Kakkmaddafakka

The band is one of many young artists currently emerging from Bergen, which the Norwegian press has called the "New Bergen Wave", as it is reminiscent of the many successful bands that emerged from Bergen in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. Kakkmaddafakka has performed at numerous festivals including Iceland Airwaves, Montreux Jazz Festival, NXNE, CMJ Music Marathon, Southside Festival, Hurricane Festival, Eurosonic Festival, by:Larm, Area 4 Hove and Melt! festival in Germany, where they were introduced on stage by prominent Bergen musician and friend Erlend Øye. In 2008 Kakkmaddafakka was nominated as Best Norwegian Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards, along with Madcon, Ida Maria, Karpe Diem and eventual winners Erik og Kriss. On February 25, 2011, Kakkmaddafakka released their second album Hest. The album was produced by Erlend Øye and released on the label Bubbles. The first single taken from the album was "Restless". On 28 June 2013 the third album was released - Six months is a long time. It was again produced by Erlend Øye. Band members: Kakkmaddafakka Axel Vindenes - guitar, vocals, Stian Sævig - bass, vocals, Pål Vindenes - cello, guitar, vocals, Jonas Nielsen - piano, vocals(2004 - 2014), Sebastian Kittelsen - piano, Kristoffer Van Der Pas - drums, Additional musicians also called kakkmaddachoir Martin Sande - backing vocals and dancing, Sverre Sande - backing vocals and dancing, Lars Helmik Raaheim-Olsen - Percussion, Notes: ^ "Topp30 Album Norsk uke 40, 2007 - VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958". Lista.vg.no. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2009-02-12. , ^ Peter Vollset (2007-09-25). "Kakkmaddafakka - Musikk". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2009-02-12. , ^ "Den nye bølgen? | NRK P3". Nrkp3.no. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2009-02-12. , ^ "Melt! Festival @ Ferropolis - Stadt aus Eisen" (in German). Melt-festival.de. Retrieved 2009-02-12. , ^ "Kakkmaddafakka MTV-nominert". ba.no. Retrieved 2009-02-12.