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Bel Canto (italian translation of “Beautiful Singing”) is a Norwegian music duo fronted by Anneli Drecker. Signed originally to Belgian label Crammed, their style has evolved over time from a gothic ethereal sound to synth-based pop influenced by world music.
The Band was founded together with Geir Jenssen. He left after the second album in 1990 and pursued a solo career in ambient music as Biosphere.
During the years from 1985 to present (2006) Bel Canto have been taking breaks as Anneli Drecker has pursued a solo career and done concerts with other bands and artists, as well as playing in films and theatre plays. Nils Johansen, on the other hand, has composed music for film and television as well as working and performing with his other band, Vajas.
21 Years after the band was founded they are still active. In the fall of 2006 they continued to do concerts, primarily in Norway.
In 2007 Bel Canto will continue to work together, both by writing new material and by doing more gigs. At the same time both Anneli Drecker and Nils Johansen will also work on other projects.
The Band was founded together with Geir Jenssen. He left after the second album in 1990 and pursued a solo career in ambient music as Biosphere.
During the years from 1985 to present (2006) Bel Canto have been taking breaks as Anneli Drecker has pursued a solo career and done concerts with other bands and artists, as well as playing in films and theatre plays. Nils Johansen, on the other hand, has composed music for film and television as well as working and performing with his other band, Vajas.
21 Years after the band was founded they are still active. In the fall of 2006 they continued to do concerts, primarily in Norway.
In 2007 Bel Canto will continue to work together, both by writing new material and by doing more gigs. At the same time both Anneli Drecker and Nils Johansen will also work on other projects.
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Birds of Passage
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Magic Box
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Shimmering, Warm & Bright
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Dorothy's Victory
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ZarazaDoom wrote:
Birds of Passage...so magical..thank you for all the good times...
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lascience wrote:
Cela fait déjà 20 ans que je connais ce groupe(Anneli,magnifique!)mais encore jamais vu en concert...
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BelzebuthMichon wrote:
For me, the first 3 albums are classics, Birds of Passage is a masterpiece. The other 3 are not in the same category.
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farover wrote:
Any news on whether they're going to release a new album? Such an amazing band, the stuff they do together is better than their solo work.
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simple_Better wrote:
Does somebody notice that song "Oyster" from "Birds of Passage" album is actually, hmm , ripped from Gary Numan "Cars" ?
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wiccalady wrote:
My favourite song...
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summerdreamin wrote:
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backi480 wrote:
Unique !
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Shivflow123 wrote:
This music is amazing!
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Dacryomancy wrote:
All albums are great, but Birds of Passage album (especially "Intravenous", "Devy Fields" and "Suffering") is a MASTERPIECE. One of the few albums in the world I like to listen in full - all songs are awesome
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Maeldun wrote:
Just got into them because of Anneli's superb vocals on the latest Royksopp album. Bel Canto seems to be a completely different cup of tea, but they're very enjoyable.
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Retro-Ecstasy wrote:
retro-trash: In my opinion Birds of Passage. Very minimal and strong.
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DaniNahid wrote:
Maravilhoso!!
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retro_trash wrote:
best album to start off with?
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accidentcauser wrote:
i knew it was no moon shine...it is real...i feel much better....
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Peter_Hanes wrote:
Someone on the forum at annelidrecker.com reported that Bel Canto played a show in Tromsø in the past few days. Did anyone here see it?
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annsparrow wrote:
i used to listen to them from tapes!
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MetalhedxGurl wrote:
I grew up with this music xD not my type of music at all but it reminds me of my childhood...
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blackadder213 wrote:
So glad the picture finally changed, I hated the one that was up there for a long time.
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seattlerain wrote:
Someone must have beaten the crap out of that woman! Look at those eyes!
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