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Moods IV (2009)
duration7'30"
instrumentsharp solo
 
Breathe / Pust (2008)
duration6'
music for a bench installation
 
HVIL (2008)
duration16'
instrumentsmezzo/deep female voice and piano
norwegian text by Aasne Linestå

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
LYS (2008)
installation by SPUNK

programme notes
in english
 
reir (2008)
installation by SPUNK
 
Concerto for Voice (moods IIIb) (2007)
duration20'
instrumentsvoice, orch: 2(1)-1(1)-2(2)-1(1) barsax/alsax 1-1-1-1 perc:2 pf/ perc cel/perc hp acc vln:3 vla:2 vcl:2 cb

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin german

published

by MIC Norway
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
etude (lullaby) (2007)
duration4'
one-piece recording of voice

programme notes
in english
 
etude with cheap microphone (2007)
duration4'
recorder voice

on the record

Blood, Muscle & Air: The Intimate Voice, by various (2008)
 
RO - URO (2007)
duration25'
a concert performance for girl choir
press clipsin norwegian
 
teip (2007)
duration20'
dictaphone recording on 3"CDR
press clipsin english

on the record

teip, by maja s. k. ratkje (2007)
 
Travel Now Journey Infinitely (2007 – 2008)
duration50'
full length album by Trinacria, composed by Ivar Bjørnson and Fe-mail.

programme notes
in english

on the record

Travel Now Journey Infinitely, by Trinacria (2008)
 
carrying our ears and eyes in small bags (2006)
duration50'
a performance by agrare

programme notes
in english

on the record

Utflukt, by various (2007)
 
illegal parking (2006)
12" vinyl record by maja ratkje and lotta melin. duets and solos with theremin and voice.

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english

on the record

illegal parking, by maja ratkje & lotta melin (2006)
 
Lal K (2006)
duration8'47"
by ratkje and the band SAND from their album The Dalston Shroud
press clipsin english

on the record

The Dalston Shroud, by SAND (2006)
 
northern stains (2006)
electronic/noise album by fe-mail and carlos giffoni
press clipsin english, spanish

on the record

Northern Stains, by fe-mail & carlos giffoni (2006)
 
We Have Arrived (2006)
duration45'
a dance performance with 10 dancers. choreography by Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir, live music by Maja Ratkje and recorded music by Borgar Magnason/Áskell Másson.

programme notes
in english
 
"They look as innocent as new-born lambs. The sick fucks." (2005)
duration5'
noise music by fe-mail

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english

on the record

women take back the noise, by various (2006)
 
Adventura Anatomica (2005)
duration50'
a live dance and music performance by ratkje (music), odd johan fritzøe (dance) and karl hansen (art)

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, italian, norwegian

on the record

Adventura Anatomica, by maja ratkje (2006)
 
en aldeles forferdelig sykdom (2005)
album by SPUNK, produced by jørgen træen

programme notes
in english
press clipsin various

on the record

en aldeles forferdelig sykdom, by SPUNK (2005)
 
jazzgym (2005)
a concert performance with SPUNK, includes a video by håkon kornstad
 
Preludium for a wedding ceremony (2005)
duration3'
instrumentschurch organ

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Soldatmarkedet (2005)
an installation by monica aasprong, sound by maja ratkje

programme notes
in english and norwegian
listen to sound extract

on the record

Utflukt, by various (2007)
 
stalker (2005)
an album with maja’s voice and electronics, and a text by berthold brecht, released on vinyl

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, german, norwegian

on the record

stalker, by maja ratkje (2006)
 
Wintergarden (2005)
duration20'
music for film by daria martin, performed and composed by ratkje

programme notes
in english
press clipsin norwegian

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)
 
ØX (2005)
duration10'
instrumentsalto sax and stereo playback file
also works as a stereo electronic piece

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin norwegian

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)
 
ballads (2004 – 2005)
album by john hegre and maja ratkje
press clipsin english, dutch, german, italian, french, swedish, danish

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ballads, by john hegre & maja ratkje (2006)
 
blixter toad (2004 – 2005)
double album by fe-mail, contains video by masako tanaka

