000 the band traveled to Morocco with the Norwegian theater group De Utvalgte (the Chosen Ones). In Morocco they recorded the albums Jugend - A New Hedonism, recorded as the soundtrack to the theater group's production of The Picture of Dorian Gray. The band releases Clingfilm in October and Jugend in November 2000 on the record label Racing Junior. Jon Platou Selvig joins the band in 2001 and the album Fresh is released in October. In 2002 the percussionist Karim Sayed joins the band. Their fourth album Tempo was recorded in Chicago by John McEntire