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NEWS AND UPDATES
August
UPDATED DISCOGRAPHY!
UPDATED LIVE PERFORMANCES!
May
BANG/HANA/AARSET at MAIJAZZ, review aftenbladet.no
BANG/HANA/AARSET at MAIJAZZ, review nettavisen.no
March
BANG/HANA/AARSET - Electronics & Processed Guitars at MAIJAZZ, Stavanger 6. may 2024
February
The Trackers, AUTOPOIETICAN, Review Spanish
The Trackers, AUTOPOIETICAN, Review English, Google Translate
Happy New Year 2024
April
Garden of Bliss - review, Nettavisen 2023
March
Garden of Bliss - review, Aftenbladet 2023
Garden of Bliss - review, Chain DLK 2023
January
New album released. "Garden of Bliss". Check it out here!
Happy New Year 2023
December
Grand GTRs, Interview in German!
The Trackers, LocalSpins.com, review
November
The Trackers, TPA theprogressiveaspect.net, review
September
The Trackers, Guitar Techniques 2022, review 8/10
August
ATHANA Interview, All About Jazz2022
June
The Trackers Review, Jazzviews 2022
May
The Trackers Review, Chain DLK 2022
The Trackers Review, Nettavisen 2022
April
- Review The Trackers in London Jazz news, April 2022
- The Trackers Article in Jazzwise, April 2022
March
-New review added
-New debut album with The Trackers: Available here!
Happy New Year 2022
-New Athana single preview feat. Gary Husband!
December 2021
-New interview from Stavanger Aftenbladet (Norwegian Only)
May 2021
New Athana / Mungolian Jetset remix album out 28th of May. (TEASER TRACK)
December 2020
-New interview from Stavanger Aftenbladet (Norwegian Only)
May 2020
- Athana solo concert Spor 5 MaiJazz 2020
April 2020
- New music cooking for a new album. Will include top guests like Stewart Copeland, Gary Husband & Jody Linscott. Listen up for a quick taste from the process.... under construction. Stay safe!
July 2019
-New reviews and interviews.
March 2019
-New album added, updates, soundfiles and webshop!
September 2018
-New review added!
May 2018
-New album added, updates, soundfiles and photos!
December 2017
-Playing MaiJazz 2018 with guests Gary Husband and Jody Linscott. Read all about it. - Tickets available here!
January 2017
-Happy New Year! Shiny New Webshop up and running!
November 2016
- New review and interview!
September 2016
- New press from Stavanger Aftenbladet by Leif Tore Lindø (Norwegian only)
January 2016
-New track from the upcoming album "Invisible Colors" feat Gary Husband!
April 2015
-New review added + teaser tracks!
November
-New updates!
March
-Updates all over!
January 2014
-New reviews and interviews added!
November
- You can now buy the "Athana Symphonic Experience" Blu-Ray here!
June
-New review!
April
-Pictures from the ATHANA SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE added along with new interview and reviews.
January 2013
-Happy New Year! Tracks from the upcoming album "Paviljon" uploaded!
June
- New reviews!
March
- New reviews!
January 2012
- Happy New Year! Let's celebrate the new year with a free download of a new remix!
October
- New tracks uploaded.
June
- Pictures from Tou Tower, a guitar performance featuring 48 guitarists playing Athanas compositions.
- Summer interview, Rogalands Avis (Norwegian only)
April
- New upcoming guitar duo album with fellow guitar player Vidar Schanche. Vinyl release autumn 2011. Give it a preview listen here
March
- Pictures and audio clip from a no-audience concert on a construction site
- New press! Here and here. (Norwegian Only)
January 2011
- Happy New Year! Free download at soundcloud.com
December
-New review in Stavanger Aftenblad (Norwegian Only)
November
-Re-working the Gear-section. Pedals and other stuff coming soon.
September
-Wonder how Athanas pedals work? Check it.
August
-Fresh review on "Beats & Pieces" added in the feedback-section!
July
-Check out the write up on Athanas pedal! (Norwegian only)
June
-Two new videos added!
-Two new articles about Athanas brand new vinyl, "Beats and Pieces"!
May
-Four new teasers from the upcoming album "Beats & Pieces" (releasedate: 16/6)
-Pics from the mastering session in Oslo!
January 2010
-Happy New Year!
-Here's a belated christmas present: free download of the Dennis deSantis remix of Grim Reaper Leaves the Planet!
-L.E.D. Light Galaxies just got voted as one of the best releases in 2009. Source: The Black Planet, Portugal.
-New review from groove.no!
