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SHORT BIO

Homeless Balloon is the music project of Norwegian composer and artist Helge Krabye. He has released six audio CD’s, one audio EP, a double digital album and several digital EP's on his label 24 Chillout Music. The music is downtempo chill out grooves and ambient soundscapes inspired by acid jazz, electronica, world fusion, acoustic and film. Helge’s background is in sound design and video editing, and he has composed music for more than eighty television documentaries, radio plays, fantasy stories and multimedia projects. Homeless Balloon also has a Youtube Channel with music and animation. (See the «Links» -section later in this document.)

MEDIUM BIO

Homeless Balloon is the music project of Norwegian composer and multimedia artist Helge Krabye. His background is in sound design and video editing, and he has composed original music for more than eighty television documentaries, radio plays, fantasy stories and multimedia projects. He is known for combining acoustic instruments with experimental, electronic sounds. His music is inspired by both world fusion, electronica, acoustic, classical, jazz and film music. He has released six audio CD’s, one audio EP, a double digital album and several digital EP's on his label 24 Chillout Music.

Helge Krabye learned to play violin at the age of six, and he picked up the guitar as a teenager. He bought his first Tape Recorder (Tandberg) at the age of fifteen, and he started recording both instruments and physical sounds in the daily surroundings. After college, he was accepted to study Sound Engineering and Television in NRK (National TV in Norway). In his early

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thirties he started experimenting with computers, MIDI and synthesizers, and his background in classical music made his compositions suitable for moving pictures. Because he worked with instructors and producers in the Radio Drama Department in NRK, he was invited to compose music for several Radio Plays. When he later became a sound designer in the Television Department, he composed music for many documentaries.

Homeless Balloon also has a Youtube Channel with music and animation. (See the «Links» -section later in this document.)

Homeless Balloon sounds Like: Enigma, Vangelis, Air, David Sylvian, Moby, Massive Attack and sometimes Pink Floyd.

Influences: The Beatles, Mozart, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, John Martyn, Yes and Joni Mitchell.


LONG BIO

Homeless Balloon is the music project of Helge Krabye, a Norwegian composer, sound designer and multimedia artist, born in 1953 in Oslo, Norway. Helge has (under his real name) composed music for television documentaries, radio plays, fantasy stories and multimedia projects as well as signature melodies and musical jingles since the late 80's. In his music, he is known for combining acoustic and electric instruments with experimental, electronic sounds in a variety of music genres. Homeless Balloon has released six audio CD’s, one audio EP, a double digital album and several digital EP’s on his label 24 Chillout Music. The music is downtempo chill out grooves and ambient soundscapes inspired by acid jazz, electronica, world fusion, acoustic and film.

Helges first name Helge is pronounced "hel-ge" ("hel" like in the word "helmet", and "ge" like the two first letters in the verb "get". His family name Krabye is pronounced “krá-bi” (“kra” with a rolling “r” and an “a” like in “father”, and “bye” with an “y” like in the french word for “moon”: la lune, and to make it even more complicated, with a silent “e” in the end.

Helges first instrument was a small, wooden zither that his grandmother gave him when he was four years old. At six, he started taking violin lessons and later played first violin in Nordtvet Skoles Strykeorkester (School String Orchestra) in Oslo. His teacher Peter Hindar (well known for his performances with Hindarkvartetten) encouraged him to practice more, but he didn't have the patience. One day Peter Hindar caught him in cheating; he didn't read music, he played it by memory and by ear... That was the end of one era, but the beginning of another. Improvisation has always been what Helge loves.

When he was 15, big boys were supposed to play guitar, not violin - and Helge quit the school orchestra. His grandmother gave him a violin, and he picked up the violin again after high school. Since then, he has often used violin in his recordings.

With the Tandberg 1200X tape recorder he bought for the money he received at his Confirmation, he started composing music and creating new sounds. Very much inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen and the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album, he developed an ear for sound. He was able to dub his guitar with noises and voices from the radio. One of the first compositions was "Song of the world", a montage of acoustic guitar, radio tuning and voice samples like Mr. Richard Nixon announcing the end of the Vietnam War and an overexcited radio dj promoting the (terrible) movie "Song of Norway".

Music meant a lot to Helge as a teenager and young man, and he bought a lot of LP's and even made his own listening charts every week. He discovered "Astral Week" by Van Morrison, "Inner Mounting Flame" by John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, "What's going on" by Marvin Gaye, the experimental music of Karlheinz Stockhausen and Terry Riley, as well as Mozart's "Symphony No. 40" with the great conductor Carlo Maria Giulini. When Pink Floyd released their "Dark Side of the Moon" and Stevie Wonder his "Music of


My Mind" albums, Helge became very interested in synthesizers and electronic music.

After high school, he went to technical school in NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Cooperation) to become a sound engineer. Here he was able to use professional recording studios and instruments, and he played guitar with his classmates. With a classmate, he was responsible for the innovative radio program "Lydbåndmix" ("Music Mix Tapes") where amateur musicians were invited to send in their own musical compositions. Several later to be well known musicians and singers were among the artists who were discovered through the program.

When MIDI arrived in the late eighties, Helge purchased his first Macintosh SE (in 1987) with the MasterTracksPro MIDI sequencer and a Roland S-10 sampling keyboard, as well as one of the first digital multitimbral synthesizer: the Roland MT-32. He was working as a sound engineer and producer of the successful youth program "AB 8-12" in NRK, and he began composing jingles and instrumental music for the radio show. As he started to receive royalties from airplay, he was able to upgrade his studio and instruments and purchased the first affordable hard disk recording system for a personal computer (1989), "SoundTools" by Digidesign (later to be named ProTools). Helge used the equipment for composing jingles and creating original sound landscapes when he became responsible for the next youth radio program in NRK: "ABRS". In this program, that was broadcast every working day in the afternoon, he also programmed various interactive games in HyperCard and later Video Works II with sound effects and musical pieces built into the applications and the Macintosh computer connected to the radio mixer in order to create a rich sound design live on air. While sitting on the broadcast mixer with all the audio sources like studio mikes, record players and tape recorders, he and the program host in the studio pushed the virtual buttons on the Mac screen to trigger sound effect and musical pieces. Helge remember being quite exhausted after those daily radio shows, but it was great fun and also ahead of it's time!

Helge first started to work as a sound designer and sound engineer in the Radio Drama department in NRK in 1986, and director Kyrre Haugen Bakke allowed him to compose music for the play "The Magician's Nephew", one of the great fantasy books in the "Narnia Chronicles" by C. S. Lewis. Being in control of both music and sound design, was a nice responsibility! Later, Helge wrote his own story with music and sound effects for children, "Herr C og bestevennen som ble borte". He also composed music for other producer's s fantasy stories and radio shows.

In 1997, Helge felt that it was time to move on. He started to work with post production (sound) in NRK Fjernsynet (television), using AMS Audiophile and then ProTools. A couple of years later, he was responsible for doing the sound design for the documentary journalists in "Brennpunkt", and they invited him to compose music as well. Since then, Helge have composed original music


for more than seventy television documentaries that have been broadcast by NRK.

Helge also had a great interest in interactive media, and he programmed a special interactive HyperCard game called "Nysgjerrigper" for Norges Forskningsråd in 1990, by first teaching himself HyperTalk. He also programmed the "Midt i Planeten" ("Worlds apart") with his friend Arnfinn Christensen - a computer game where the alien Gorx is guiding us through our solar system. The game was included with the new Macintosh Centris multimedia computers that Apple started selling in Norway in 1993. By this time, the great VideoWorks II software for Mac had developed into MacroMedia Director, and he taught himself to program scrips with Lingo, the script language MacroMedia developed further and later used in their innovative Flash technology. (By the time this happened, Helge's interest and skills in programming had started to fade...)

2001 was in a way a highlight in Helge Krabye's career as a composer for television, since the five part documentary series "Det gåtefulle Kina" (Mysterious China) was a success and was shown in several countries around the world the following years. Again, he worked close with Arnfinn Christensen who edited the whole documentary series on a small Macintosh (and created some stunning animations in Flash). A remix of the best music pieces from this series was finally released on the CD "Mysterious China" by Helges music project Homeless Balloon in August 2007.

In 2004, Helge composed original music for nature documentarist and photographer Arne Nævra and his nine part television series "Villdyr og Villmark" ("Global Safari"), an adventure and wildlife series shot in Russia (Wrangel island and Kamchatka), Rwanda, India, Borneo and Alaska. Some of the music from this series is available as a remix on the Homeless Balloon album "Oriental Spaces" (2008).

Helge also contributed to other artist's projects as a performer. He played acoustic guitar on the song "Fabel" on the Amethystium 2004 CD "Evermind" (2004), an album that climbed high in the ambient and new age charts around the world. He also played djembe, electric guitar (with Ebow) and Alembiq electric bass on the track "Moths Drink the Tears of Sleeping Birds" from the American ambient artist Kit Watkins' 2006 CD "SkyZone". Kit Watkins was one of the artists in the great progressive American band "Camel" in the early 70's, and he is a friend of Helge.

In 2005, Helge began working as a video editor and post producer (in NRK TV), a profession that made it possible to combine all his experience from drama, storytelling, sound design and graphic design. He is a big fan of Eric Wenger (U&I Software) and his software tools ArtMaticPro, ArtMaticVoyager and MetaSynth, and he have created several futuristic animations and graphics, which can be enjoyed in Homeless Balloon's music video's at YouTube and Vimeo.


