Biography

1998

Group formed in  by Ola Fløttum, Kjell-Olav Jørgensen, Bjarne Larsen and John Birger Wormdahl.

1999

A small and silly tour in the so called Great Britain

2000

In the Easter 2000 we go to Marrakech, Morocco
together with the theater group De Utvalgte.  Record material that is to become two albums: Jugend – A New Hedonism and Fresh.

Release of debut album Clingfilm October  and Jugend – A New Hedonism in November.

2001

Release Fresh in October.  Jon Platou Selvig joins the band.

2002

Karim Sayed joins Salvatore and Tempo is recorded in Chicago with John McEntire.  Released in August

Participates on the Earworm compilation “A Charabang Trip To The Lights“.

2003

Fresh is licensed and released by San Diego based label Rocketracer.

Records Luxus in Oslo at Ingar Hunskaar’s studio.  Ola quits the band.

2004

Luxus is mixed in Chicago, again with John McEntire.  Jørgen Skjulstad Joins the band.

January: First European tour.

April: Release of Luxus.

June: Small tour of Europe supporting Tortoise.

2005

January: Touring Germany and Austria.

Jon Quits the band.

Leon joins the band.

May: Tour of The Balkans and Italy

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Need more info?  Read what Irish "norgesvenn", Barry Kavanagh,  writes about Salvatore in his blog "North" on Blather.net.