Desember
-Article about Athanas Signature pedal from Stavanger Aftenblad.
-Check out the brand new Kalimba Symphony (Tanganyika fly-by) video!
November
-Two new reviews added in feedback-section!
-Check out Athanas Signature Overdrive pedal here. Now available from Effects Pedal Boutique in the US.
July
-Bergens Tidende reviews "L.E.D. Light Galaxies!
-New "L.E.D. Light Galaxies" review here (Norwegian Only)
June
Interview with Athana and his "L.E.D. Light Galaxies" here , and a new article and here (Norwegian Only).
May
-New Album, "L.E.D. Light Galaxies". Releasedate: 27/5-09.
-Gig in Bergen during NattJazz, Verftet 20/5
January 2009
-Two fresh reviews added in the "Feedback" section!
-"Athana Remixed 05-08" gets its review in Scanorama!
November
-
Effects and Soundscapes Guitar Clinic, coming up the 22nd of November.
October
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Check out the Peppermint Fuzz soundclip at Analogman, Athana's new toy.
-Athana appearing on TV-Vest's new weekend show, "Sidesprang".
September
-The whole Athana catalogue is now available on Amazon.com
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The tune “Porten” is now the theme song for the new tv series “Sidesprang” on TV-Vest, this autumn.
July
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Top guitarpedal guy Mike “Analogman” Piera, promotes Athana t-shirts in US. -
Soundclip from upcoming performance with “Madeleines Mad Teater” from Copenhagen, at Tou Scene. Reviews here and here.
June
- New review and interview added in the Feedback-section.
May
- Important week coming up: "Athana Remixed 0508" release and MaiJazz concert on Friday, 9th May.
Feburary
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Please help out my fellow musician and close friend Andrew D´Angelo, who´s been struck by cancer, and has no insurance.
-On the 9th of May, Athana will be playing during the Mai-Jazz festival. The upcoming "Athana Remixed 0508" CD will get its release the very same day.
-Athana FX Clinic!
Januar 2008
-Happy New Year!
Free download “Ocean 0306” - the radioedit.
November
- New "Corridor" review in Scanorama!
October
- Yet another interview in Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian)
- "Corridor" review in Stavanger Aftenblad.
- Snapshots from the release concert added! And a review from Rogalands Avis!
September
- Media-section updated!
August
- A few pictures from the very last "Corridor" studio session added!
June
- Eivind Aarset is laying down guitartracks on one of the songs for the upcoming album, "Corridor" - releasedate, 22.09.07
March
-New review in Scanorama and an interview in Stavanger Aftenblad! (in Norwegian)
February
-Hot Licks of the week, athana at musictoyz.com
January 2007
-Another review of Athana's latest, "ambient:exhibitions"
December
-Athana's "ambient:exhibitions" gets its first review in Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian)
- New video added; a experimental piece featuring athana & grong. Merry Christmas!
-In depth interview in Musikkpraksis (in Norwegian)
November
-NRK TV interview, Athana and artist Oddny F. Raugstad (in Norwegian)-The album “ambient.exhibitions vol.1” is now released. In the shops and soon on itunes.
-Athana gets a little publicity in the Portuguese magazine Iberica Elegy.
-Live video from charity concert St. Johannes Church 29/10, with the crowd joining in.
-New ambient album, "ambient:exhibitions vol. 1", will be released in November 2006, through West Audio Music.
Click here for an exclusive first taste.
September
-Athana TV-Vest interview (YouTube Video)
-In depth interview coming up in Musikk Praksis, November Issue.
-Helgåleiren Kunst&Kultur Festival
July
-
Acoustic duo performed with son Anders (MP3, click to download) . Thanks to Strand Guitars for loan of a great instrument.
June
- Fellow Norwegians; check out this fresh article from Rogalands Avis!
May
- Athana's cd recieves yet another positive review, this time from Guitar Player Magazine!
April
- Photos from the Tou Scene duo gig 8 April 06!
- April 8th, 21:45, Athana is playing live at Tou Scene!
- It has just been confirmed that athana's CD will get a review in the June issue of Guitar Player.
March
-Athana now on Itunes
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Studiosession photos. Remixing single version of “Porten”, plus recording new tune “Ridgewells Cherry Birds”. Release May/June-06.
February
-Athanas CD
receives
good words in Scanorama. Click here to read them.
-Passing 20.000 visitors and more than 10.000 mp3 downloads. Thank you, music lovers!
January 2006
-Photos from the Egersund gig!