Even if Helge was very eager to start using MIDI and compose with samplers, his heart is beating stronger for using electric and acoustic instruments when composing and recording music. His taste for jazz and improvisational music has grown during the years. He has invested in quality instruments like acoustic and electric guitars, various percussion instruments and a MiniMoog Voyager synthesizer as well as the great Prophet 6 by Dave Smith. He slowed down composing for television from 2006 and instead started concentrating on remixing his best music as well as composing new, independent pieces. In 2008, he sold most of his musical gear, except the acoustic and electric instruments. In 2012, Helge's interest for electronic music and innovative software and synthesizers was growing, and he continued to compose music - this time even more eclectic and flirting with various musical genres. It doesn’t come as a surprise to those who know Helge, that he bought some of the darkest instruments back and even set up a more complex home studio than ever. In 2014 he fell in love with the Elektron instruments, and he now owns both the Analog Keys, Analog Rytm and the Mono Maschine.

Because of a row of misunderstandings and confusion about his name, Helge decided to release his music commercially under the project name "Homeless Balloon" from the spring of 2007. In August 2007, he released his first two commercial CD's, "Travel in Silence" and "Mysterious China", the very year he also celebrated his first twenty years as a composer. In August 2008, he released the rest of the best of his compositions on four new audio CD's, "Ancient City", "Oriental Spaces", "Electronova" and "Hurry Slowly".

In the spring of 2013, Helge began composing original music for television again, this time for a unique Nature Documentary Series named "Norske Naturperler" produced by Arne Nævra, the famous Norwegian Nature Photographer and filmmaker. The Series has eight parts with amazing pictures from some of the wildest and most fascinating areas with Norwegian wildlife. The series has been broadcast in other countries as well. In the autumn of 2014, Helge released the best of these compositions - with several remixes and pieces not heard in the documentary series - on a 56 tracks double digital album named “Music from Wild North”.

Helge Krabye has had several licensing opportunities outside Norway as well, and he is currently offering some of his best music through Apollo Music in Denmark (check out www.findthetune.com for his music).

Homeless Balloon also has a Youtube Channel with music and animation. (See the «Links» -section later in this document.)

Homeless Balloon sounds Like: Enigma, Vangelis, Air, David Sylvian, Moby, Massive Attack and sometimes Pink Floyd.

Helges strongest influence has come from The Beatles, Mozart, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, John Martyn, Yes and Joni Mitchell.


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- Last updated December 2015


What other people have said about Homeless Ballooon and Helge Krabye’s music

"I woke up to Kamtjatka (heard it on tv on Music Choice) and had to come find it. I didn't but I'm so glad I got to experience this [and, the other vids], as well. I love fractals, great video, awesome music!" - KKumokun, YouTube (comment on music video) (April 13, 2013)

"The 75-minute album "Oriental Spaces" is filled with world fusion grooves, electronic and acoustic performances, beautiful melodies, and mostly chilled out and ambient soundscapes. The brainchild of Norwegian composer Helge Krabye, Homeless Balloon has become critically acclaimed worldwide for its cinematic depth and intriguing musical textures. ORIENTAL SPACES is one of six recordings for the Homeless Balloon project and one of our favorites with accessible musical experimentation. Songs like the dreamy “Daughters of Allah”, the percussive “Rwanda” and the sensitive “Alaska” are great examples of the musical diversity on this album. Fans of Enigma, Deep Forest, Enya and Vangelis will truly appreciate the musical exploration of ORIENTAL SPACES’ intricate, alluring and captivating! Homeless Balloon drifts thoughtfully through a deep musical experience!” - Sandy Shore, SmoothLounge (Jan 05, 2012)

"This is unique music that is listenable but continually interesting. Twisting and turning in a comfortable ambient way. Good for driving. - Comment to the album "Hurry Slowly" - POLAR, Emusic (Mar 01, 2011)

"This guy is so good, i want to hug him. Great instrumental music that will take you around the world in seconds. Keep up the good work, dude. - Comment to the album "Hurry Slowly" - 00C47F20, Emusic (Feb 02, 2011)

"Your music is wonderful, in late night hours it is escape into another, better world :) Just needed to say this." - Robert (Black September), Music fan at SoundCloud (Nov 17, 2010)

"Wonderful music! A welcome addition to the station! Very positive listener feedback." - Astreaux (dj), Astreaux World Web Site (Jun 12, 2010)

"There's one guy who is KING of Electronica music, he goes by the name of Homeless Balloon on SoundClick and on many other sites and is raking in the bucks with his electronica music. His music is professional electronic music the best I have heard so far he's a master at creating it and makes alot of money selling his songs off the internet. Check him out and you'll see what I'm talking about, I do like your music very nice!" - James125, Cakewalk Forum (Apr 29, 2010)

"I turn to your music when I need to relax, be soothed or just get back into a positive mode. Yep, its that good." - CodeAquaMarine, iLike (Jan 19, 2010)

"This song is chocolate to my ears. I never want it to end. I'm amazed at how you put a song like this together! Everything fits together flawlessly to create


such a dramatic mood. I've listened to it a couple times now and every time I catch my self staring at my computer screen in a trance." - Shawni Lynn Tolman (Canada), Garageband review of "Harmony" (track) (Jul 18, 2009)

"Haunting Beauty: This is an evocative, crisply recorded acoustic guitar piece. I love your expressive technique, and the piece itself feels thoughtful and emotionally charged. Would be great for a soundtrack. I'd like to play it on my show!" - Bernleckie, Bristol, UK, Garageband.com (Jan 20, 2009)

"Wonderful music! A welcome addition to the station! Very positive listener feedback - AstreauxWorld Radio - Virginia Beach, VA, US (2009)

"Came over to listen to your new song Hurry Slowly, its very beautiful!!!!! I love your musical creations!" - Cathie Fredrickson - Folk/Singer/Songwriter, US (2009)

"Beautiful, great quality music - superb technically and great feeling." - Being Ambient Music - Ambient Music/New Age/Music Therapy/Meditation/Relaxati, US (2008)

"Something of a digital Enigma meets The Doors. The live instruments and the synth/sample work is A-grade - very impressive composition production. You're not left waiting for anything to finish. Perfect ambient/world groove. - (Review of track "Turkish Delight")" - Jimmy Cooper, MP3.com Australia (Mar 20, 2008)

"An amazing soundscape with asian undertones. Ambient beyond description - a work of art." - Review of the track "China Future." - Jimmy Cooper, MP3.com Australia (Mar 20, 2008)

"Love your vibes ! Superb" - AndCo Did - Electronica/alternative (2008)

"A quick note to tell you that I 'm very impressed by your music. I just listen to the MetaSynthia CD and Japan suite is my favorite piece from the 2 CDs. All sounds are beautiful and the atmosphere is deeply involving. Nothing pleases me more to see my tools being used for such artistic achievements. Bravo. Best, Eric" - Eric Wenger (the creator of MetaSynth at U&I Software) (Aug 28, 2007)

"Helge Krabye is simply one of the finest contemporary composers and music/sound creators on the planet!" - Kit Watkins (composer and artist) (2008)

"Played some of your CD again yesterday and, again, positive remarks were phoned in!! It is nice to know that I am not the only one "jumping" up and down about your music. I have a friend who has a radio program similar to mine, only his show is in Sydney ( our biggest city) . Would it be OK if I send him a "dubbed" copy so that he can possibly air your music?" - Paul Headon (Sirius Music at Vox-FM) (Feb 28, 2008)

"Theres one guy who is KING of Electronica music, he goes by the name of Homeless Balloon on SoundClick and on many other sites and is raking in the


bucks with his electronica music. His music is professional electronic music the best I have heard so far he's a master at creating it and makes alot of money selling his songs off the internet. Check him out and you'll see what I'm talking about!" - James125 (from the forum at cakewalk.com) (2008)

"Hi, thanks for your request to be a friend! Just as I was listening to your wonderful music I lost the connection and your request disappeared! YES!!" - Adrian Snell (Christian composer and artist)

"Here is 'real' music, wonderful music pieces that provide lots of emotions, the balance between acoustics and electronics is really perfect ... this music is very inspired ... It is always very exciting to listen to your compositions." - Eric (electronic artist Tourlaville)

"Jag surfade in på din hemsida härom dagen efter att jag tittat på ett program om Kina på TV:n. Din musik i programmet var helt underbar och nu är jag intresserad av att köpa några skivor för att ge bort till våra kunder." - Björn Westlund (Bo Risberg Import, Sweden)

"Silence - finest ambient...wonderful job on da guitar...what a great combination between acoustic and electronic sounds :))" - Dj Spaceace (staff at www.soundlift.com)

"Your song "Turkish Delight" did a bang up job in Round 1 of the Active Contest and held its own against some stiff competition. It's been reviewed by folks all over the world, been subjected to raw, unfiltered scrutiny from people you don't even know...and guess what?.... They liked it! The blood, sweat and tears have paid off. Your song made it to the upper echelon of its genre, and will now move on to the next level to battle it out with its peers in Round 2." - Ivy (Band Services at www.garageband.com)

"Japan - electronic suite" is one ass kicking song!!! It sounds really, really FAT!!" - Jeroen (artist project Breakable)

"We wanted to inform you that you are being featured currently on MP3.com's Hot Artist Spotlight until the end of July 2002. Congratulations!!!" - Tim Erdmann (Music Editor, VivendHelge Universal Net USA)

