Flunk
Flunk is a Norwegian electronic band consisting of members producer Ulf Nygaard, guitarist Jo Bakke, drummer Erik Ruud, and vocalist Anja Oyen Vister.
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2.1 All Day And All Of The Night Remixes 2.7 For Sleepyheads Only (US Version) 2.11 Morning Star (US Version) 2.14 Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed |
Biography
The band began as a project between Ulf, and Jo in Oslo, Norway in winter 2000/2001. Beginning as an instrumental and sampled vocal project, they were signed for a track on a compilation by Beatservice Records in winter 2001. On hearing the finished track, label manager Vidar Hanssen signed the unnamed band for a full album.
During early summer 2001, Ulf and Jo recorded most of the album and Anja improvised the vocals. After their vocals, Jo layered the guitars, but it would be a year before the album would be completed and released.
In spring 2002, the band was known as Flunk and they released their first single, a cover of New Order's Blue Monday in April. The track was well received in the UK and was included on numerous compilations in North America and Europe. Later in April, their debut album For Sleepyheads Only was released which garnered great reviews in Norway. With the success of their album, BBC invited them to do a recording session for the Radio 1 show The Blue Room in London. Shortly after Notting Hill Art's Club would become the location to their live debut. In the United States, they became signed to Guidance Recordings.
By summer 2002, raving reviews were being returned by British electronica magazines and in July they played Norway's finest rock festival. In October For Sleepyheads Only was released in the US through Guidance Recordings. By November they played the London Jazz Festival.
Throughout 2003 their debut, For Sleepyheads Only was still being echoed across the globe in staggered releases with special editions released to Russia and Greece. Beatservice Records then went on to release Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed in June. While their debut continued to make it's way around, the band wasted no time and began work on their second album for the majority of the year, which was recorded in Paris in October.
Their sophomore album, Morning Star was finished in March 2004 and saw a Norwegian release in May while the rest of the world received it in June. In 2005, Play America was released on Beatservice Records which included bonus tracks from the US version of Morning Star along with remixes.
Discography (Alphabetical)
All Day And All Of The Night Remixes
- Format: CD
- Type: Single
- Release US: 12/04/2005
- Release iTunes: 15/02/2005
- Label: Kriztal Entertainment
- Cat. No.: KRI-CD-3030
Tracklisting
- All Day And All Of The Night (Original)
- I've Been Waiting All My Life To Leave You (Elektrofant DX-7 Remix)
- Play (Athome Project Remix)
- Play (Slowpho Remix)
- All Day And All Of The Night (Tronso & Nils Noa Remix)
- Morning Star (Parliavox Remix)
- All Day And All Of The Night (Tronso & Nils Noa Remix) - Radio Edit
Blue Monday
- Format: CD
- Type: Single
- Released Norway: 08/04/2002
- Released UK/worldwide: 03/06/2002
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS053
Tracklisting
- Blue Monday
- Eight Days A Freak
- Blue Monday (Howard Maple Mess Up Mix)
Blue Monday EP
- Format: Vinyl
- Type: Single
- Released: 28/10/2002
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS053R
Side-A Tracklisting
- Blue Monday High Above Remix
- Blue Monday Syntax Erik «Bad Command» Remix
Side-B Tracklisting
- Blue Monday (Snorre Seim Remix)
- Blue Monday (Rune Lindbæk Loves Manchester Remix)
Blue Monday Remixes
- Format: CD
- Type: Single
- Released: ??/??/2003
- Label: Guidance Recordings
- Cat. No.: GDRC-611 Promo
Tracklisting
- Blue Monday
- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkkonen Remix 1)
- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkkonen Remix 2)
- Blue Monday (Blue States Remix)
- Miss World
Blue Monday Remixes
- Format: Vinyl
- Type: Single
- Released: ??/08/2002
- Label: Guidance Recordings
- Cat. No.: GDR-121
Side-A Tracklisting
- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkkonen Remix 1)
- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkkonen Remix 2)
Side-B Tracklisting
- Blue Monday (Blue States Remix)
- Blue Monday
For Sleepyheads Only
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released Norway: 29/04/2002
- Released UK: 17/06/2002
- Released worldwide: 20/05/2002
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS051CD
Tracklisting
