Susanna and the Magical Orchestra

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Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is a Norwegian duo consisting of Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (vocals) and Morten Qvenild (keyboards). Both hail from Kongsberg, a small Norwegian town most known for its free thinking festival.

Susanna comes from a musical family with brothers Christian known for his trio Close Erase, and Fredrik being the drummer in band Span. Morten was a member of Jaga Jazzist until he quit to concentrate on his work with Susanna. He has also worked with Nils Petter Molvær and Norwegian diva Bertine Zetlitz.

Their debut album, List of Lights and Buoys (2004, Rune Grammofon), contais nine beautiful low key original songs plus highly personal interpretations of Dolly Parton’s Jolene and Leonard Bernstein’s “Who Am I”. The record shows a surprising degree of maturity, especially considering the writers’ young age. Producers Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) and Helge Sten (aka Deathprod… and a member of Supersilent) have, in different ways and from different positions been crucial helpers in shaping the final result. Sten has also mixed the album. In addition, the reknown artist Kim Hiorthøy has designed the sleeve.

Their second album Melody Mountainconsists of ten beautiful cover versions, among them Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart.

By the way, their live performances is just brilliant and breathtaking.
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  • arielambrose

    darker version of feist, a combination of bjork and feist [2] exaclty. this is what I hear in her as well.

    last month
  • alfancur

    darker version of feist, a combination of bjork and feist

    December 2011
  • SoulJazzsterInc

    Her voice reminds me a bit of Feist

    December 2011
  • imisswhowewere

    believer = awesome song for the most beautiful scene of skins [9]

    December 2011
  • camilagentile

    believer = awesome song for the most beautiful scene of skins [8]

    December 2011
  • Uranium1

    I saw her live last wednesday; Pure magic! Amazing voice, tremendous melancholic numbers! Best live performance I enjoyed in a looong time!

    November 2011
  • n194

    believer = awesome song for the most beautiful scene of skins [7]

    September 2011
  • MadameIgnoranz

    believer = awesome song for the most beautiful scene of skins [6]

    June 2011
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4 Jan 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/susannamagical

Thank you all for a wonderful year 2010!We've played shows across Scandinavia, Portugal and USA/Canada. Also with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy!Now we're playing one show in Oslo with the swedish …

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