"Helge Krabye's spacious explorations of "Japan - Electronic Suite" move from drum-and-drone expanses to floating flutey passages of amorphous beauty, then into "natural" phenomena of weather and water and radiantly entwined frequencies... and then, beyond. Impressive electro-ambient sounds by any measure..." - David J Opdyke (reviewer of MetaSynthia 1 CD at AmbiEntrance)

"Første gangen eg hørte hørespillet Beaty Bow (1991), la eg ekstra merke til musikken. Eg har den på kassett - men det blir ikkje det samme somå for eksempel kunne få heile melodien i mp3-format. Kunne du være så snill å sende meg den? Den er sååå FIIN!! :)” Translated: “The first time I heard the radio play Beaty Bow, I specially noticed the music. I recorded it on


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cassette - but that’s not the same as getting the whole track as mp3. Could you please send it to me? It’s soon nice!” - Marius Myklebust" (radio listener, NRK)

"I used to listen to your music on the old mp3.com. Recently I was looking through some of my old MP3s, and I came across "China Romantic Landscape". This reminded me of your "Mysterious China" CD, and I looked around various websites to find this CD to purchase, but I couldn't find it. So, my question is, where can I buy this CD? I just love the music :-)" - Gregory (listener) (2008)

“Sweet tone. Really great work” / “Great track - hit me as soon as it started.” - Listeners to the track “New Moon” from the EP “Play At Your Own Risk” at SoundCloud (2016)

“I can feel this down to my bones. Loved it.” / “Wowzer, super nice.” - Listeners to the track “Blues For Your Brother” from the EP “Play At Your Own Risk” at SoundCloud (2016)


Helge Krabye’s music compositions for radio, television and multimedia

As a reference to Helge Krabye’s musical experience, here is a list of radio, television and multimedia projects that he has composed original music for since he started in 1987. Many of these have also been broadcast in other countries like Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Australia etc.

Music for television documentaries

"Norges Villmarker" This is another Nature Documentary Series by Arne Nævra and Torgeir Beck Lande. Some of the video were used in the longer “Norske Naturperler”, but there is also a lot of new footage. Many of Helges compositions used in “Norske Naturperler” are repeated here. The series was broadcast at NRK1. (2015)

"Brennpunkt - Den Siste Reisen" Helge composed original music for the 50 minutes long television documentary which tells the story of Siv Tove Pedersen (41) who chose eutanasi in order to end the fight against her serious lung disease. It was broadcast at NRK1. (2015)

"Norske Naturperler" Helge spent more than a year composing original music (He also did the sound design in ProTools) for this eight (8) part television documentary series produced by the gifted photographer and journalist Arne Nævra and his colleague Torgeir Beck Lande. We are getting as close as possible on the animals and nature of the most wild nature areas in Norway, and the filming was done with the most modern cameras and HD technology available. It was a joy to work on this project, and the series will be shown in prime time at NRK1 (National TV) eight Sundays in a row from January 2014. (2014)

"Blant Konger og Keisere" Helge has composed new instrumental music for Arne Nævra's one hour television documentary "Blant Konger og Keisere" where he is filming pinguins in the Antarktis. In addition to new compositions, some of Helge’s exisiting music was used in this fascinating and beautiful documentary broadcast in NRK1. (2011)

"Bokprogrammet Spesial: Per Olov Enquist" Helge composed original music for the television feature "Bokprogrammet Spesial" (broadcast on National TV in Norway and Sweden in the summer of 2009) about the great, Swedish author Per Olov Enquist. As Helge was responsible for the video editing and graphic design of this television feature, he was able to let the music and images/video support each other in a satisfactory way. (2009)


"Antarktis" Helge’s music was used in this three part nature documentary filmed and produced by Arne Nævra for NRK. This documentary series has been filmed in HD and has some fantastic video shots and great sound. Arne Nævra always record his sound in stereo, which is great for reproducing the sounds of the nature and animals at Antarktis. (2008)

"Tvilen" This Brennpunkt television documentary by Norunn Reinertsen is about the Shaken Baby syndrome, a much discussed diagnosis given to small infants who may (or may not) have been shaken too hard by their parents. The music has electronic effects combined with acoustic and electric guitar, Rhodes electric piano and Alembic electric bass. (2006)

"Peak Oil - Imposed By Nature" (DVD) Film maker and documentarist Amund Prestegard was nominated for ”Best professional documentary” at The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival 2005. The documentary explains what the global oil decline (life after peak oil) will mean for all of us. Helge’s music is licensed to illustrate the documentary. More info about the DVD at Tropos Dokumentar. (2005)

"Brennpunkt: Gruvens Hemmeligheter" Helge composed original music and did the sound design and audio mix for this television documentary by Norunn Reinertsen (NRK). There is a lot of archive footage showing the development of nuclear weapons and sky rockets, and that allowed me to use both electronic and experimental sounds as well as more ambient, musical styles. It is always fun to work with Norunn, since she loves television and is not afraid of using sound fx and music to illustrate her stories. (2005)

"Drømmen om Villmarka" A new documentary with beautiful scenes from Norwegian nature by Asgeir Helgestad. I composed a few of the musical themes in this television documentary to illustrate the relationship between man and wild nature. (2005)

"Villdyr og Villmark" This is a nine part television documentary series where the gifted nature photographer and producer Arne Nævra is visiting some of the most remote national parks and wild life areas around the world. Helge’s music has strong folkish and traditional music elements. (2003/2004)

"Rød og Illegal" Helge composed original music for a television documentary about the communist resistance in Norway during the Second World War (produced by Eirik Skaar and Forsvarets Mediasenter). Central in the music is the use of a female voice singing wovels to simple soundscapes of acoustic guitar and electronic effects. The documentary ("Rød og Illegal") was broadcast in the spring of 2003 in National TV in Norway, and later in the other Scandinavian countries. (2003)


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"Bill. Mrk. Desperat" A Brennpunkt documentary about child keeping and parents who struggle because it is hard to find available places in Kindergardens. Helge’s music is mostly acoustic, with melodic themes and simple effects to support the story and situations. (2003)

"I Kø for Å Leve" Helge composed original music for this Brennpunkt documentary (broadcast in National TV in the beginning of March). He used percussion, electric guitar and some electronic atmospheres to illustrate the struggle of two Norwegian men who are waiting for new kidney transplants because of their diabetes. (2003)

"Jobbfeber" Helge composed more than sixty minutes of instrumental music for the television series "Jobbfeber" ("Job fever") produced by Laterna Magica here in Oslo, Norway. The series is for youth planning their job future. Helge’s music is mostly electronic beats and some gitar pieces. (2003)

"EBU Drama: Lyden Løper" ("Running Sounds") Helge composed the music for a cute little story about a boy who gets tired of all the noises surrounding him. A strange bird drop down a blue egg containing a pair of magic glasses. By using these glasses, the boy can see that behind every noise, there is a strange being with a sound machine. He is able to scare these creatures in order that they run away - and take the noise with them. How the story ends is a secret, but this is clear: when the sounds are disappearing, it will have some serious consequences.... Helge also did the sound design for this drama story which will be distributed to several countries in 2002/2003. (2003)

"Om bombene regner" Helge composed the music for a television documentary about Lise Lindbæk, the first Nordic female journalist who reported from two World Wars and how they affected Europe. It's a story of a brave woman, but also of a personal drama. Helge’s music is influenced by Spanish and Flamenco music, and he experimented with mixing this acoustic music with more minimalistic and experimental, electronic sounds. The 52 minutes documentary was broadcast in National Television in Norway in early October. (2002)

"Villrein" - winner of the BBC Newcomer award in Wildscreen 2002 Villrein is a special, Norwegian form of reindeer which lives in the high mountains on the roof of Norway. In this nature documentry for television, photographer and author Asgeir Helgestad is telling the story of these animals. Helge composed the music mixing acoustic guitar and electronic effects. - The film was the winner of the "BBC Newcomer award" in the Wildscreen 2002 festival! (2002)

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Helge composed the music for this five part documentary series which was broadcast in December 2001. The international version of this series has been broadcast in several countries. Helge’s music has been made by combining acoustic instruments with samples of real, Chinese instruments and voices. He was composing while watching QuickTime movies of the edited video. (2001)

"Kommuner til salgs" In this Brennpunkt television documentary, film creator Sten Rune Sterner visits the famous commune Farum in Denmark where the outsourcing of all services and properties is almost total. It's an ironic view of the people behind this commercial campaign in typical Sterner style. Helge’s music is partly electronic and noisy variations of the old Danish song "A Saturday Evening". He also did the sound design which is quite colorful and also ironic. (2001)

"Teppefall" This Brenpunkt television documentary by Svein Bæren tells the story of the shop owner Maktabie who imports carpets from Turkia via Hamburg (Germany) to Norway. His business has been questioned by many, and the documentary shows that his business is not clean... Helge’s music is inspired by Turkish and Asian music, and piano, synthesizers and ethnic percussion are the basic instruments. (2001)

"Motstandskvinner " In this interesting one hour long documentary by Kari Pettersen we meet three Norwegian women who were fighting for freedom during the last world war. During the German occupation they were risking their own lives in order to bring secret information in and out of the country. In this program, they tell their stories in a touching way. Helge’s music was composed on acoustic guitar, and he added some tiny synthesizer tones to give the atmospheres color. The documentary was showed on national TV in November. - Shortly after, he received a surprising telephone call from one of the old women who participated, and she said they were very exited about the music! (2000)

"Raske Penger" The music for this Brennpunkt television documentary about a young, Norwegian man who tries to have success in the Internet business in London, is based on various computer sounds. Helge used the sound of printers and computers for the percussive parts, and synthesizers for the melodic parts. (2000)

"Svik" This Brennpunkt documentary is about the problem many young girls experience: They stop eating in order to maintain their bodies as slim as possible. We meet several girls who struggle. One has won the fight, another is still fighting, and a third (we meet her mother) died because of the lack of treatment and help from the Norwegian health system. Helge’s music is played by acoustic guitar and flute, and it creates a fragile atmosphere to surround the young women in the documentary. (2000)


"Japan venter " Program 1 "Har fortiden en framtid?" Program 2 "Har framtiden en fortid?"