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, italian, spanish, swedish, norwegian

on the record

blixter toad, by fe-mail (2006)
 
cloudberry (2004)
duration4'18"
electronic sounds and voice, made in collaboration with espen sommer eide
press clipsin english

on the record

Oak or Rock, by phonophani (2004)
 
Concerto for Voice (moods III) (2004)
duration15'
instrumentsvoice solo + orchestra: 2-2-3-2, 4-3-3-1, timp, 3 perc, pno/celesta, harp, strings

programme notes
in english

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
De Tenen van God (2004)
duration55'
a performance with one actor and electronic/acoustic music by fe-mail. text by anna luyten.

programme notes
in english
press clipsin flemish
 
erwartung (2004)
electronic music, based on voice recordings, made for 12" collaborative release with art by monica bonvicini
press clipsin english

on the record

VSG / Erwartung, by monica bonvicini / maja ratkje (2004)
 
help (2004)
duration5'
electronic music recorded on a cd card with a special, decorated sleeve

programme notes
in english

on the record

help, by maja s. k. ratkje (2004)
 
music for faking (2004)
electronic/noise album by maja ratkje and lasse marhaug

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, french
listen to sound extract

on the record

music for faking, by maja s.k. ratkje & lasse marhaug (2004)
 
post-human identities (2004)
live album by maja s. k. ratkje and jaap blonk. voices and electronics.

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, dutch, norwegian

on the record

post-human identities, by maja ratkje and jaap blonk (2005)
 
Rondo - Bastard - Overture - Explosion (2004)
duration17'
instrumentsaccordion, alto sax and double bass with three dictaphones
dedicated to the trio POING

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, norwegian

on the record

Planet POING, by POING (2006)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
SITAT (2004)
duration60'
a performance with kjetil skøien, ursula andkjær olsen, snorre hvamen and maja ratkje

programme notes
in english and norwegian
 
Anomalous Stains (2003)
duration2'30"
electronic, a remix by fe-mail of the musique concrete ensemble

programme notes
in english

on the record

Dissolution Tapes, by various (2004)
 
blow job (2003)
duration2'10"
instrumentssaxophones and electronics/noise
by fe-mail and kjetil møster

on the record

Safe as Milk Festival 05 sampler CD, by various (2003)
 
Malodorous Drains (2003)
duration3'46"
electronic, a remix of the musique concrete ensemble
press clipsin english
listen to sound extract

on the record

Dissolution Tapes, by various (2004)
 
music for loving (2003)
electronic/noise album by maja ratkje and lasse marhaug
press clipsin english, german, russian

on the record

music for loving, by maja s.k. ratkje & lasse marhaug (2004)
 
No Title Tango and Milonga (2003)
duration5'15"
instrumentsaccordion, alto sax and double bass (open for improvisation)
from the opera "No Title Performance and Sparkling Water"

on the record

Planet POING, by POING (2006)
 
On Wombs and Vowels (2003)
duration5'
instrumentsdouble bass solo
requires use of mallets and voice

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
passing images (2003)
duration13
instrumentsaccordion solo

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english

on the record

Passing Images, by Frode Haltli (2007)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
punkhouse conversation (2003)
duration6'
electronic/noise

on the record

FULL, by various (2003)
 
Ventemesteren (2003)
duration25'
electronic music, based on voice redordings, made for recorded novel by øystein stene
listen to sound extract

on the record

Ventemesteren, by øystein stene and maja ratkje (2003)
 
Agrare (2002 – 2006)
duration45'
improvised performance by fe-mail and lotta melin

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english
 
all men are pigs (2002)
electronic/noise album by fe-mail and lasse marhaug

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, russian, norwegian
listen to sound extract

on the record

all men are pigs, by fe-mail and lasse marhaug (2004)
 
Englesang (2002)
duration6'26"
noise music by fe-mail, includes samples from «opera i tiden».

programme notes
in english

on the record

Nor Noise, by various (2004)
 
Hopsjøfanfare (2002)
duration30"
instrumentstrumpet solo
a fanfare commissioned for the hopsjø festival on the island hitra, norway
 
Innbyggerne -et byggesett (2002)
duration40'
electronic, music by fe-mail for dance performance by odd johan fritzø. norwegian text by cecilie løveid.
 
