There are always new releases in the pipe, some upcoming ones on Fag Tapes and Trapdoor Tapes, and a little later on from Lal Lal Lal, Chocolate Monk and a new russian label.. Stay tuned as always.. And – of course – hoping to see some of you on my upcoming JAPAN tour !!

I’ll be there in 2 weeks, from June 26th to July 9th. Looking very much forward to it. I’d be open for a few more shows, especially on July 3rd, 4th and 5th, so if you have any suggestions, dom’t hesitate to get in touch… These are the dates so far :

JUNE 29th – TOKYO – SAKAIKI – “Ura-hogushi”
2-4, Daikyocho, Shinjuku-ku
near by Yotsuya-Sanchome Station ( Marunouchi line )
starts 19:30 // Entry 1500 yen (incl 1 drink)
also playing: HIROSHI HASEGAWA, BIKI, REIZEN and HAKOBUNE
http://sakaiki.modalbeats.com/

JUNE 30th – TOKYO – BAR GARI GARI
2-45-9 Daizawa Tobita Bldg B1, Setagaya-ku
Ikenoue Station
starts 19:00 // Entry 1000 yen
also playing: Femhein, Jahiliyyah and Nemoto Jun
My set will be a duo with MADOKA KUONO
http://www.cinemabokan.com/

JULY !st – TOKYO – FTARRI
Okano Bld.B1, 1-4-11, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, (Suidobashi)
doors 19:30, starts 20:00 // Entry 1500 yen
also playing: IL GRANDE SILENZIO（Atsuo Ogawa + Minoru Sato）and MADOKA KUONO
http://www.ftarri.com/suidobashi/index.html

JULY 2nd – UTSUNOMIYA CITY – BAR LYNCH
Tochigi Utsunomiya city Futaara 8-12
open 20:00
live start 22:00 // Entry Fee 500 yen
Also playing: TOMOAKI SOMA
http://lynch-music.jugem.jp/

JULY 5th – NAGOYA – TBA

JULY 6th – KOBE – SPACE EAUUU
2-6-10 minatomotomachi Bld.3F
Motomachidori,Chuo-ku,Kobe
650-0022
http://www.musika-nt.com/spaceeauuu/

JULY 7th – OSAKA – Miniatures @ MIIT HOUSE
554-0014 Osaka-shi,
Konohana-ku,
Shikanjima 2-6-13
Open: 5PM Show: 6-8PM // Entry ¥1000
Performers:
Sindre Bjerga, Meri Nikula (voice), Yuki Nakagawa (cello), Yangjah (dance), Jerry Gordon
http://miit-house.blogspot.jp/2011/06/starting-from.html

In February Alan Courtis will be visiting Norway for some workshop action + shows. I will be joining him for some of this.

Feb 13th – 15th Workshop in electronic music for children.

Feb 14th – Cafe Humbug, Stavanger : Alan Courtis / Sindre Bjerga / Anders Gjerde – Starts around 8 PM, Free entry

Feb 15th – Norwegian Oil Museum, Stavanger : Alan Courtis / Sindre Bjerga play improvised soundtracks to old Argentinian silent films. , 9 PM, Entry 50 kr

Feb 22nd – Konserthuset, Stavanger : Anders Gjerde / Sindre Bjerga improvised electronics jam with the big organ on a live feed from the main room. 11 PM-ish. Free entry

STAR TURBINE (Sindre Bjerga & Claus Poulsen)  & SOLO SHOWS – NORWAY/FINLAND/ESTONIA/LATVIA TOUR  - MARCH 2013

March 22nd: Cafe Humbug, Stavanger (Sindre Bjerga solo + Full Narkose Band) 8PM

March 23rd: Brugata, Oslo. (w/Spleppes Splopp) 8PM, show 9PM / 50 kr

March 24th: Stein og Jord, Oslo (Sindre Bjerga solo + Claus Poulsen solo) 8 PM / Donation