In these two documentaries, "Japan is waiting - 1 & 2", film creator Sten Rune Sterner shows us Japan today. The amount of old people is growing, but the economy is not strong enough to support them. What will happen? It doesn't look good! - Helge was responsible for the sound design, and also most of the music - which is taken from his work "Japan - electronic suite" where he used Metasynth for almost all of the sounds and effects. (2000)

"Født til fiende" During the last war, many children were born with a Norwegian mother and German father. How did we treat those children after the war? They were treated like they were enemies. Norunn Reinertsen tells the story of these children in a touching way. Helge’s music consists of atmospheres and some acoustic guitar. (2000)

"Det tredje årtusen" Program 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 "The third Millennium" is a documentary series by journalist Arild Hagen which takes us to the people and nature in the deep jungle of Brazil. Photo by Arne Nævra. - The series is produced by NRK and was transmitted in December -99. Helge’s music is a mixture of ambient atmospheres, some Brazil inspired melodies and electronic sounds. (1999)

"Et sminket folkemord" Program 1 & 2This is two Brennpunkt documentaries in NRK about how aid to the African country Sudan has become a doubtful business. Producer is Vibeke Haug. Helge’s music consists of simple themes and atmospheres created by manipulating native African instrument sounds. Synthesizers were used to create the soundscapes. (1999)

"Ny generasjon - Velkommen til Norge" A documentary by journalist Wenche Giever, which portraits several refugee families who came from Kroatia to Norway two years ago. They are already speaking and reading the language, they have friends and a future here - they thought - until the Norwegian authorities told them this summer that they have to leave the country. Helge’s music is built on a traditional Yugoslavian song, with different variations and manipulations created with Metasynth. (1999)

"Torgersen-saken" This free documentary by NRK journalist Norunn Reinertsen reconstructs what happened when a young woman was killed in Oslo in the late fifties. The documentary shows - what many also believes - that the person who was judged as guilty, Torgersen, was not guilty. - Helge’s music is using electronic atmospheres to illustrate what happened in Oslo that dark evening. - Torgersen died in 2015 and it seems that his case has been closed for good.


(1999)

"Forsvaret" Program 1 and 2Music for two documentaries by journalist Lars Toverud in Brennpunkt, NRK. The programs are about the Norwegian Defense and the new situation in today's Europe. Helge’s music has an ambient character, and its function is to create an atmosphere of tension and uncertainties more than underlining action. (1999)

"Far i moderlandet" Ole Jan Larsen made this documentary for Brennpunkt about the legal rights of children when their parents split up. We are meeting two families where one of the parents is left alone without contact with their children. (1999)

"Et vitne mot gjengen" Arild Aspøy made this Brennpunkt documentary about a Norwegian woman who was married to the leader of a criminal gang "Young Guns". She has testified against him, but no one else have the courage to support her. Helge’s music tries to illustrate her fairs and the dark streets of Oslo. (1999)

"Kongens horn" Eirik Skaar made two documentaries for Brennpunkt in January -99 about the royal family in Norway, and Helge made a short musical piece which illustrates (in an ironic way) the arrival of His Majesty. It was used as the closing theme for both programs. (1999)

“Politiskolen" - Program 1, 2, 3Veslemøy Kjendsli - who has won prices for her documentaries - followed the police students for three years, and then edited three free documentaries. Helge composed the music, which tries to illustrate the different feelings, expectations, surprises and disappointments of the students as we follow them in their training. (1999)

"Ildvitnene" Eirik Skaar in NRK made this program about Arild Edvardsen and his special evangelist trip to Libanon. Helge’s specially composed music was used to close the program. (1998)

"Håpet var Oslo" Music for another Brennpunkt documentary by Sigrun Slapgard, about Osloavtalen and the conflict between Israelites and Palestinians in Gaza. (1998)

"Reisen til Kovdor" Svein Bæren made this documentary about a Norwegian who did honest business with the Russians in Kovdor. But when business became difficult because of changes in Russia, Norwegian authorities became skeptic about the business and did their best to stop the project. Helge’s music is inspired by Russian folk music. (1998)


"Jeg lar meg ikke knekke" NRK journalist Veslemøy Kjendsli followed a Norwegian woman who during the years became a slave of social help and ended up in big depth. This Brennpunkt documentary shows how difficult it is for her to gain confidence from the authorities. Helge’s music illustrates her situation. (1998)

"To hundre liv spart pr. år - når?" Music for a documentary by Brennpunkt journalist Torill Svaar about discovering breast cancer. Helge’s music is a combination of special sounds (x-ray and medical instruments) and more emotional melodies. (1998)

"Stjålne antikviteter" Wenche Giæver made this Brennpunkt documentary about stolen furniture which is being sold in antique shops. (1998)

"Rederne"Music to illustrate Arild Aspøys Brennpunkt documentary about Norwegian shipping and politics. (1998)

"Daughters of Allah" This was a very interesting project, where Helge was composing the music and doing the sound design for NRK journalist Sigrun Slapgard’s 50 minute documentary about the rights of Palestinian women. The music is inspired by Arabian folk music. The documentary has been sold abroad and shown in several countries. The English title is "Daughters of Allah". (1998)

"Dykkerne" This is music for a Brennpunkt documentary ("Havets gull") by NRK journalist Renie Thorleifsson, about divers who lost their health because of deep water diving when the Norwegian drilling platforms were built in the North Sea. Most of the music illustrates under water atmospheres. (1998) - Update: This music was also used by Renie Thorleifsson in a second documentary about the divers in the North Sea in October 2003.

"Dødshoppet"Svein Bæren (photographer and journalist in NRK) made this free documentary about three Americans and two Norwegians who jumped over the South Pole, with a tragic result (two persons died). The documentary has also been shown in Sweden. Helge’s music is inspired by blues, and he is using drums, bass and electric guitar. The music is dramatic and emotional and paints the cold, blue ice against human loss and tragedy. (1998)

"Minerydderne i Bosnia" Eirik Skaar in Brennpunkt followed two Norwegians who worked for Norsk Folkehjelps project about eliminating land mines in Bosnia. Helge’s music is partly inspired by Yugoslavian folk music, and it creates an atmosphere of tragedy and disaster. (1998)

"Provokatøren" Music for a documentary by Svein Bæren in Brennpunkt, NRK1. We are


following a man who's job is to provoke drug dealers by making them selling their drugs to him, in order that he can tell the police about them. (1998)

"Spor i fjorden" The closing theme in a Brennpunkt documentary about UFOs in Norway, by Petter Rosenlund. (1997)

"Solidaritet" This documentary by Eirik Skaar in Brennpunkt is about solidarity, LO and a Norwegian business man who knows how to pay his workers as little as possible... Helge’s music illustrates anger and strong feelings. (1997)

Signature melodies and jingles

"Kodeknekkerne" A challenge series by NRK for children and youth about programming or writing code for computer scripts. The children get various challenges where they need to pick the right code words (as cubes on a big desk) and place them in the correct order. - Helge composed the signature melody, various music themes used as background, bridges and highlights, as well as music for the end titles. (2016)

“Naturbilder” A short music and audio clip that Arne Nævra is using on the end title logo for his Nature Documentary Production Company “Naturbilder” (2014)

"Bokprogrammet" Helge has composed several musical bridges, transitions and background music for the the new version of "Bokprogrammet" in NRK2 (2010)

"Gastronomi" This is a new documentary series (to be broadcast in the autumn 2004) where the host Harald Munthe-Kaas is showing how the art - and snobbishness - of making food is practised around the world. Helge composed the signature melody as well as transitions and end music for each episode in this NRK production. (2004)

"Safari" Helge was invited to compose the signature music for the new version of the documentary series "Safari" (NRK) about art in the modern society. Again, he worked close with graphic artist Jørn Veberg, and they shared all files by using the Internet. This music was used in the program for more than three years. (2003-2005)

"Utsyn" Helge composed the music and did the sound design for this signature melody


used in a new documentary series in National TV in Norway. Helge worked close with graphic designer Jørn Veberg (who later designed the CD artwork of his six first albums). (2003/2004/2005)

"8 Noveller" NRK2 (National TV) presented eight different short films in the autumn of 2003, and Helge composed the signature theme for the series. It's a simple, ambient atomosphere with acoustic bass and synthesizer. (2003)

"Perspektiv" Signature melody and transitions for a series in NRK TV where experienced producers are looking back at highlights in the story of television by selecting clips from the NRK archives. Helge’s signature melody was composed by using piano, acoustic guitar and electronic effects. This theme music has been used every season from 2002 until 2008. (2002)

"Brobyggernes Gjestebud" Signature melody and transitions for the new series of programs where people with different relgious beliefs share their views and solve practical tasks together. Proucer is Bjørg Kittelsen. (2001)