Syklubb fra Hælvete (2002 – 2004)
electronic/noise album by fe-mail

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english etc.

on the record

Syklubb fra Hælvete (cd), by fe-mail (2004)
 
Tender Love is a Bitch (2002)
full length noise album by NNO

programme notes
in english

on the record

Tender Love Is A Bitch, by Norwegian Noise Orchestra (2003)
 
Voluptuous Vultures (2002 – 2004)
album by fe-mail, 10" vinyl and full length cd which includes an extra track
press clipsin english, german, spanish, russian

on the record

Voluptuous Vultures (cd), by Fe-mail (2006)
 
composition for three floors/ komposisjon for tre etasjer (2001)
duration16'-20'
instrumentspercussion, accordion and voice in three different floors
a comission for steinhuset (an old stonehouse) in hadeland, norway
press clipsin norwegian
 
Du som fremmed (2001)
duration4'
instrumentsaccordion and singer (open for improvisation)
made in collaboration with frode haltli. norwegian text by karin haugane.
 
filtered through friends (2001)
a remix album of SPUNK's first album

on the record

filtered through friends, by SPUNK (remix album) (2001)
 
gagaku variations (2001)
duration23'
instrumentsaccordion and string quartet

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, german, italian, french, swedish, danish and norwegian

on the record

looking on darkness, by frode haltli and vertavo string quartet (2002)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
listen...and tell me what it was (2001)
album by «no spaghetti edition»

on the record

listen...and tell me what it was, by no spaghetti edition (2001)
 
MAJAAP (2001 – 2002)
duration44'37"
album with 18 vocal duo tracks by maja ratkje and jaap blonk

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, french, italian, portugese, swedish, norwegian
listen to sound extract

on the record

MAJAAP, by maja ratkje and jaap blonk (2004)
 
No Title Performance and Sparkling Water (2001 – 2003)
duration2x60'
instrumentsSPUNK, POING, two percussionists, folk singer, tenor, mezzo, three actors, tango dancers and electronics
full length opera in two parts, directed by siw merethe mikalsen. texts in english from the nag hammadi library, edited by plinio bachmann. scenography by rolf alme. video by kenneth varpe.

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, swedish, danish and norwegian
 
River Mouth Echoes (2001)
duration20'
instrumentsviola da gamba quartet
A Fantasia for Four Viols

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin danish, swedish
listen to sound extract
view score extract

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
tapeunderlaget på ball (2001)
duration1'35"
electronic, a SPUNK remix by (x,y,z)

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, norwegian etc.
 
"27’10"554" by John Cage arranged for percussion and CD (2000)
duration27'10,554"
instrumentspercussion and cd
made in collaboration with cathrine nyheim

published

by cathrine nyheim and maja s. k. ratkje (cd for hire)
e-mail: majar@notam02.no
 
7 prøverom (seven dressing rooms) - Kvinnelighet på utstilling (2000)
music for installation by SPUNK
 
den øverste toppen på en blåmalt flaggstang (2000 – 2002)
duration60'
album by SPUNK

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, norwegian etc.
listen to sound extract

on the record

den øverste toppen på en blåmalt flaggstang, by SPUNK (2002)
 
ET OS (2000)
duration15'
instrumentsviolin, viola, cello and recitor
norwegian text by karin sveen

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin norwegian
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Four parts from two of Prokofieff’s "Romeo and Juliet" suits arranged for two accordions (2000)
duration25'
instrumentstwo accordions
not yet performed!
 
gi meg en grunn til å være kvinne (give me a reason to be a woman) (2000)
duration20'
music for film by SPUNK
 
I Hate Cars (Super Chicken Floppy Willy in a PPP Swimsuit) (2000)
duration4'30"
electronic, a remix of the group jazzkammer
press clipsin english and norwegian
listen to sound extract

on the record

rolex, by jazzkammer (remix album) (2001)
 
kung-fu sliced banana (2000)
duration0'15"
electronic, a remix of the group jazzkammer
 
