{"title":"Big Dipper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig Dipper is a music shop located in Oslo that offers a wide range of genres, from Metal to Reggae, Blues to Garage. With their diverse selection, they cater to all music lovers. However, Big Dipper is not just a music shop; it also operates as a label for rock, garage, and punk bands worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe *label* has gained recognition for its commitment to promoting talented artists within these genres. By signing both established and emerging bands, Big Dipper continues to expand its roster with unique and groundbreaking acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're searching for your favorite *rock*, *garage*, or *punk* band's latest release or looking to discover new sounds within these genres, Big Dipper provides an extensive collection that will satisfy any musical taste.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"horn","title":"Horn","description":"\u003cp\u003eProg Rock band from Bergen, Norway, formed in late 1969 , and disbanded in the spring of 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e They had several reunions since then. 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The record was chosen as Norway's contribution to the European Summit on November 20, 1971. \"Horn\" was their second album released in 1971 an experimental record with diverse styles, and improvisations with all members contributing in songwriting. Available on vinyl again for the first time since 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Dipper","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50416555196747,"sku":"2055032","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7059136210503_8ba8bbb3_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726705896"},{"product_id":"mysterious-walks","title":"Mysterious Walks","description":"\u003cp\u003eDebut album from Norwegian alt-country artist Thomas Hansen (aka St Thomas) reissued on vinyl for the first time. 13 songs of unpretentious and melodic Psycho Cowboy tunes with beautiful heavenly harmonies underscored by acoustic guitar, organ and acid banjo. Recommended for fans of Will Oldham, Elliott Smith, who were the guiding stars for Thomas that led him to quit his dayjob as a postman to become a full time songwriter and artist. in the 2000's he topped the charts in Norway, toured with bands like Lambchop and Of Montreal. 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After Hunter and Steel agreed that Nessjo was the man for the job, they arranged a few rehearsals with the band before herding them to Abbey Road Studios in July of '94 with engineer Rune Nordal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Norwegian producer had a reputation as one who could use his arranging and orchestration skills to create songs from slivers of musical ideas and meet deadlines. The result was a real cracker with some wonderful material, including moving ballads like 'The Other Man', 'Red Letter Day' and the beautiful 'Scars' and fiercer, spiky numbers like 'Another Fine Mess' and 'Dancing On The Moon'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special LP edition is pressed on heavyweight vinyl and comes with a gatefold sleeve with notes from Michael Monroe, Darrell Bath and Casino Steel. 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On this extended version, you get the album remastered, and expanded with a bonus LP. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Containing 5 live tracks from Swedish radio in addition to the hit single \"In Dieser Stadt\". \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Dipper","offers":[{"title":"Clear LPx2.","offer_id":50484827717963,"sku":"2025319","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50484823982411,"sku":"2025308","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_749808f2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727592473"},{"product_id":"some-like-it-cut","title":"Some Like It Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn June 1981, Oslo-based band The Cut released their debut album \u003ci\u003eShadow Talks\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The album was produced and mixed by British music industry legend John Leckie.  The albums cutting edge, heavily electronic-oriented post-punk sound inspired and influenced  a generation of musicians who came of age in the 1980's or later, working with electronic music,  acid jazz, hip hop and so on.  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This is the debut \u003ci\u003eElgen er los\u003c\/i\u003e, which was released on the Mai label in 1974. The band consists of four legendary jazz artists: Pal Thowsen on drums , Sveinung Hovensjo on bass, Brynjulf Blix on keys and Jon Eberson on guitar. The band name came from a children's book with English and Norwegian lyrics, where the aim was to create something entirely Norwegian (\"Moose\") and also sound loose (\"Loose\"). As loose as it gets. 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Jazz was unfaithful with rock, rock with folk music, pop with contemporary music, everyone was curious about the French gypsy jazz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young Norwegian musicians who was noticed was a long-haired guy in a flannel shirt who played the guitar so that it rumbled in the stomach and echoed in the walls. Some suffered permanent hearing damage from standing too close to the speaker when he gave it his all and then some. The guy had grown up with straight jazz, but then he discovered free improvisers like Pharoah Sanders and brilliant innovators like Jimi Hendrix. Jon Eberson, a fast and versatile guitarist, full of both energy and subtlety, that played music in a borderland that had only just opened its gates. With him, Brynjulf Blix on keyboards, Pal Thorstensen on bass and Espen Rud on drums. Oslo- based Moose Loose was inspired by Miles Davis' electric music, from Bitches Brew onwards, but also by modern jazz musicians such as John Coltrane and style creators in rock such as Jimi Hendrix.It was a young band, all in their early twenties, who stood on stage during the Kongsberg Jazz Festival on this June day in 1973 - on the day 50 years before the result is finally available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Dipper","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50490720485707,"sku":"2029919","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490720125259,"sku":"2029918","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7059137232016_b8674956_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1727671509"},{"product_id":"life-dollars","title":"Life Dollars","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Harry Nilsson and Fred Neil. 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The majority of the songs here were written at the beginning of an international romance-turned-marriage that has since ended, giving the songs dual natures. As a result, the music embodies longing, idealism, uncertainty, isolation, and emotional gambling on a bed of drifting escapism. The arrangements were inspired by the time Matt and Dan Iead toured as a duo through New England a few autumns ago. In a minimal rental car, surviving on pizza and a hacky sack, they developed the 12 string acoustic – electric guitar combination that would become the core of the record. 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This maxi-EP brings together the classics “I Need You”, “Son Of The Wizard” and “I Ain’t Got You”, three tracks previously only available as bootlegs – with the original 7-inch changing hands for absurd sums on eBay these days. Side 2 opens with “Vampire Nazi”, a single where Matheson\/Steel got a helping hand from Petter Baarli (The Backstreet Girls), both as co-writer and in the studio. The icing on the cake for completists is undoubtedly the fabled “Running Wild”, a rarity long thought lost shortly after it was recorded. This unique release is now available on vinyl in a limited edition with a gatefold sleeve. It also includes a separate insert with liner notes by Andrew Matheson and Tom Kristensen. On the inside of the sleeve, you’ll also find an in-depth interview with Matheson, Casino Steel, and E.S. 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