Beranek Artist Bio

BERANEK- Norwegian artist/musician, born 1960. His debut single “Dra Te Hælvete” (“Go To Hell”), spent almost 6 months on the national charts in 1981, and caused controversy when the song was banned by national TV/radio channel NRK.
Beranek’s debut album “Sound of Danger”, released the same year, found favour among collectors of minimal synth music. Beranek released several more albums and singles throughout the 80s and the first half of the 90s, often collaborating with other musicians such as The Stranglers’ bass player JJ Burnel, but usually playing most of the instruments himself.
Beranek´s first release in nearly 20 years, “Sensitive Dependence”, is scheduled for release in October 2013. The news of Beranek re-entering the pop/rock scene stirred a lot of attention in Norway, with coverage in the prime time news on National TV.

The good news is that the synthesizer is alive and well in the service of pop music in 2013. When Beranek releases a record it is worth a listen. -JJ Burnel, August 2013

Discography:

Singles:
• Dra te’ Hælvete/Balls’n Calls (Mind Expanding Records, 1981)
• City Lights/A Song of Kindess (Snowflake Records, 1983)
• It’s So Strong/I Believe in You (Snowflake Records, 1983)
• She’s a Great Dancer/High Fly (Snowflake Records, 1984)
• Dancing in the Wind/Teardrop (Epic / Animal Voice, 1986)
• Dum-dee-dum-dee/Hotter Than the Sun (CBS / Animal Voice, 1988)
• Tacoma Bridge/Trick of Sounds (Animal Voice, 1994)
• One Day (Animal Voice, April 2013)
• I Wish The Sky Was Blue (Animal Voice, June 2013)
• Fly Like A Bird / Tobor´s Heart (video) (Animal Voice, October 2013)

Album
• Sound of Danger (Mind Expanding Records, 1981)
• X-Ray (Snowflake Records,1983)
• Trigger (Snowflake Records),1984)
• She´s a Great Dancer (1985)
• Daylight in the Dark (Epic / Animal Voice, 1986)
• The Red File (CBS / Animal Voice, 1988)
• Vintage Tapes (Animal Voice, 1993)
• Tacoma Bridge (Animal Voice, 1994)
• Sensitive Dependence (Animal Voice, October 21, 2013)
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