"Brobyggerne"Signature melody and transitions for a series of six programs in NRK TV by producer Bjørg Kittelsen and host Kjell Erik Moen where people with different beliefs meet to discuss and build a bridge together. Helge composed the music by syncronizing it to a QuickTime version of the video. Some of the effects include manipulations of a mantra voice in MetaSynth. (2000)

"Journalistetikk" The signature melody for this series in NRK Undervisning (educational program in national television) was totally composed within MetaSynth, by manipulating voices and creating filter effects. Very minimalistic and suitable for the simple graphics. (2000)

"Arild I Amazonas" Signature melody for a documentary report series from Amazonas in Brazil, transmitted in NRK2 national television. (1999)

"Lese-foreningen" A remix with added electronic effects (created by me) of a CD track by Øystein Sævågs which is used as the signature melody for "Lese-foreningen" in NRK2 national television. (1998)

"Musikksnerk" Signature music and jingles for Snerk in NRK P2 radio, making fun of different musical genres. (1998)

"NRK1 Friidrett" Graphic artist Jon Spilde made this animation, and Helge composed this signature theme which illustrates different athletes in action. The signature


melody was used in national television. (1998)

"RadiOransj" Different signature themes with funny sound effects. These were used every morning and afternoon to introduce the children's radio programs in NRK P2. (1996)

"Snerk" Snerk is a radio program for children with humour, music and guests in the studio. Helge made the signature music as well as several jingles. (1996)

"Øre for kroner " Signature music for this weekly television program about money. The music is ambient and had sounds of a spinning coin and fish in a bowl... (1995)

"Det var engang" Ingrid Bomanns program "Det var engang" needed a musical theme, and Helge made it by using elements of fantasy and fairytale. The program contained clips of old, classic pieces from the radio archives. (1995)

"Radionettet" NRK P2 started a new radio program about the Internet, and Helge made the signature music, which is ambient and spacy. Rolf Brandrud, Tom Egil Hverven, Arnfinn Christensen and Helge were program hosts. (1995)

"5 På (Finn to like)" Illustrative music for the quiz program "5 På" in NRK1. The piece was played while the children solved tasks on a computer screen (programmed by Helge with MacroMedia Director), that's why they let him make the music as well :-) (1993)

"Klar Melding" Barneombud (Minister of Children) Trond Viggo Torgersen was guest every week in the children's program ABRS, and Helge made this signature melody. (1993)

"ABRS Kjenning" Signature melody for the new children's program "ABRS", which was very popular among children between 8 and 12 for several years. (1992)

"ABRS Jingles" Helge made several additional jingles for the youth program "ABRS" during this year. (1992)

"Returnity" The main theme for a program about computers in the youth program series Ungdommens Radioavis. (1991)

"Åpen dag" Radiotrailers for a campaign where the purpose was to invite people to visit NRK. (1991)


"P1 markering" Music for a big PR campaign for NRK P1 (radio). (1990)

"Videobølgen " Helge sampled a lot of funny sounds and effects from various (!) sources, and then created this signature melody for a radio program about videos. (1990)

"James Brown Skateboard-musikk" This music were being used for several years by Rikskonsertene on their compact cassette about music influences from different countries. (1989)

"SuperPC" Signature melody for AB 8-12s SuperPC-program where Lars Lønns was the host. (1989)

"AB 8-12" Jingles During 1986 and -87 Helge made more than a hundred different radio jingles for the popular youth program "AB 8-12". (1989)

"Ungdommens Radioavis - Albin" Signature melody for the program Albin in Ungdommens Radioavis, where the listeners suggested what kind of music should be played on the air. (1989)

"Ungdommens Radioavis - Jubileumstrailer" Music to celebrate Ungdommens Radioavis (youth program in National radio), made together with Lars Lønne. (1989)

"Kjenning Lydbåndmix" The first music Helge made for NRK, was the signature melody for the program Lydbåndmix where Arnfinn Christensen and he were program hosts. He used a Teac four track recorder and a Roland drum machine and electric guitar. (1986)

Music for radio drama

"Hildegunn & Hogne" Helge wrote the music for the special role playing game "Hildegunn og Hogne" for the program "ABRS". For ten weeks children called by phone on the air and suggested how the story should develop, while Helge was sitting on the mixing console choosing musical pieces who fit to the story, mixing them with sound effects. It was a difficult task... also for Fredrik Knutsen (later to be known as Hildegunn - and later changed his family name to Steen), who was the program host. The manuscript was written by the Norwegian author Tor Edvin Dahl. (1993)

"Roboten Matilda" A radio play for children: "Roboten Matilda og den forsvunne pengeseddelen",


transmitted as a part of Lørdagsbarnetimen in NRK. Helge’s music illustrates the many strange things happening in the relationship between the funny robot Matilda and a family. (1992)

"Beatie Bow " The children's radio play "Beatie Bow" (built on the novel "The unknown" by Ruth Park) was transmitted as a part of Lørdagsbarnetimen in NRK. Instructor was Lise Fjeldstad (Norwegian actor). Helge’s music creates different moods like loneliness, excitement, tension and hope. The story goes exactly hundred years back in time, when life was hard but also beautiful. The radio play was chosen as the second best play in radio in 1991 by the listeners, and it has been transmitted several times since then. (1991)

"Den rettferdige politifullmektig" A political radio play "Den rettferdige politifullmektig", instructed by Merete Skavlan and built on a novel by an Indian author. Helge’s music illustrates life and political corruption in an Indian village. (1991)

"Narnia" Helge’s original music composed for the radio play "Drømmen om Narnia" (the classic book "The magician's Nephew") by C. S. Lewis, transmitted as a part of the children's program Lørdagsbarnetimen in NRK in 1989. Instructor was Kyrre Haugen Bakke. In Helge’s music, he tried to illustrate the strange and beautiful world of Narnia where the fight between the good Aslan and the evil Queen Jadis never seems to end. (1989)

Music for fantasy stories in radio

"Orden og Kaos - Sommerserie 98" Arnfinn Christensen wrote a second fantasy story for the children's programs SNERK and Lørdagsbarnetimen in NRK P2, with the same characters as in "Den tropiske øya" (see below). Helge’s music illustrates a landscape of strange mountains and unknown nature. He used Metasynth for many effects and musical soundscapes. (1998)

"Den tropiske øya - Sommerserie 96" The manuscript for this summer series (for Lørdagsbarnetimen and SNERK in NRK P2) was written by Arnfinn Christensen, and Helge made the music. It is a fantasy story with dramatic things happening, but also with humor. (1996)

"Stå på Matilda!" Helge made the music and produced the series "Stå på Matilda Markstrøm!", transferred from a book (Gyldendal) and a part of "SNERK" in NRK P2. Unni Jortveit was reading the text. (1996)

"Frode kommode danser igjen" Helge wrote the music and produced this children's story by Svein Voje:


"Frode Kommode danser igjen". It was transmitted as a part of Barnetimen for de minste in NRK P2 as a follow up series to the very popular "Frode Kommode" first transmitted in 1993. (1995)

"Zlatas dagbok" Helge composed the music and produced the series "Zlatas dagbok" for ABRS. The story is built on a book by a Yugoslavian girl, Zlata, who actually wrote this diary during the first part of the civil war in Bosnia in 1992. The music helps creating the tension, danger but also hope in the Yugoslavian war zone. (1994)

"Frode Kommode" Lars Lønne and Helge composed and played the music for this popular series for children. The manuscript was written by Svein Woje, and the series became a big hit among children, with the title song on everybody's lips. (1989)

"Mini Maria" Music Lars Lønne and Helge made for "MinHelge Maria", a compact cassette with a nice story by Anne Helgesen, written for SOS-barnebyer. (1989)

"Prinsen og Pryleguten" Helge wrote a couple of songs and illustrative music together with Lars Lønne for this children's story, "Prinsen og Pryleguten" in ABRS, NRK. (1989)

"Bacon&Egg" Music for a children's book called "Bacon og Egg" heard in "AB 8-12" in NRK. Instructor was Helge Andersen. (1988)

"Herr C og bestevennen som ble borte"In this story for children, Helge wrote both the manuscript, read the text and composed the music. It's a fantasy story about Mr. C and his musical and noisy friends. Herr C is searching for someone who is missing, who is Stillheten (The Silence). - Helge started writing a new story about the same characters, but this was never finished... (1988)

"På hjørnet" Lars Lønne and Helge created the popular "AB 8-12" in NRK Radio in 1988. It was Helge’s responsibility to make special sounds and soundscapes for the program, but he also started composing music at this time. "På hjørnet" was a story for older children about falling in love, written by Vigdis Hjort. The music was made on a single, noisy Roland MT-32, which was Helge’s first electronic MIDI sound module. (1988)

Songs

"Bakesang"


Music to the words of Else Barrat-Due, made for the children's program "Tivoli" in NRK P2. (1996)

"Vaktmester Mestervakt"Music to words by Andris Snortheim, also made for Tivoli. (1996)

"Veslefrikks vals" Song with words by Else Barrat-Due, made for the children's program "Tivoli". (1996)

"Bak ei tønne" Helge’s music to words by Svein Woje for the series "Frode Kommode danser igjen" in Barnetimen for de minste. Actor/artist Johannes Joner is singing. (1995)

"Beate Kerspink" Another song with words by Svein Woje for "Frode Kommode danser igjen". Johannes Joner is singing. (1995)

"Gøy på tivoli" Different authors wrote and developed the story in "Tivoli". Arild Nyquist started off, and he also wrote the words for this song - while Helge made the music. (1995)

"Kom bli med på tivoli" Another song by Arild Nyquist, music by Helge. (1995)