Maja S.K. Ratkje and Lasse Marhaug Play More Music for Shopping (2000)
duration3" CD-R
electronic/noise

programme notes
in english
 
music for shopping (2000)
electronic/noise album by maja ratkje and lasse marhaug

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, norwegian

on the record

music for shopping, by maja s.k. ratkje & lasse marhaug (2003)
 
renverser l’espace (2000)
duration55'
music by SPUNK for a dance performance by dans design

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin norwegian

published

by dans design
phone: +47 22 55 19 45   fax: +47 22 44 65 25
e-mail: dansdesign@dansdesign.com | publisher's web site
 
voice (2000 – 2002)
duration50'
electronic, maja’s first solo album, released on rune grammofon/ECM. produced in collaboration with jazzkammer.

programme notes
in english
press clipsin german, english and various
listen to sound extract

on the record

voice, by maja ratkje and jazzkammer (2002)
 
69 marching bars of leftovers from an old century (1999)
duration4'
instrumentsmarching band with optional score for full concert band

programme notes
in english and norwegian
view score extract

on the record

21 Marches for the 21st Century, by norwegian military bands (2000)

published

by warner/chappell music norway
address: p.o. box 4523 Torshov, 0483 oslo
phone: +47 22 58 09 60   fax: +47 222 32396
e-mail: norway@warnerchappell.com
 
count down 2000/ nedtelling 2000 (1999)
duration4'
an electronic millenium comission from the norwegian radio

programme notes
in norwegian

published

by norwegian radio broadcasting
phone: +47 23 04 70 00   fax: +47 23 04 75 75
e-mail: info@nrk.no | publisher's web site
 
crush (1999 – 2000)
duration3'40"
instrumentsviolin and cello, both with fuzz and delay pedals
dedicated to Kyberia

programme notes
in english and norwegian
view score extract

on the record

navigations, by kyberia (2000)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
essential extensions (1999)
duration10'
instrumentsaccordion, alto sax and double bass
dedicated to the trio POING

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english, danish

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Louange (1999)
duration14'
instrumentschurch organ, violin and cello

programme notes
in english and norwegian
listen to sound extract
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Louange II (1999)
duration12'
instrumentsaccordion, violin and cello

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin swedish
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Music for Ibsen’s «Ghosts» (1999)
duration15'-20'
instrumentsflute and female singer
written in four main sections. may be performed as a recital piece or as theatre music

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   fax: +47 2242 9091
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
NATO athletic superstar (1999)
duration4'
instrumentsthree musicians: soprano (two versions), percussion, grand piano and four octave organ, bad cassette player and cassette tape
not yet performed!

programme notes
in english and norwegian
view score extract
 
rag-sonata (1999 – 2002)
duration4'
instrumentspiano solo

programme notes
in english and norwegian

published

by Musikk-Huset Forlag A/S
address: Postboks 822 Sentrum, 0104 Oslo
phone: +47 22 82 59 00   fax: +47 22 42 55 41
e-mail: oslo@musikk-huset.no | publisher's web site
 
swrd (1999 – 2001)
duration15'
instrumentssoprano, percussion, cd player, sampler with bad microphone
see programme notes for practical information

programme notes
in english and norwegian
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Tre tangos till texter av Gunnar Ekelöf (1999 – 2000)
duration13'
instrumentsaccordion and singer
three tangos: "hemliga tecken", "fanfar", "då dagen var slut". made in collaboration with frode haltli. swedish text by gunnar ekelöf. there exists a version with additional string quartet +double bass. "hemliga tecken" is arranged for mixed choir too.
press clipsin danish, english

published

by norwegian music information centre (duo version only!)
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Vøst (1999)
duration40'
instrumentsSPUNK + percussionist and double bass
a commission for soria moria culture festival by SPUNK
 
