HANNE HUKKELBERG – ARTIST PROFILE
March 27th, 2006 by rui
Name: Hanne Hukkelberg
Born: April 1979
From: Kongsberg, Norway
Background: Started singing and playing instruments at the age of 3. Throughout her youth and musical education, she was a vocalist in various constallations, covering genres like jazz, rock, metal and free-jazz.
Instruments:Vocal, drums, piano and guitars.
Education: Cand.mag. from The Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo.
Debut album:
Little Things
Norwegian version, march 2004
International version, june 2005
Previous releases:
Cast Anchor EP
Norwegian version, november 2003
International version, may 2005
Genre: Windswept eccentric pop meets dusty jazz?
Musicians: From Jaga Jazzist, Kaada, Shining and Exploding Plastix.
Producer: Kåre Chr. Vestrheim
Record label: Propeller Recordings
Distribution: Sony Music
What the papers say…
“Hukkelberg’s soothing and emotive voice… threads into a universe that we defy you to label. Gloriously leftfield and strangely intimate.” -DJ Magazine
“Warm whispers seem to dance in the air and the meaning of music is revealed… subtle and moving.” -Observer Music Monthly
“A strange, beautiful album and one that’s very special indeed, “Little Things” is a joy from start to finish.” -Kaleidoscope Frenzy
“Little Things is rooted in the strength of an extraordinary ordinariness and that’s what makes Hukkelberg’s album so compelling.” -The Wire
“Little Things arrives understated yet fully formed, a hushed but radiant bunch of songs… Hukkelberg’s voice [is] equal parts Stina Nordenstam and Nina Simone.” -Uncut
“Hanne Hukkelberg’s voice is so ethereal it makes Björk seem clumsy.” -Q Magazine
“Exquisitely Scandinavian… ‘Little Things’ is alternately as big as a dream and as intimate as a whisper.” -iDJ
“Intoxicating… wonderful… Little Things marks the arrival of a talent who will have critics and consumers alike swooning [Hukkelberg's] way for the foreseeable future.” -Drowned In Sound
“A work of sheer delicacy and delight, Norwegian Hanne’s vocals are sublime like a Thirties jazz singer… Charming.” -Music Week
“At once staggeringly original and brimming with unusual charm, Hukkelberg enchants at every turn… A fascinating musical creature emerging from the shadows of obscurity.” -Rock Sound
“Every melodically airy journey is a sparsely crafted, endearing regional tribute that bursts with the light texture of [Hukkelberg's] windy, weightless ” -Leeds Guide