"Randi Reddik" Another song with music by Helge and words by Svein Woje for "Frode Kommode danser igjen". Johannes Joner is singing. (1995)

"Åtte rare kuer" Another song by Svein Woje for "Frode Kommode danser igjen". Johannes Joner is singing. Music by Helge. (1995)

"Ønsker du eHelge bolle" Another song with music by Helge and words by Svein Woje for "Frode Kommode danser igjen". Johannes Joner is singing. (1995)

"Juletre på månen" Another song by Arnfinn Christensen where Helge made the music. Used in "Zimba". (1994)

"Lille rumpetroll" Arnfinn Christensen wrote the words, and Helge composed the music for one of his radio shows "Zimba". (1994)

"Thinking about you" A love song, words and music by Helge. (1991)

"Ny-ny-nysgjerrigper"


Helge’s remix (with heavy samples) of the "Nysgjerrigper" song. (1990)

"Nysgjerrigper"Lars Lønne and Helge made this song for the NAVF-campaign. (1990)

"Sommerbrevet"Helge wrote this song with Lars Lønne, and Elin Nordeng 6 years old was singing. (1990)

"Bare se men ikke røre" Harald Stoltenberg (twin brother of the well known Robert Stoltenberg who created "Borettslaget") was singing the words to the well known Margrethe Munthes song, and Helge made the musical arrangement. It was played in radio as well as Tusenfryd fun park. (1989)

"Is-sang" Helge’s music to a song used in the first series of "Frode Kommode". (1989)

"Sitta´ på med sykkel´n din" Helge’s instrumental version which was the B side of the single "Sykkelsang". It's a crazy collage of samples and instrumental sounds. (1989)

"Skilpaddesangen" Helge’s music to the words of Anne Helgesen, as a part of the cassette "Mini Maria" (see below). (1989)

"SOS-sangen" Music Helge made as a colaboration with Lars Lønne to the words of Anne Helgesen for the cassette "Mini Maria" for SOS-barnebyer. (1989)

"Sykkelsang" Helge’s first single, to the words of Harald Stoltenberg, written for a campaign with the purpose of inspiring more people to use bicycle instead of driving car. (1989)

"Livet mitt er kjedelig" Helge’s first song (music and words) heard in AB 8-12. Lars Lønne was the voice of the angry father in this song, while the rest of the words were sung by me. Lars said he felt Helge’s voice reminded him of Ole Paus… (1988)

Music for computer games and interactive media

"Norsk Romsenter"Again working with Arnfinn Christensen, Helge provided music for several presentations at the scientific web site Norsk Romsenter. You may look at an example here, where a part of Helge’s composition "Order and Chaos" is used. (2003)


http://www.romsenter.no/seksjon.cfm?aid=33

"Forskning.no" Helge composed a huge set of small loops and musical pieces for journalist and multimedia producer Arnfinn Christensen, and he used them in several Shockwave presentations at the inspiring scientific web site www.forskning.no. (2002)

"Pong" This is the classic game which Helge’s son Lasse Krabye programmed in Shockwave. Helge’s music is looped during the game. (2001)

"Charlie's Puzzle" A version of the puzzle game where you have to move all the pieces to make the main picture complete, programmed in Shockwave and displayed on www.filmmagasinet.no for almost two years. Programming by Helge’s son Lasse Krabye, illustrations by Øystein Sjølie and music by Helge. (2001)

"Hollywood Shootout " A shoot them up game programmed in Shockwave and displayed on www.filmmagasinet.no for almost two years (until the new owners discovered that they actually shoot down Britney Spears in this game ;) Programming by Helge’s son Lasse Krabye, illustrations by Øystein Sjølie and music by Helge. (2001)

"Stille Studio " In this Shockwave game by Arnfinn Christensen you can walk inside the broadcasting buildings of NRK, visit studios and interact in many ways. Some of Helge’s music was used for transitions and creating mood. (2001)

"3YK - Det tredje årtusen" Sound effects and music composed by Helge for the computer game developed as a part of the project "Det tredje årtusen". The game is meant for children and will teach them about the rain forest in Brazil. (1999)

"Metrodoma" Music for the computer game "Metrodoma", financially supported by Norsk Kassettavgifsfond. Helge’s son Lasse did the programming, while the manuscript is by author Arne Svingen and the illustrations by the very talented graphic artist Øystein Sjølie. (1998)

"Worlds Apart" ("Midt i Planeten") A computer game made by Arnfinn Christensen, Helge’s son Lasse and I, and originally developed with support from Apple Norway and PPS (Pedagogisk Programvaresenter). At one point, Helge’s friend Vegard Brenna was also doing some of the programming. At least three versions of this game have been distributed in Norway, the latest in 1995 as a part of the release of the Apple Family Mac (Macintosh Centris). (1995)

"Gorx" This is a small computer game for children. Illustrations are by Arnfinn Christensen, and sounds, programming (in Macromedia Director) and music


http://www.forskning.no/

by Helge. (1991)

"MIDIoten" Also a HyperCard project where you can play sampled pieces of a techno groove by touching the body of a strange guy sitting in a room full of synths and stuff. Illustrations by Arnfinn Christensen, programming, sounds and music by Helge. The project was ordered and supported by Apple Computer. (1991)

"Nysgjerrigper"The first computer game Helge made. Illustrations by Arnfinn Christensen. The programming and design was done by Helge in HyperCard, and he created sounds and musical effects in SoundDesigner and SoundEdit (all in 8 bit resolution because they had only 1 Mbytes RAM in the Macintoshes in those days). The game was used on a big exhibition in Bergen called "Levende Jord" ("Living Earth”) - and also at Tysenfryd near Oslo - and the game was played by more than two thousand visiting children during the summer. (1989)


Homeless Balloon’s Discography

Album covers are displayed below. You may listen to the tracks at Homeless Balloon’s artist page at Bandcamp: http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com

”Travel in Silence” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 15,-2007 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB0701 UPC/EAN: 7071245001162

"Travel in Silence" is the first release by Homeless Balloon. Acoustic and electronic instrumental inspired by ambient, world fusion, chillout and experimental electronica. It's a highly eclectic album performed with a mix of acoustic, electric and electronic instruments, mostly performed by Helge Krabye. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.

# TrackTitle Dura.on Composer ISRC

1 Silence 03:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701010

2 Peaceful 01:56 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701020

3 Green 02:08 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701030

4 TurkishDelight 03:43 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701040

5 DaughtersofAllahArabTechno 04:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701050


http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com

6 PalesIneTheOldVillage 01:18 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701060

7 PalesIneLookingBack 01:19 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701070

8 TraveltoKovdorTheroad 01:35 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701080

9 HushHush 05:19 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701090

10 ThePleasureisMine 03:41 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701100

11 TravelinSilence 02:17 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701110

12 BosniaEarlyMorning 01:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701120

13 NarniaMainTheme 01:45 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701130

14 OrderandChaosOurGalaxy 03:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701140

15 CommunicaIon 05:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701150

16 OrderandChaosLonelySky 02:40 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701160

17 JapanElectronicSuite 15:13 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701170

18 OrderandChaosTwoFriends 01:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE0701180


”Mysterious China” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 15,-2007 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB0702 UPC/EAN: 7071245001155

“Mysterious China” is a concept album with music originally composed for a television documentary series (“Det Gåtefulle Kina”) that was broadcast in NRK (National TV) in Norway in 2000. The album contains an hour of ambient, world fusion, acoustic and electronic chillout grooves and strong melodies inspired by the nature, art and people of China! Note that many of the tracks float into the next, and the tracks should be played back in the correct order. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.


1 ChinaMainTheme 02:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702010

2 WaterinSunlight 00:54 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702020

3 AncientDynasty 02:03 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702030

4 ChinaFuture 02:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702040

5 SilentString 00:41 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702050

6 TheMonksfromEurope 01:35 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702060

7 BeauIfulLandscape 01:26 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702070


8 HistoryofSilk 01:33 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702080

9 TheForbiddenCity 00:58 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702090

10 TheWallandtheMoon 01:41 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702100

11 SleepingDinosaur 02:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702110

12 ChinaHistory 02:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702120

13 TheDragon 01:07 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702130

14 TempleSong 02:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702140

15 RomanIcLandscape 03:07 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702150

16 BambooVoices 02:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702160

17 TheTempleArea 00:47 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702170

18 TheArtofFood 02:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702180

19 ChinaTheWall 02:55 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702190

20 DragonFly 01:37 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702200

21 BirthofaBuYerfly 00:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702210

22 Cymbal2001 01:53 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702220

23 ChinaHistory(ambient) 02:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702230

24 TheDarkPast 01:33 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702240

25 WheelofTime 03:07 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702250

26 DarkNight 02:41 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702260

27 ChinaIntotheFuture 04:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE0702270


”Ancient City” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 12, 2008 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat. #: CHHB0801 UPC/EAN: 7071245002183

“Ancient City” has more than 72 minutes of melodic ambient electronica and poetic instrumentals that fit well into the New Age and ambient music genres. Some of the tracks are even inspired by the progressive rock of the 70's. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.