Onkels Birgitta (1998)
duration3'
instrumentstrumpet solo

programme notes
in english
 
mono mood(S) (1997)
duration8'
electronic

programme notes
in english and norwegian
listen to sound extract

published

by norwegian music information centre (on cd)
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Rytmestudie (1997)
duration3
instrumentspercussion duet

programme notes
in english

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Sinus Seduction (moods two) (1997)
duration10'
instrumentstenor sax, reverb and quadraphonic tape
available as a four channel tape piece, and also available in stereo version; see programme notes for practical information

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin danish
listen to sound extract

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Waves I (1997)
duration4'
instruments2 fl/picc, cl/bcl, sopsax/alsax, sopsax/barsax, tpt, hn, 2 tbn, tu, elgtr, elb, pf, perc

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin dutch/norwegian
 
Waves II (1997)
duration9'
instruments2 fl/picc, cl/bcl, sopsax/alsax, sopsax/barsax, tpt, hn, 2 tbn, tu, elgtr, elb, pf/synth, perc

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin dutch/norwegian

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Waves IIb (1997 – 1998)
duration12'
instruments2 fl/picc, cl/bcl, sopsax/alsax, sopsax/barsax, tpt, hn, 2 tbn, tu, elgtr, elb, pf/synth, perc
waves IIb is a rostrum award-winning work

programme notes
in english and norwegian
press clipsin english and norwegian
listen to sound extract
view score extract

on the record

River Mouth Echoes, by Maja S. K. Ratkje (2008)

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
alarm (1996)
duration0'30"
electronic
 
det eneste jeg vet er at det ikke er en støvsuger (1996 – 1999)
duration60'
debut album by SPUNK

programme notes
in english
press clipsin english, norwegian etc.
 
DNAtural noise (1996)
duration15'
instrumentselectronic
DNA music made in C sound
 
eisenkreis (1996)
duration10'
instruments8 percussionists with industrial metal equipement
performed with the former oslo industrial ensemble
 
for søvngjengere (1996)
duration9'
instrumentslarge industrial ensemble and tape
made for stage performance with oslo industrial ensemble
 
saxophone contours (1996)
duration3'30"
electronic

programme notes
in english and norwegian
listen to sound extract

published

by norwegian music information centre (on cd)
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
Solrenning sæle som stiller all lengsel (1996)
duration6'30"
instrumentsfemale jazz vocal quintet
norwegian folk tune with religious text by mathias skard. arrangement based on piano arrangement by håkon hartberg.

on the record

finders, by students at the norwegian state academy of music (1996)
 
Study 1, four track voice (1996)
duration1'30"
electronic, recording of voice

programme notes
in english and norwegian
listen to sound extract

published

by norwegian music information centre (on cd)
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
This House Is Condemned (1996)
duration60'
instrumentsSPUNK
music for tennessee williams' play by SPUNK
 
Two small pieces for Arnold S. (1996 – 2002)
duration1'40"
instrumentspiano solo
extremely short pieces based on two chords from op.19 by schönberg
view score extract

published

by norwegian music information centre
address: drammensveien 42, 0255 oslo, norway
phone: +47 23 27 63 00   
e-mail: info@mic.no | publisher's web site
 
yellow noise mix (1996)
duration5'
electronic, remix of the group folk & røvere

on the record

hengekøye, by folk & røvere (remix EP) (1996)
 
Att lida är svårt (1995)
duration2'20"
instrumentsmixed choir
swedish text by gunnar ekelöf
 
Debussy’s piano pieces "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" and "The little shepherd" arranged for full orchestra (1995)
duration5'30"
instrumentsfull orchestra
not yet performed!
 
en husmors mareritt / a housewife’s nightmare (1995 – 1996)
duration14'
instrumentslarge industrial ensemble
made for stage performance with oslo industrial ensemble
 
En sagte raslen / A slow rustling (1995)
duration16'
instrumentsmezzo, harmonica, cello and guitar
danish text by lola baidel
 
it's too late (1995)
duration15'
instrumentsfemale jazz vocal quintet
english text, not yet performed at concert!
 
magic spells (1995)
duration10'
instrumentsfemale jazz vocal quintet
english text, not yet performed at concert!
 