-More live-clips from Cementen! (Funk#4 and Cherry Birds)
-Aftenbladet is soon playing the entire Cementen gig exclusively on their radio. Click here for the air dates.
-Happy New Year! Celebrate the coming of the New Year with this exclusive live-clip from Cementen!
December
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Christmas gift to all fans and music-lovers; Free download of the tune “Porten“ single version!
-The tune “Porten“ was recently played during a TV-programs in the UK!
November
-Pictures and a 4-minute long video (22MB) from the Tou Scene gig!
October
-Athana t-shirts are now available!
-Signing publishing deal with m.o.d. (music on demand) in LA. Working on film/tv scores.
-Another positive CD-review will be featured in the upcoming issue of Vintage Guitar Mag. You can read it right here!
September
-New features on the navigation-bar: live-dates and discography!
-Fellow norwegians! Be sure to read the recent `Stavanger Aftenblad` review right here! 
August
-Athana
promo video-clip! Download and be sure to tell your friends!
-Over 10,000 visitors!
-Now distribution in Australia by Tempest
Recordings.
July
-Artist of the week at musictoyz.com.
-Download flyer, and tell a friend. Click here
for the norwegian version, and here
for the english version.
June
-The CD is available in shops at the 20th of June.
Click here to see the CD-cover.
-New article added, this time from Rogalands Avis. Click here
to read (in norwegian only)
-Added some photos
of the release-party, with some of the musicians and people
involved in this project.
-Be sure to read the article about athana right here
(in norwegian only)
-Pics and videoclips
(clip1 and clip2)
from the reunion concert with Wasaband, performing songs from
the album “Sightseeing”(released 1983) at Sandnes
Festen 11th of June.
May
-Athana just recently played
a gig with Andrew D'Angelo at Cementen Scene. Click here
for a review, and here for some
photos.
April
-The reality tv-show “I
Married a Princess”, launched 18. of April in US.
Theme song by Arne Hovda & Jeff Cohen, feat, athana on guitars.
-Live gig at Cementen/Stavanger w/Andrew D´Angelo 28/4
- Athana available at itunes from 28/4
March
-Click here to check out Athanas interview
in the swedish magazine MM (in swedish only)
February
-Played By:Larm with native Norwegian group Adjagas
- Recording
guitartracks for an American TV-series theme song. Written by
Arne Hovda/Jeff Cohen.
-New feature: “Gear”. After
many requests.
Januar 2005
-In the March issue of the
Swedish magazine MM(Musiker Magasinet), there will be a major
interview on gear and about the athana project
-New 3 minute version of the 9 minute long "Alien
Elephants" tune added.
-Happy New Year all of you, following my path. Thanks!
December
-new video-short added in the
mp3 section!
-new feature this month.
get free guitar samples
-The site was featured in the webwatch section in Music
Tech Magazine (Read More)
November
-This site has now passed over
3000 hits! Thanks to everybody!
October
-where I got my inspiration to write the tune “Porten”.
- Interview in Stavanger
Aftenblad by Kjetil Wold
September
- Future Music Magazine; "This is the most unusual demo for this month..."
(Read More)-All songs from the album
“Dandy Lines and Nevergreens” is now available at musiconline.no,
released by the indie label West Audio Music.
August
-All songs on the mp3 page,
are now cut down to aprox. 1/3. Because we´re getting
close to a download deal, with a record company. Sorry, but
time´s out for free downloads of whole songs.
There's also a new one uploaded, called SAMAKA feat. Bendik
Andersson on drums.
-Watch out for reviews in “Future Music” magazine
October issue. The tune “Porten” is featured in
the coverdisc.
July
-Just added a new song in
the download section; Half Awake Running.
June
-A new short musicvideo is
added to the mp3 section. Be sure to check it out!
May
-The tune “Picazzo”
feat. Andrew d´Angelo on bass clarinet and saxophone,
is now uploaded on the mp3 page. This song is well received
at the Jellifish/Prosound
camps..As I use both the Jellifish and Robotalk on this track.
March
-Website launched 23/3-04-Working on editing “Porten,
Funk#4 and Samaka” in the studio SOS.-Editing guitar tracks from
Damon Shulman, to get ”Gentle Giant” 2.generation
flavour in there.-Melody F Grand Prix (been there,
played there)
-Arne Hovda leaves for
New York to play gigs with Chris Barron.-Will be demoing for Charlie
Chandler (CCGX) at his stand, at The
London Guitar Show 8-9 of May this year.
-Planning to have an EP with three tunes ready before summer.
This project is supported by
Stavanger Kommune
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