- I Love Music
- Blue Monday
- Miss World
- Sugar Planet
- Honey's In Love
- Magic Potion
- Your Koolest Smile
- Kebab Shop 3 Am
- See Thru You
- Sunday People (Don't Bang The Drum)
- Syrupsniph
- Distortion
For Sleepyheads Only (US Version)
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released: 29/10/2002
- Label: Guidance Recordings
- Cat. No.: GDRC-609
Tracklisting
- I Love Music
- Blue Monday
- Miss World
- Honey's In Love
- Magic Potion
- Your Koolest Smile
- Kebab Shop 3 Am
- See Thru You
- Sunday People (Don't Bang The Drum)
- Indian Rope Trick
- Syrupsniph
- Distortion
For Sleepyheads Only
- Format: Vinyl
- Type: Album
- Released Norway: 29/04/2002
- Released UK: 17/06/2002
- Released worldwide: 20/05/2002
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS051LP
Side-A Tracklisting
- I Love Music
- Blue Monday
- Miss World
- Sugar Planet
- Magic Potion
Side-B Tracklisting
- Your Koolest Smile
- Kebab Shop 3 Am
- See Thru You
- Syrupsniph
- Honey's In Love
Miss World EP
- Format: Vinyl
- Type: Single
- Release Norway: 22/04/2002
- Release UK/worldwide: ??/05/2002
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS049
Side-A Tracklisting
- Miss World
- Melancholic
Side-B Tracklisting
- Kebab Shop 3 Am (Rune Lindbæk Mix)
- Kebab Shop 3 Am (Elektromonika Mix)
- Kebab Shop 3 Am (Ivar Winther Mix)
Morning Star
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released Norway: 10/05/2004
- Released UK/Worldwide: 09/08/2004
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS074CD
Tracklisting
- Morning Star
- On My Balcony
- Spring To Kingdom Come
- Six Seven Times
- All Day And All Of The Night
- I've Been Waiting All My Life To Leave You (Country Song)
- Blind My Mind
- Everything Is Ending Here
- Kemikal Girl
Morning Star (US Version)
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released: 19/10/2004
- Label: Kriztal Entertainment
- Cat. No.: KRI-CD-3031
Tracklisting
- Play
- Morning Star
- On My Balcony
- Spring To Kingdom Come
- Six Seven Times
- I've Been Waiting All My Life To Leave You (Country Song)
- Blind My Mind
- True Faith (Live Studio Recording)
- Skysong
- Probably
- All My Dreams On Hold
- Everything Is Ending Here
- Kemikal Girl
On My Balcony
- Format: CD
- Type: Single
- Release Norway: 26/04/2004
- Release UK/worldwide: 02/08/2004
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS081CD (Limited Edition CD Single - 1000 Copies)
Tracklisting
- On My Balcony
- True Faith (Recorded Live at Hotel de Roubaix, Paris)
Play America
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released: 21/02/2005
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS085
Tracklisting
- Play
- Skysong
- True Faith (Live Studio Recording)
- Probably
- All My Dreams On Hold
- I've Been Waiting All My Life To Leave You (Elektrofant's DX-7 Remix)
- Play (Athome Project Kanskjedeterhåplikevel Remix)
- Play (Slowpho Opp Av Godstolen Remix)
- All Day And All Of the Night (Tronso & Nils Noa Remix)
- Morning Star (Parliavox Remix)
Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed
- Format: CD
- Type: Album
- Released worldwide: 23/06/2003
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS063CD
Tracklisting
- Honey's In Love (Dobbs Remix)
- Magic Portion (Athome Project Nedi Garasjen Mix)
- I Love Music (Nils Noa Remix)
- Magic Portion (Prins Thomas Short Version)
- See Thru You (The Cinque Cento Remix)
- Blue Monday (Rune Lindbæk Loves Manchester Mix)
- Kebab Shop 3 AM (Rune Lindbæk Klubb Kebab Dub)
- Your Koolest Smile (Innerise Remix)
- See Thru You (Athome Project Vinterdepresjonsmix)
- Blue Monday (Jori Hulkkonen Remix #2)
- Your Koolest Smile (Doc L jnr Rekoolstruction)
Treat Me Like You Do - For Sleepyheads Only Remixed
- Format: Vinyl (2)
- Type: Album
- Released worldwide: 23/06/2003
- Label: Beatservice Records
- Cat. No.: BS063LP
Side-A Tracklisting
- Honey's In Love (dobbs remix)
- Magic Potion (athome project nedi garasjen mix)
- I Love Music (nils noa remix)
Side-B Tracklisting
- Blue Monday (blue states remix)
- Magic Potion (prins thomas short version)
- See Thru You (the cinque cento remix)
Side-C Tracklisting
- Blue Monday (rune lindbæk loves manchester mix)
- Kebab Shop 3 AM (rune lindbæk klubb kebab dub)
- Your Koolest Smile (innerise remix)
Side-D Tracklisting
- See Thru You (athome project vinterdepresjonsmix)
- Blue Monday (jori hulkkonen remix #2)
- Your Koolest Smile (doc l jnr rekoolstruction)
Appearances
In January 2005, Flunk's track "Play" off Morning Star appeared on an episode of The O.C. called "The Risky Business" and later appeared on Music from The O.C. 4.