The Ice Planet / Isplaneten (1995 – 1999)
duration40'
music for radio theatre by marius holth. made in collaboration with dagfinn rosnes.

programme notes
in norwegian

published

by norwegian radio broadcasting
phone: +47 23 04 70 00   fax: +47 23 04 75 75
e-mail: info@nrk.no | publisher's web site
 
Attraction (1994)
duration5'
instrumentsmixed choir
not yet performed!
 
For Regndansere/ For Raindancers (1994 – 1995)
duration12'
instrumentspercussion quartet

programme notes
in english
listen to sound extract
view score extract

published

by Norsk Musikkforlag
address: P.O. Box 1499 - Vika, 0116 Oslo, Norway
phone: (+47) 2300 2010   fax: (+47) 2300 2011
e-mail: order@musikforlaget.no | publisher's web site
 


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news from maja

27.09.2009: Music for the green horn!
Norwegian article and video clip


06.08.2009: I'm on twitter!
User name: majaratkje


13.07.2009: Cyborgic:

This release is found in Rune Grammofon's subcatalogue for vinyl releases only. This new label is called The Last Record Company. Cyborgic is a solo release, featuring Maja on voice and electronics. Recorded live. 500 copies only!
More info here.


16.04.2009: new CD: SPUNK: kantarell

release date 20.04.09 on rune grammofon!


19.01.2009: River Mouth Echoes nominated for ’Norwegian Grammy’.
Norwegian info: Spellemannprisen deles ut førstkommende lørdag. Kanskje litt besynderlig at juryen for kategorien 'årets samtidskomponist' er NKFs musikkfaglige utvalg, i og med at det som gis ut på plateselskapet Aurora (som også er nominert) faller under deres vurderinger.


14.01.2009: Annual newsletter for new years 2009 is out.
Send me your email if I don't have it and if you want it.


05.11.2008: Congratulations USA!



02.11.2008: Stockhausen performance on BBC3

The performance of Aus den Sieben Tagen was a coproduction between the Sonic Arts Network and BBC Radio. The entire concert was sent over the radio. Perhaps it will be released soeday. Was very exciting!


16.08.2008: Updates on River Mouth Echoes.
I have finally done some updating here, check this out: A list of record reviews. (No slaugthers so far...Or maybe one. Try and find it!)

There's also some new interviews in English, French, German and Norwegian further up under 'text' in the main menu. Fantastic response so far on this album! Many thanks to all those who support me.

24.04.2008: Du kan bestille River Mouth Echoes i NORGE
her. (looop.no)



17.04.2008: River Mouth Echoes at Boomkat
here.



17.04.2008: Here it is.




18.02.2008: Composer in residence this summer in North Norway.
This is a great festival with all sorts of music. Here's their web: Nordland Musikkfestuke.

18.02.2008: An upcoming CD!
It's now official. Have a look under "upcoming releases": Tzadik.com


18.02.2008: Another upcoming CD.
(Less surprising though:) Trinacria on Myspace

10.01.2008: all Ears 2008!

Yes! The festival starts today. This is a pict from the program release concert a week ago. Check out the program hereall Ears website

20.11.2007: teip

check list of recordings for more info.

02.10.2007: Looop!
It's time to check out looop.no


10.09.2007: Trinacria Norway Tour.
More info at Triancria's MySpace site.


