Frode Unneland
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| Birth name | Harald Frode Unneland |
| Born | 14 April 1967 Bergen, Hordaland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
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| Website | Frode Unneland on Twitter |
Harald Frode Unneland (born 14 April 1967 in Bergen) is a Norwegian musician, drummer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano and vocals).
Career[edit]
Unneland has been a central figure on the Bergen music scene. He has played in bands Savoy, Chocolate Overdose, Unge Frusterte menn, Popium, and Evig Din For Alltid.[1]
In 2007 BBC Radio 2 chose Popium's timeless pop masterpiece Anchor Down as record of the week.[2] In 2012 he found back to old friends, and now as 'Sergeant Petter & The Buddies' they play old songs again.[3]
Discography[edit]
Pompel & The Pilts[edit]
- 1988: Kjellerteipen
- 1989: Leif I Hulen – Live
- 1989: Det Perfekte Menneske, various artists ("Klikk Klakk")
- 1992: Det Ingen Andre Vil Ha (Rec 90)
- 1997: Nesten Alt (Rec 90)
Unge Frustrerte Menn[edit]
- 1991: Slinger Og Snegler mini-CD
- 1995: Doddo Og Unge Frustrerte Menn (Tylden & Co)
- 1996: Sosialantropologi (Lucky Music)
- 1997: Hodet I Sanden (Grappa Music)
- 1998: Øl Og Peanøtter (Grappa Music)
- 2001: Dronningen Av Kalde Føtter (Grappa Music)
- 2002: Solen Titter Frem – De Beste Sangene compilation (Grappa Music)
- 2006: Dans Til Musikken – Tribute To Lasse Myrvold (Reel Noise Records), various artists ("Dødelige Drifter")
Chocolate Overdose[edit]
- 1992: Everybody Likes Chocolate (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- 1993: Sugar Baby (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- 1997: Whatever (Bar None)
- 1999: Dingledoodies (Rune Grammofon)
Savoy[edit]
- 1996: Mary Is Coming (Warner Bros. Records)
- 1997: Lackluster Me (EMI Records)
- 1999: Mountains of Time (EMI Records)
- 2001: Reasons To Stay Indoors (EMI Records)
- 2004: Savoy (Eleventeen Records)
- 2007: Savoy Songbook Vol. 1 (Universal Music)
- 2018: See the Beauty in Your Drab Hometown (Drabant Music)
- 2024: Under (Eleventeen Records)
Evig Din For Alltid[edit]
- 2013: Evig Din For Alltid (Apollon Records)
- 2014: Åtte Minutter Fra Solen (Apollon Records)
- 2015: Tilbake Til Byen (Apollon Records)
- 2016: På Tynn Is (Apollon Records)
Other projects[edit]
- With a-ha
- 2000: Minor Earth Major Sky (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- 2005: Analogue (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
- With Ephemera
- 2000: Sun (Ephemera Records)
- With Sondre Lerche
- 2001: No One's Gonna Come EP (Virgin Records)
- 2001: Sleep on Needles RP (Virgin Records),
- 2001: Faces Down (Virgin Records)
- With Popium
- 2001: Popium (Music Network Records)
- 2002: Permanently High (Music Network Records)
- 2002: Beautiful Thing EP (Music Network Records)
- 2004: Camp (Kong Tiki Records)[4]
- 2006: The Miniature Mile (Kong Tiki Records)
- 2007: Anchor Down single from The Miniature Mile[2]
- With others
- 1999: Something Is Like Nothing Was (Smalltown Supersound), with Monopot (Powerlunch)
- 2002: You Know Me (Columbia Records), with Paris
- 2012: Sergeant Petter & The Buddies (Vme, It's A Label), with Sergeant Petter & The Buddies[5]
- 2017: Easy Versions, with Daelen (Marte Dæhlen)
References[edit]
- ^ Glette, Jan-Olav (18 April 2002). "Vitaminpoppille fra Bergens-rockere" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ a b Pettersen, Tomas Lauvland (1 August 2007). "UK radio play for Popium". MIC.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Espeland, Harald (5 May 2012). "Tjommiband serverer egne hits" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Finslo, Anders (22 June 2004). "Popium: Camp Review" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Rønning, Øyvind (2 March 2012). "Tjommiband serverer egne hits" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
External links[edit]
- Chocolate Overdose Biography on MIC.no
- Unge Frustrerte Menn Biography on MIC.no
- Savoy Biography on Ballade.no
- Paul Waaktaar, Lauren Savoy and Frode Unneland Savoy interview ny on YouTube
- UK radio play for Popium on Listen to Norway
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Categories:
- 20th-century Norwegian drummers
- 21st-century Norwegian drummers
- Norwegian rock drummers
- Male drummers
- Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
- Norwegian composers
- Norwegian male composers
- Musicians from Bergen
- 1967 births
- Living people
- 20th-century drummers
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians