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Harlequins Enigma is a Bergen, Norway-based band created in 2008 by synth musician, composer, and video producer, Åge Riisnes. Åge Riisnes was born in Bergen in west Norway by the coast on january 14th, 1971. Harlequins Enigma is mostly a one-man-band, but Elin Berge, Katie Leung, and Sara Jensen serve as co-members with several album appearances over the years. The primary musical creations revolve around chip-tune, electronica, techno, experimental, video game soundtracks, space, ambient, and new age genres. Åge began experimenting with synth-based music in the early 1990’s. Throughout the years, collaborations with Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre, Klaus Schulze, Vangelis, Kitaro, Kate Bush, Dave Weckl, Chick Corea, Jan Gabarek, and others have spawned rich, creative, and mature developmental compositional achievements. The name origin of Harlequins Enigma revolves around a “hope for something better, as an eternal flame.” It is based upon expectation. Åge describes the circumstances around the creation of the name: “I once had a lighter with a girl on , showing a little of her face with a yellow rose & two identical females as guardians at each side of her picture a walking creature that looks like a walking mouse pregnant.” Riding the electronic waves of sound, Harlequins Enigma bridges the gap between fantasy and reality with a good dose of futuristic embellishments that have been stewing, brooding, and morphing since the early 1990’s.
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  • h_enigma

    hello all, new albums with new material & also new remasters of old favourites are now available at juno, itunes, spotify, cdbaby & other stores. be sure to follow us on spotify if you use it. our facebook page hold new info about the band at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harlequins_Enigma/107733339285087 -- thank you all for your interest in the band. new cd cover available at facebook which will be a pop/dance album based on octagon 2 + new unreleased material in master format. alot have happened lately. stay tuned for more news... -åge

    28 Apr 3:41am Reply

  • h_enigma

    be sure to visit http://www.harlenia.com to get an update on what`s happened lately :] -åge

    3 Jul 2011 Reply

  • h_enigma

    dark light, ruby & jade photograph & lyra added to the harlequins enigma library @ last.fm - 10.03.2011

    10 Mar 2011 Reply

  • h_enigma

    lol, you have to change user to: h_enigma to read the journal link is: http://www.last.fm/user/h_enigma/journal/ definetely know this: h_enigma & harlequins enigma is the same artist

    16 Sep 2010 Reply

  • h_enigma

    journal update 16.09.2010 - åge riisnes

    16 Sep 2010 Reply

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