20.07.2007: "Arcana II" available now from Downtown Music Gallery

"In his preface to the first Arcana: Musicians on Music (2000), avant-garde composer and saxophone player John Zorn wrote: "This book exists to correct an unfortunate injustice, the incredible lack of insightful critical writing about a significant generation of the best and most important work of the past two decades." That the injustice was repaired by that collection was happily affirmed by its subsequent success. The range of writing--from the technical to the aphoristic/diaristic--demonstrated that sometimes critical writing on music can inspire as much as it can explicate. As Zorn acknowledged, though, Arcana was also a first step. Now Arcana II, also edited by Zorn, extends the scope of its predecessor, compiling further essential writing by luminaries of contemporary improvisation and composition such as Butch Morris, Evan Parker, Marina Rosenfeld, Ned Rothenberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, Steve Coleman, Dave Douglas, Annie Gosfield, Jim O'Rourke, Milford Graves, Zeena Parkins, Bill Laswell and Uri Caine. Volume 2 includes essays by: Christopher Adler, Mick Barr, Borah Bergman,Lisa Bielawa, Uri Caine, Noah Creshevsky, Steve Coleman, Sylvie Courvoisier, Chris Dench, Dave Douglas, Trevor Dunn, Jason Eckardt, Jewlia Eisenberg, Annie Gosfield, Milford Graves, Carla Kihlstedt, Lukas Ligeti, Jose Maceda, Ernesto Martinez, Butch Morris, Jim O'Rourke, Evan Parker, Zeena Parkins, Maja Ratkje, Marina Rosenfeld, Ned Rothenberg, Trey Spruance, JG Thirlwell, Matt Welch, Yamataka Eye"


22.03.2007: The Wire’s April issue features Maja with big interview.
Also available an Agrare video demo at the 'web exclusive' part of their home page. Look here! (This movie is also out on YouTube now.)



04.03.2007: Agrare performs in Oslo March 9.-11.

More info here!
And Stockholm March 22.-23. (Kulturhuset)


26.02.2007: spark eller sleiv? (NO)
Frode har faatt en svärt positiv anmeldelse i Morgenbladet, se her
! Men hva har egentlig den kommentaren om meg der aa gjöre? Syns det er skikkelig ekkelt... Hva er motivet? Slik jeg ser det er det ikke mange alternativer: 1. Journalisten syns jeg faar alt for mye oppmerksomhet, og 2. at det skyldes maaten jeg framstilles paa paa bilder. Og 3. at han maatte finne paa noe subjektivt böll for aa kunne höste ovasjoner for sin frekkhet, det holder jo ikke lenger at en anmelder bare skriver om musikk. Vel, uansett sender jeg en stor hilsen til alle som leser norsk fra Österrike, hvor jeg er i full gang med aa innstudere et nytt verk med Klangforum Wien, kanskje verdens beste samtidsorkester! De har visst ikke jobbet med noen norske för. Det er fryktelig spennende! (Og blir garantert forbigaatt i norske medier. De er jo generelt ikke interessert naar jeg gjör noe saa uspektakulärt som aa skrive et partitur.) Norske bokstaver kommer senere...


18.02.2007: Trinacria.

No longer a secret, we will play our first concert the opening night of the Inferno festival in Oslo. (This Press picture is now found in high res. under 'pictures' here on my web.)


16.01.2007: Greetings from All Ears!

We are celebrating. Thank you for showing up.


06.01.2007: Pitchfork reviews Adventura Anatomica:
here

02.01.2007: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May 2007 be the year the leaders of this world finally cleans up after themselves, the enviromental issues being on a point of no return.


16.11.2006: Download noisy ringtone by Ratkje/Melin to your phone!
in more info here (seems like this is a norwegian feature...)


12.11.2006: New Swedish interview
in Tidningen Kulturen

10.11.2006: new CD with Fe-mail and Carlos Giffoni: Northern Stains

released on important records

19.10.2006: Illegal Parking, new vinyl by Ratkje/Melin.

You can now order this limited vilnyl from the great label Kning Disk: here!


10.10.2006: Watch Fe-mail music video from Blixter Toad.
asphodel download page

30.09.2006: Listen to Adventura Anatomica on Boomkat:

Boomkat.com


17.09.2006: YouTube bootleg, Maja live.

solo in Paris. Parts from this free improvised voice-noise concert is recorded on the record Stalker.


15.09.2006: Maja on myspace.
(Can't believe I'm doing this...) www.myspace.com/majaratkje

30.08.2006: Agrare, new performance:

Agrare performs "Carrying our ears and eyes in small bags" in Malmø, then other places in Sweden. Video still by Kathy Hinde.

Last performance so far, and very nice review here.