1 Narnia 09:09 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801010

2 TheStranger 05:43 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801020

3 AncientCity(Part1) 09:27 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801030

4 AncientCity(Part2) 04:15 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801040

5 OldshipatChinaSea 02:28 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801050

6 BigRoom 02:02 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801060

7 Universe 01:58 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801070

8 ScaredoftheSpace 04:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801080

9 PlanetResearch 04:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801090


10 MysteryIsland 10:49 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801100

11 OrderandChaos(Part1) 08:43 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801110

12 OrderandChaos(Part2) 08:46 HelgeKrabye NOECE0801120


”Oriental Spaces” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 12, 2008 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB0802 UPC/EAN: 7071245002190

“Oriental Spaces” is a collection of mostly long compositions inspired by world fusion and chillout, and performed by Helge Krabye on both acoustic , electric and electronic instruments. The tracks were originally composed for television documentaries that was broadcast by NRK (National TV) in Norway. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.


1 AfricanLandscape 08:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802010

2 DaughtersofAllah 07:14 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802020

3 PalesIne 06:58 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802030

4 TributetoLife 07:51 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802040

5 OrientalSpaces 09:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802050

6 TraveltoKovdor 03:06 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802060

7 TheCarpenter 06:26 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802070

8 Rwanda 03:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802080

9 Alaska 06:01 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802090


10 Borneo 02:51 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802100

11 Kamtjatka 06:42 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802110

12 Wrangel 08:33 HelgeKrabye NOECE0802120


”Electronova” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 12, 2008 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB0803 UPC/EAN: 7071245002206

“Electronova” contains more than 70 minutes of positive electronica, moody chill out beats and downtempo grooves, some really dark and deep ambient tracks and even a couple of avant-garde pieces. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.


1 Electronova 01:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803010

2 Charlie'sPuzzle 01:38 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803020

3 Electrofunk 03:57 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803030

4 ElectricMachine 02:09 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803040

5 ShadowandLight 03:51 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803050

6 Phobos 01:56 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803060

7 Noisebeat 01:53 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803070

8 SaturdayEvening 02:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803080

9 Signal 03:11 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803090

10 SLAM 06:27 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803100


11 Clockwork 03:43 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803110

12 ThePrisoner 06:03 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803120

13 TheMechanicalTheatre 05:00 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803130

14 DeepBlueSea 12:37 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803140

15 TheWeb 10:56 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803150

16 TheLostWar 06:59 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803160

17 TimeStandingSIll 01:59 HelgeKrabye NOECE0803170


”Hurry Slowly” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digipak Audio CD and Digital Album Release Release Date: August 12,-2008 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB0804 UPC/EAN: 7071245002213

“Hurry Slowly” contains 74 minutes of acoustic, electric and electronic instrumentals inspired by blues, smooth jazz and film music. The tracks on this album have strong melodies and mostly quiet arrangements. Album cover by Jørn Veberg.


1 HurrySlowly 02:26 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804010

2 Biker'sBlues 04:45 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804020

3 TheWaiIng 02:31 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804030

4 JazzatSpring 03:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804040

5 LonelyGuitar 04:02 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804050

6 EndlessWaiIng 02:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804060

7 DeathJump 04:23 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804070

8 AgainsttheOdds 05:28 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804080

9 ThreeYears 10:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804090


10 WaiIngFallingDreaming 02:13 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804100

11 Fragile 03:03 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804110

12 FromtheHeart 10:34 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804120

13 SlowandQuiet 03:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804130

14 EternalIce 01:14 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804140

15 Villrein 04:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804150

16 Aderthought 01:43 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804160

17 PeacePiece 01:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804170

18 MelodyWarm 02:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804180

19 Harmony 01:47 HelgeKrabye NOECE0804190


”Dream Away” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: October 16, 2012 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1201 UPC/EAN: 7071245063085

“Dream Away” is a four track digital EP with music inspired by downtempo electronica and chillout. It’s the first digital EP in a special “Wings” series of sixteen digital EP's that will be released between 2012 and 2017. They all belong together in a mysterious and interesting way. When the series is complete, a Best Of album will be available. All album cover graphics in this series are based on drawings by Øystein Sjølie.


1 TheFrogPrince 05:18 HelgeKrabye NOECE1201010

2 TheTraveller 03:31 HelgeKrabye NOECE1201020

3 DreamAway 04:49 HelgeKrabye NOECE1201030

4 FeathersFlying 03:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE1201040


”Moog On The Dance Floor” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: May 27, 2013 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1301 UPC/EAN: 7071245086374

"Moog On The Dance Floor" is the second release in the “Wings” series. The music on this EP is inspired by electronica, dance, house and world fusion. One of the main instruments is the MiniMoog, but we can also hear the Arturia MiniBrute, Korg Z-1, Fender Strat electric guitar with Ebow and various voice samples. The music is faster and more groovy than the usual ambient and downtempo sounds that Homeless Balloon is known for.


1 MoogontheDanceFloor 04:59 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301010

2 InaNewWorld 04:26 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301020

3 DownTown 04:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301030

4 InaNewWorld(Remix) 04:48 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301040

5 InaNewWorld(GeorgeWRemix) 04:46 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301050

6 MoogontheDanceFloor(MoogRemix)

06:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301060


”Music from Wild North” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital Double Album Release Release Date: November 14, 2014 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1401 UPC/EAN: 7071245155940

"Music from Wild North" is a double album with the music Helge Krabye composed for the eight part Nature Documentary Series "Norske Naturperler" that was broadcast on National TV (NRK) in Norway in early 2014. In addition to the music that was heard in the series, the collection includes more than thirty new compositions inspired by the nature and wildlife of Norway. The total playing time is 2 hours and 28 minutes. The last two extra tracks are continuous mixes of track 1-27 (Part 1) and 28-56 (Part 2).

A twelve page digital booklet (pdf) with fascinating images from the beautiful nature of Norway, can be downloaded as a free bonus when purchasing this album from iTunes or Bandcamp. The photos in the booklet and the album cover is © www.naturbilder.no (used with permission).

This release is a natural addition to the previous albums by Homeless Balloon, in both musical style and mood. The 56 compositions are ambient and moody with elements from both classical, film, acoustic and electronic music.


http://www.naturbilder.no

# TrackTitle(Album1of2) Dura.on Composer ISRC

1 SoriaMoria 2:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401010

2 DarkFjord 3:09 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401020

3 WildNorth 2:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401030

4 MountainsRising 2:08 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401040

5 ReindeerFight 2:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401050

6 WherevertheRiverRuns 2:15 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401060

7 Troll-Elgen 2:13 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401070

8 APeacefulTravelinFourParts 5:33 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401080

9 WhenAutumnComes 5:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401090

10 RedSky 4:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401100

11 WildSea 1:40 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401110

12 FrozenLeaves 2:41 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401120

13 EchoesfromtheValley 3:25 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401130

14 TheBrownBearinPasvik 3:20 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401140

15 IntotheShadowLand 3:14 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401150

16 WanderingAround 3:29 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401160

17 Myst 2:37 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401170

18 DancinginLightPart1 2:12 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401180



21 HangingGardens 3:14 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401210

22 Frost 2:58 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401220

23 Snowflakes 2:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401230

24 NorthernLights 2:07 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401240

25 SilentWater 2:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401250

26 LighthouseatHvaler 2:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401260

27 ReflecIons 1:31 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401270

28 WildNorthConInuousMixPart1 75:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE1401280


# TrackTitle(Album2of2) Dura.on Composer ISRC

1 LighthouseintheDark 2:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402010

2 Kvennadalen 1:49 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402020

3 TheEagle 1:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402030

4 MorningSun 2:28 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402040

5 ABeauIfulView 2:06 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402050

6 StrawsintheWind 3:00 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402060

7 NorwegianLandscapeinFourParts 9:23 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402070

8 GhostsinKvennadalen 2:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402080

9 LighthouseMemories 2:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402090

10 SummeratHvaler 1:44 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402100

11 TheIslandsoftheHelgelandCoast 1:58 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402110

12 Grytdalen 2:08 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402120

13 RaysofSunlight 1:33 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402130

14 Pasvik 2:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402140

15 TheDeathandtheSea 2:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402150

16 SwansintheSummerNight 1:22 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402160

17 PeacefulView 1:44 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402170

18 MelIngIce 3:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402180

19 ThreatfromAbove 3:53 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402190

20 WinterNight 2:03 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402200

21 WhenAutumnComes(Ambient) 5:39 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402210

22 BirdFight 1:21 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402220

23 ApproachingSvalbard 2:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402230

24 TheBusyBlackWoodpecker 2:40 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402240

25 Gjesvaerstappan 2:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402250

26 DangerousGround 2:20 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402260

27 SunsetbytheLake 1:40 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402270

28 HomeThoughtsfromNorth 1:45 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402280

29 LighthousePoetry 2:23 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402290

30 WildNorthConInuousMixPart2 73:09 HelgeKrabye NOECE1402300


”African Dream” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: January 12, 2016 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1601 UPC/EAN: 7071245063085

"African Dream" is an EP with five tracks inspired by African rhythms and sounds, wrapped in electronic beds and ambient atmosphere. This is the third release in the “Wings” series, sixteen digital EP's in various musical genres, released between 2012 and 2017.


1 AfricanDream 04:24 HelgeKrabye NOECE1601010

2 OhWa 04:32 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301020

3 Ubah 03:56 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301030

4 ThePenguinDance 04:00 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301040

5 AfricanDream(AmbientMix) 04:25 HelgeKrabye NOECE1301050


”The Future of the Past” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: February 5, 2016 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1602 UPC/EAN: 7071245251758

"The Future of the Past" has five tracks inspired by nujazz, electronica and dark ambient. The EP is the fourth release in the “Wings” -series.


