discography

trilobitt: superb surprise

TRILOBITT is the new voice of 4 well known faces from the innovative music scene of Trondheim. More info: www.trilobitt.no  

“Beautiful and crazy (…) It has a bit of everything for everyone: rock, free jazz & jazz, pop, indie, klezmer, psychedelic, poetry and love, and is full of surprising whims.”

— UNDER DUSKEN

martin smidt: fyr (Original theatre soundtrack)

The complete soundtrack to Cirka Teater and Trøndelag Teater’s spectacular theater production “FYR” (2020).

Musicians: Ola Kvernberg (violin, viola), Daniel Herskedal (tuba, bass trumpet), Tone Sand (bass flute, flute), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, keyboards and sampling)

“Pure theater magic. (…) Martin Smidt’s music is suggestive and evocative (…) songs with a catchy touch”

— ADRESSEAVISEN

billuca ensemble: wildflower tales (CD)

Classical music by Monteverdi, Sartori, Purcell, Bach, Händel, Schumann, Brahms, Grieg, de Falla combined freely with Norwegian, English and Irish folk music in recompositions by Martin Smidt, Tone Sand and Frode Dyrli Angelsen.

“Here’s a most engaging and original reworking of largely familiar material (...) hugely catchy and enjoyable (…) I have repeatedly played it with much pleasure.”

— WWW.KLASSISKMUSIKK.COM, MARTIN ANDERSON

Martin smidt: bukkene bruse på badeland (ep)

Lyrics: Tine Thomassen - Music: Martin Smidt

Musicians: Ingrid Haarsaker Olaussen, Anna Haarsaker Olaussen, Live S. Smidt, Kjerstin E. Smidt, Åsmund M. Smidt (vocals), Hildegunn Øiseth (goat´s horns, trumpet) - Bendik Lund Haanshus (guitars) - Audun Eriksen (didjeridoo, jew´s harp), Erlend Smalås (bass, tuba, vocals on the Troll Song), Martin Smidt (drums)

billuca ensemble: sanger fra en ferdskriver (CD)

Lyrics by Sir Edward Dyer (1543-1607), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894), Emily Brontë (1818-1848), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Kristofer Blindheim Grønskag (1984 -)

Poems translated by Trond Arnesen, Kristofer Blindheim Grønskag, Jon Kristian Smidt and Martin Smidt

Music by Martin Smidt

Musicians: Hege Stokstad and Kristina Olsen Smidt (vocals), Tone Sand (flutes), Guri Krog Dodig (viola), Anne Lise Fagerli (cello), Frode Dyrli Angelsen (guitars), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, sampling)

billuca ensemble: for beggars and kings (CD)

Music by Martin Smidt (1969 - ) and John Dowland (1562-1626), Guillame Costeley (1530-1606), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Musicians: Hege Stokstad and Kristina Olsen Smidt (vocals), Tone Sand (flutes), Guri Krog Dodig (viola), Anne Lise Fagerli (cello), Frode Dyrli Angelsen (guitars), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, sampling)

BáRUT - inga juuso: BáLGgies (CD)

Music by: Traditional yoiks/Inga Juuso/Ante-Mikkel Gaup/Asbjørn Berson/Frode Fjellheim/Martin Smidt 

Musicians: Inga Juuso, Ante-Mikkel Gaup (vocals), Asbjørn Berson (guitars), Hildegunn Øiseth (goat´s horn, trumpet), Audun Eriksen (didjeridoo), Frode Fjellheim (keyboards), Mattis Kleppen (bass), Martin Smidt (drums and percussion)

dadafon: visitor (CD)

Songs by: Kristin Asbjørnsen, Jostein Ansnes

Arrangements by Dadafon

Musicians: Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocals), Jostein Ansnes (guitars, vocals), Øyvind Engen (cello, vocals),  Eirik Øien (bass), Carl Haakon Waadeland (drums and percussion), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, balaphone, sampling)

DADAFON: release me (ep)

Music by: TKristin Asbjørnsen/Jostein Ansnes/Martin Smidt

Songs by: Kristin Asbjørnsen, Jostein Ansnes

Arrangements by Dadafon

Musicians: Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocals), Jostein Ansnes (guitars, vocals), Øyvind Engen (cello, vocals),  Eirik Øien (bass), Carl Haakon Waadeland (drums and percussion), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, balaphone, sampling)

DADAFON: and i can´t stand still (CD)

Music by: Traditional African and African-American music arranged by Dadafon/Kristin Asbjørnsen/Jostein Ansnes/Martin Smidt

Musicians: Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocals), Jostein Ansnes (guitars, vocals), Bjørn Ole Solberg (saxophones),  Carl Haakon Waadeland (drums and percussion), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, balaphone, sampling)

coloured moods: coloured moods (CD)

Music by: Traditional African and African-American music arranged by Dadafon/Kristin Asbjørnsen/Jostein Ansnes/Martin Smidt

Musicians: Kristin Asbjørnsen (vocals), Jostein Ansnes (guitars, vocals), Bjørn Ole Solberg (saxophones),  Carl Haakon Waadeland (drums and percussion), Martin Smidt (drums, percussion, balaphone, sampling)

From 2000 the band changed name to Dadafon - read more