01.08.2006: Stygg overskrift!
"Eksperimentell kvinneglam". Adresseavisen anmelder konsert med Fe-mail og Pekka Kuusisto. Jeg har ikke lest selve anmeldelsen ennå, men jeg spiser hatten min om den ikke er skrevet av en fyr. Ikke rart man sliter med rekrutteringen av damer når det ligger på dette saklighetsnivået hos de som får betalt for å vurdere musikk profesjonelt. Synd for Adresseavisen. (Sorry, Norwegian only, this is a remark on a primitive headline in a local newspaper, concerning women and noise.)


22.07.2006: WTBTN
Fe-mail is proud to participate in this project: wtbtn. Congratulations to Ninah Pixie!


22.07.2006: All other subjects.
Here you are welcome to post stuff that doesn't belong to the other headlines. (For the future this will be fixed in another way!)


16.07.2006: a libanese musician`s blog:
mazenkerblog


05.07.2006: Voluptuous Vultures on CD!

Fe-mail's album, released as a 10" on PsychForm records last year is now available on CD including more music as well. For order info contact psychform (at) hotmail (dot) com.


05.04.2006: cheers from Svalbard!

79 degrees north


29.03.2006: blixter toad!

it's here, it's here!!! Fe-mail's new double cd out on asphodel (US).
Already reviewed in The Wire (issue 266).



22.03.2006: TONO-debatten.
Jeg bare måtte skrive noe her.
(Sorry, this is Norwegian!)


22.03.2006: a limited picture vinyl: STALKER

out on important records (US).




14.03.2006: John Hegre & Maja Ratkje: Ballads.

New album out soon. It's not what you think... More info here. (And check review in Vital Weekly!)


06.02.2006: In these blog times.
As you see this news column is now open for comments and dialogue with you. I will see how this works for a period.


06.02.2006: mp3.
I have recently started to publish strange and unreleased stuff under 'mp3' in the main menu. The goal is to fill this page up with concert bootlegs, unfinnished and wierd recordings, compositions that are history or under question etc. This is just a start.


23.01.2006: SPUNK news:

Aniversary memorial volume is ready. You can order it from SPUNK's manager!
SPUNK has a new website (made by Kristin in SPUNK):spunkmusic.com


03.01.2006: Planet POING out now!

Works by Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Sachiyo Tsurumi, Lars Petter Hagen, Áki Ásgeirsson and Jezper Holmen.


22.12.2005: Program ready for All Ears 2006, Oslo Jan 12.-15.

(photo by jan Davis)
All Ears 2006

08.11.2005: adventura anatomica

A new performance by Ratkje, Karl Hansen and Odd Johan Fritzøe. Premiere at Black Box in Oslo Nov. 17. (photo by Erik Berg.)


08.11.2005: Here it is!!!!

SPUNK: en aldeles forferdelig sykdom

17.10.2005: News from www.spunkmusic.com:
Would you like to contribute to SPUNKS 10 year anniversary memorial volume? Send your contribution to hildb@spunkmusic.com.
Deadline: Dec 15.


10.07.2005: New Fe-mail album!!

"Voluptuous Vultures" will be released on PsychForm records in September. Will be three different releases: Standard vinyl, special edition with vinyl (30 copies only!) and eventually cd. Pre-orders now accepted. Don't hestitate!
PsychForm.com


27.06.2005: new record with Jaap Blonk!

electric voices, already available from www.subdist.com

05.05.2005: greetings from China!

(with DJ Dee and chinese dancers)

04.10.2004: music for loving:

see 'recordings' for more info!


22.08.2004: Nor Noise

- a DVD and CD double pack, now available from [OHM] records www.ohmrecords.no. Contains a documentary on noise with exclusive interviews and concert clips by international artists and a CD compilation of not yet heard Norwegian noise music. More info under 'recordings'.

28.03.2004: A place in Germany called SPUNK!

Thanks to Morten for sending me this picture from last year.

03.12.2003: SPUNK's new homepage:
click here for short cut!

28.01.2002: Astrid Lindgren,
the author of the phantastic books about Pippi Longstocking and the major source of inspiration for my group SPUNK is dead, 94 years old. She died quietly in her home in Sweden. Her impact on millions of children will live on!


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