1 TheFutureofthePast 03:50 HelgeKrabye NOECE1602010

2 NuSyn 04:49 HelgeKrabye NOECE1602020

3 TheLastTrain 03:02 HelgeKrabye NOECE1602030

4 TimeTravel 04:04 HelgeKrabye NOECE1602040

5 BehindtheMask 04:08 HelgeKrabye NOECE1602050


”Play At Your Own Risk” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Audio CD and Digital EP Release Release Date: March 29, 2016 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1603 UPC/EAN: 7071245266783 In USA: UPC: 888295418430

“Play At Your Own Risk" has thee very different tracks inspired by nujazz, blues and electronica. The first composition "New Moon" is half acoustic (piano, acoustic guitar) and half electronic (MiniMoog), and the arrangement is strong with a memorable theme. The second composition is a blues tune, totally improvised and arranged with pure and raw drums and Fender Strat electric guitar. The lead guitar plays around a MiniMoog synth solo with the sound through a guitar amp to make the sound special. The electric piano makes a sweet contrast to the raw sound. The last track is downtempo electronica with various fast and hard beats, sound effects and bits of guitars, voices, synths and noises.


1 NewMoon 05:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE1603010

2 BluesForYourBrother 05:36 HelgeKrabye NOECE1603020

3 PlayAtYourOwnRisk 05:56 HelgeKrabye NOECE1603030


”Round And Around” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: March 03, 2017 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1701 UPC/EAN: 7071245358501

"Round And Around" has five tracks inspired by dark ambient electronica and electric blues, and the tracks are using a mix of electric guitar, analog synthesizer, electronic and acoustic drums/percussion and acoustic piano. "Round and Around" is a dreamy chill out tune. "Crunch" is a rhythmic and electronica influenced track. "Night Rising" is electronic, ambient mixed with acoustic percussion instruments. The last composition is a remix of the blues tune "Blues For Your Brother" from the previous EP "Play At Your Own Risk", with Fender Strat electric guitar playing around a MiniMoog synth solo.


1 RoundAndAround 03:59 HelgeKrabye NOECE1701010

2 Crunch 03:42 HelgeKrabye NOECE1701020

3 NightRising 05:12 HelgeKrabye NOECE1701030

4 BluesForYourBrother(Remix) 05:34 HelgeKrabye NOECE1701040


”Roses Are Dead” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: March 31, 2017 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1702 UPC/EAN: 7071245366964

"Roses Are Dead" is a EP with five tracks in the electronica and ambient genre, and the tracks were created with a mix of analog and digital synthesizers, electronic and acoustic drums and percussion, and various sound effects and voice samples. "Bishop Stortford's Station" has a voice sample recorded on the train passing Bishop Stortford's Station from the airport to Central London. The last two tracks are simpler versions (with no voice samples) of the first two tracks. This EP is the seventh release in the chillout series of digital EP's that Homeless Balloon started releasing in 2012.


1 IRememberHisVoice 06:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1702010

2 BishopStorford’sStaIon 06:46 HelgeKrabye NOECE1702020

3 RosesAreDead 04:30 HelgeKrabye NOECE1702030

4 IRememberHisVoice(NoVoicesMix)



5 BishopStorford’sStaIon(NoVoicesMix)



”Lo Mejor” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: July 20, 2017 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1703 UPC/EAN: 7071245402891

This is the eighths release in the "Wings Series" of EP's from Homeless Balloon. "Lo Mejor" has three new compositions (and one variation/remix) with groovy beats, acoustic and electronic percussion as well as ambient sounds inspired by East Asia, Nujazz and Electronica with synth effects and voice samples that underline the title of the EP. The title is Spanish and means «The Best». This doesn’t mean that the EP is a «Best Of Compilation». It’s just a word play and ironic title about humans endless search for more and more satisfaction…


1 EasternChing 04:29 HelgeKrabye NOECE1703010

2 LoMejor 03:19 HelgeKrabye NOECE1703020

3 FourForty-four 04:44 HelgeKrabye NOECE1703030

4 LoMejor(NoVoicesMix) 03:19 HelgeKrabye NOECE1703040


”Fish Stories” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: October 13, 2017 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1704 UPC/EAN: 7071245409159

The ninth release in the "Wings Series" of EP's from Homeless Balloon is titled «Fish Stories». The EP has tree original compositions by Helge Krabye (Homeless Balloon) with funky grooves, experimental, electronic sounds and synthesizers all wrapped in an ambient atmosphere. Musically inspired by both acid jazz, downtempo electronica and film music.. The forth track is an extended version of the title track "Fish Stories".


1 FishStories 04:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704010

2 FunkyFlyingObjects 03:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704020

3 TheDarkCorner 05:28 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704030

4 FishStories(ExtendedVersion) 05:53 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704040


”Drive Green” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: October 13, 2017 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1705 UPC/EAN: 7071245408008

The four track EP "Drive Green" is the tenth release in the "Wings Series" of EP's that Homeless Balloon started releasing in 2012. The tracks on this EP are ambient chill-out with groovy drums and percussion, soaring synths, deep bass and vocal effects all wrapped in electronic patterns and inspired by acid jazz.


1 DrivingAtNight 07:05 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704010

2 Bumping 04:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704020

3 RoadToNowhere 06:10 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704030

4 DrivingAtNight(AmbientMix) 07:06 HelgeKrabye NOECE1704040


”Dark Side” by Homeless Balloon All tracks composed by Helge Krabye (TONO) Digital EP Release Release Date: January 31, 2018 Label: 24 Chillout Music Cat.#: CHHB1801 UPC/EAN: 7071245478322

This is the tenth release in the "Wings Series" of EP's from Homeless Balloon. «Dark Side" has three new compositions (and one variation with no voice effects) with acoustic and electronic beats, percussion as well and dark, ambient sounds inspired by both jazz, downtempo and progressive. The image of a gun with wings on the cover is an ironic but still serious comment to the state of the world were violence is king and weapons are regarded as the best tool to solve problems.


1 ALongTimeAgo 08:20 HelgeKrabye NOECE1801010

2 DancingZebras 04:52 HelgeKrabye NOECE1801020

3 DarkSide 07:49 HelgeKrabye NOECE1801030

4 ALongTimeAgo(NoVoicesMix) 08:19 HelgeKrabye NOECE1801040


ARTIST IMAGES

! Helge Krabye (Photo: Ivy Krabye)

! Helge Krabye (the Barcode buildings in Oslo in the background.) (Photo: Ivy Krabye)


! Helge Krabye (Photo: Ivy Krabye)


! Helge Krabye aka Homeless Balloon (designed by Helge Krabye)


! 24 Chillout Music – Independent Record Label Owned by Helge Krabye (Photo and design: Helge Krabye)


LINKS

HOMELESS BALLOON’s ARTIST PAGES

Official Artist Page of Helge Krabye and Homeless Balloon http://homelessballoon.com

Homeless Balloon at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5odfO6sPlK8RTmNxfRTulC direct uri: spotify:artist:5odfO6sPlK8RTmNxfRTulC

Homeless Balloon at TIDAL http://tidal.com/artist/3500297

Homeless Balloon’s YouTube Music Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon/featured

Homeless Balloon at Apple Music https://itun.es/no/jo8Mp

Homeless Balloon at iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/no/artist/homeless-balloon/id261866377

Homeless Balloon at Bandcamp (24 bit Master downloads) http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com

Homeless Balloon at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_music_1?ie=UTF8&field-artist=Homeless+Balloon&search-alias=music 7

Homeless Balloon at SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/homelessballoon

Homeless Balloon at Emusic http://www.emusic.com/artist/homeless-balloon/11852294/

Homeless Balloon at Google Music http://plus.google.com/+Homelessballoon

SOCIAL

Homeless Balloon’s Facebook Artist Page https://www.facebook.com/homelessballoon

Helge Krabye at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hkrabye/

Homeless Balloon at Twitter https://twitter.com/homelessballoon


http://homelessballoon.com

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5odfO6sPlK8RTmNxfRTulC

http://tidal.com/artist/3500297

https://www.youtube.com/user/homelessballoon/featured

https://itun.es/no/jo8Mp

http://itunes.apple.com/no/artist/homeless-balloon/id261866377

http://homelessballoon.bandcamp.com



http://soundcloud.com/homelessballoon

http://www.emusic.com/artist/homeless-balloon/11852294/

https://www.facebook.com/homelessballoon

https://www.instagram.com/hkrabye/

https://twitter.com/homelessballoon

AIRPLAY AND LICENSING

If you want to download any of Homeless Balloon’s tracks or albums for use in your radio or podcast, send an email with the titles to [email protected] and you will get a link you can use to download the music for free.

Helge Krabye is a member of TONO (Norway’s Performance Royalties Society for music composers), and any airplay or use of his music in multimedia and on the web, should be reported to TONO via your local Performance Royalites Society.

Helge Krabye is responsible for licensing his own music, and if you want to use any of his recorded compositions in your production, please contact 24 Chillout Music via [email protected]

You may also license some of Helge Krabye’s music from Apollo Music in Denmark and their site: http://findthetune.com (search for composer name “Helge Krabye”)

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION

Helge Krabye’s and Homeless Balloon’s music is distributed digitally to iTunes, Amazon, Emusic and other important music portals, by Phonofile AS: http://phonofile.com

PROMOTION

Helge Krabye’s and Homeless Balloon’s music has been periodically promoted by Evolution Promotion in USA: http://evolutionpromotion.com


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http://findthetune.com

CONTACT

Email [email protected]

Phone +47 41557058

Skype Chilloutfriend

Street Address Lillogata 14 N-0484 OSLO Norway



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