{"title":"Genepool Records","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-dot-of-black-in-the-blue-of-your-bliss-2","title":"A Dot of Black in the Blue of Your Bliss","description":"\u003cp\u003eas a member of the hugely popular (and of late critically adorned) norwegian band a-ha, he has toured the world since their first worldwide number one in 1985, selling a staggering amount of records in the process. he has contributed to the band's worldwide hits, as well as much more ecclectic collaborations, writing filmscores, and music for theatre \u0026amp; ballet. as a solo artist the new album titled 'a dot of black in the blue of your bliss' is his second, following the 2004 release of 'past perfect future tense' - an album termed 'uneasy listening' by his wife. 'probably mostly referring to my unapologetic approach to vocals,' he says...tongue somewhere close to cheek. magne f expresses himself across an almost panoramic range of medias. his ballooning body of work in music, paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture, text and so on has made his signature increasingly difficult to ignore - and his cv a rather exhausting read in itself! his artistic path is not so easily defined, full of unexpected detours and left turns as it may appear. in fact he seems devoted to defy the idea of being categorized, constantly challenging his achievements and branching out into new areas. 'i have been too many people to defend old versions of myself' - a quote from an earlier interview, may serve as an apt introduction to this multi-faceted artist.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Genepool Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402561032523,"sku":"2189764","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_d3351f7b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726550170"},{"product_id":"savoy-songbook-vol-1-2","title":"Savoy Songbook, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorwegian band - Savoy are most likely to be relatively unknown to most people in the UK, but one of their members is far from obscure: Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is the man responsible for young women fainting en masse in the late 80s and early 90s. He’s a member of the global super-hit Scandinavian band a-ha and penned some of their biggest hits including: ‘The Sun Always Shines On T.V.’, ‘Hunting High And Low’, ‘Take On Me’. The Norwegian born songwriter’s band Savoy are made up of his wife; American filmmaker Lauren Savoy (guitar and vocals), Frode Unneland (drums) and Paul himself who leads the band on vocals and guitar as well as composing the songs with his wife. Savoy has always only been able to be a side project for Paul as the demands of recording and touring with a band like a-ha were always very restrictive. In fact Savoy have never actually been out on tour as they don’t have the time. Despite this, the band enjoyed considerable success in their home country selling more than 300,000 records with a career that spans more than a decade. This release ‘Savoy Songbook Vol.1’ is a collection of their best songs reworked, plus some new ones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Genepool Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402562179403,"sku":"2189761","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_f87c4c60_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726550249"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/genepool-records.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}