March 25th: Vapaan  Taiteen Tila, Helsinki (Sindre Bjerga + Claus Poulsen + Ilpo Heikkinen = 3 x solo) 8.30PM / Donation

March 26th: Vapaan  Taiteen Tila, Helsinki  (Star Turbine + more)  8.30PM / Donation

March 27th: Kodu Baar, Tallinn

March 28th: TOPOFON @ Y Gallery, Tartu, Estonia. (w / more artists TBA) 7PM / Free entry

March 29th: Taka Bar, Riga  (+ Sindre Bjerga solo) 8PM / Free enrty

March 30th: Chomsky Bar, Riga (+ Sindre Bjerga solo) 10PM / Free entry

A couple of shows upcoming:

Nov 8th: Cafe Humbug, Stavanger – Magnetix North Duo (myself & Nils Rostad) supporting Toshi Nakamura/Håvard Volden. Starts 8.30., Entry 50 kr

Nov 23rd/24th: TBA, Bergen

Dec 1st: Sprø Musikk Fest, Munkehaugen Kultursenter, Arendal. 3oth anniversary for Sprø Musikk-festivalen.  Playing solo + in a collaboration. Line-up TBA.  Starts 7, Entry 150 kr

Dce 22nd: Jule:Zang, Consulatet, Stavanger. Annual christmas bash-out. Playing as Bjerga/Iversen, full line-up TBA.

Sly & the Family Drone
Star Turbine
Zebra Mu
Tristan Burfield
Sindre Bjerga / Tom White
Back to the Fucking Future

8pm, £5
http://www.facebook.com/events/233275280131874/

advance tickets available here for only £4:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/186300

TUESDAY OCT 9th- READING – THE BUTLER
89-92 Chatham Street
Reading, RG1 7DS

Star Turbine
Sindre Bjerga
Sun Skeleton

8pm, £TBA

WEDNESDAY OCT 10th – SHEFFIELD – AUDACIOUS ART SPACE
107a Harwood Street (Off Bramall Lane)
Sheffield, S2

Star Turbine
Sindre Bjerga
Lovely Honkey

8pm, £4/£3 conc

THURSDAY OCT 11th – NEWCASTLE – MORDEN TOWER
Back Stowell Street
West Walls
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XG

Star Turbine
Sindre Bjerga
Culver
Posset

8pm, £6

SATURDAY OCT 13th – EDINBURGH – POST NO BILLS GALLERY
32 Sandport Street
Leith
Edinburgh, EH6

Star Turbine
Sindre Bjerga
+ more

8pm, suggested donation £5

If anyone wants me to bring some specific records (and save you postage!) let me know…

Thanks to everyone who came to our my shows in Norway, Finland, Estonia and Latvia a couple of weeks back! Good times indeed!

Some of these shows were recorded and will no doubt be issued on some tapes or discs sometime in the near future..

More touring ahead, this time with my duo STAR TURBINE (me + Claus Poulsen from Copenhagen) + i’ll also do solo shows..

So far these dates are down, but more news will follow soon:

Oct 8th: LONDON @ The Grosvenor

Oct 11th: NEWCASTLE @ Morden Tower

Oct 13th: EDINBURGH @ Post No Bills Gallery

Working on the other dates but get in touch if you can set up anything….

Some new tapes + discs too!! Check the “buy” section..

Had a busy summer so far with a great trip to Argentina (big thanks to Anla Courtis and Juan Jose and all the rest of you who came to the shows, good times indeed! Also spent some 11 days in Berlin and Leipzig recently, holidaying and doing some shows..

More travelling ahead:

SINDRE BJERGA / JAVA DELLE AUGUST TOUR  (solo shows)

Come see us here:

THURSDAY AUG 2nd: STAVANGER; NORWAY- Stavanger Public Library // Starts 18.00 // Free entry

FRIDAY AUG 3rd: KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY – KULTURBUA
w/ Terje Paulsen and Jon S. Lunde // 21.00

SATURDAY AUG 4th: OSLO, NORWAY – SOUND OF MU
afternoon show at 16:00 // Donation

SUNDAY AUG 5th: FREDRIKSTAD, NORWAY – Vaterland kulturverksted, Gamlebyen  w/ Origami Antarktika // Doors 20.00

MONDAY AUG 6th: OSLO, NORWAY – STEIN OG JORD PLATEBAR // Doors 20:00 // Donation

TUESDAY AUG 7th: HELSINKI, FINLAND -
MYYMÄLÄ2 w/ ILPO HEIKKINEN

WEDNESDAY AUG 8th – HELSINKI, FINLAND -
KINGI KONGI w/ ILPO HEIKKINEN

FRIDAY AUG 10th – TALLINN, ESTONIA – PTARMIGAN w/jelena glazova and villem jahu // 20.00 // Entry 4 euro

SATURDAY AUG 11th – TARTU, ESTONIA – Y GALLERY // Kuutri 2 // Entry 5 euro / students 3 euro

SUNDAY AUG 12th – RIGA, LATVIA – venue TBA

MONDAY AUG 13th – RGIA, LATVIA – CHOMSKY BAR

TUESDAY AUG 14th – VILNIUS, LITHUANIA -
CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE (only JAVA DELLE)

Got a few tours lined up, as well as single gigs. Drop in here from time to time to check…

MAY 19th: OSLO // Brugata  kl 21:00 // NEDERLAGET (Sindre Bjerga & Lasse Marhaug duo) + Maja Ratkje/Petter Eilertsen + Martin Powell/ Kjetil Hanssen .. Inngang 50 kr

May 19th: OSLO // Stein og Jord Platebar – Møllergata 37. // kl 15.00 – Solo gig. Free entry. Also playing is SULT (Guro Moe & cohorts).

JUNE 8th: STAVANGER // Tou Scene kl. 20:30 Supoort for Felix Kubin. Also playing: Pettersen/Gjerde.

JUNE 24th to JULY 5th: ARGENTINA solo tour. Tour dates announced soon !!

JULY 9th: BERLIN // Madame Claude

JULY 16th-18th: LEIPZIG // Improv/noise festival @ KlangKunstProjekte

AUGUST 3rd – 14th : NORWAY / SWEDEN / FINLAND / ESTONIA / LATVIA solo tour. Wil be touring with Java Delle from Germany. BOOKING NOW, so please get in touch !

so far these are booked, more coming …

AUGUST 4th: OSLO // Sound of Mu

AUGUST 10th: HELSINKI

AUGUST 11th: TALLINN // Ptarmigan

AUGUST 12th: RIGA // TBA

AUGUST 13th: RIGA // Chomsky Bar

SATURDAY MARCH 31ST : COPENHAGEN // MAYHEM

STAR TURBINE

VANITY PRODUCTIONS

SINDRE BJERGA solo

Ragnhildsgade 1 / Nørrebro  // Starts 21:00 // Entry 40 kr

MONDAY APRIL 2ND : ÅRHUS // SPLAB

STAR TURBINE

HÆNDER & TÆNDER

SINDRE BJERGA solo

Jyske Kunstakademi / Mejlgade 32-34 // Starts 19:00 // Donation

TUESDAY APRIL 3RD : ÅLBORG // 1000FRYD

STAR TURBINE

HÆNDER & TÆNDER

Kattesundet 10 // Starts 21:00 // Free entry

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4TH : HAMBURG // HØRBAR

STAR TURBINE

HÆNDER & TÆNDER

SINDRE BJERGA solo

Brigittenstrasse 5 / St. Pauli // Starts 21:00 // Entry 5 Euro

THURSDAY APRIL 5TH : OLDENBURG // ALHAMBRA

STAR TURBINE

HÆNDER & TÆNDER

SINDRE BJERGA solo

Herrmannstrasse 83 // Starts 21:00 // Donation

check http://www.starturbine.bandcamp.com to listen to out brand new album.

Hope to see you there!