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PUNKT
Jan Bang & Erik Honoré
Punkt is the name that musicians/producers Jan Bang and Erik Honoré has chosen for the diverse musical activities they collaborate on, both live and in the recording studio.
So far, they have produced a range of critically acclaimed albums and arranged an innovative and successful music festival (Punkt05) in their home town of Kristiansand, Norway. Two records will be released under the Punkt logo early next year: A studio album featuring guests like David Sylvian and Arve Henriksen, and an album featuring the best live remixes from the Punkt05 festival, including breathtaking performances by Jon Hassell, Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær and others.
In connection with these releases, Bang and Honoré will take the Punkt concept On the road. Concentrated around the exciting concept of live remixing, the line-up will feature old and new musical collaborators. Punkt is a flexible unit, and depending on the venue they will perform as a trio (Bang/Honoré with guest musician), or as a group featuring more musicians.
In the August issue of BBC Music Magazine, Fiona Talkington praised the Punkt concept and gave a precise account of what happened at the Punkt05 festival:
Norway has done it again! My award for this year’s most innovative festival goes to Punkt held at the end of June. Bang and Honoré are among the finest live samplers and re-mixers in the world; between them they’ve worked with such artists as David Sylvian, Arve Henriksen, Anne Sofie von Otter and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. The concerts took place in one of Kristiansand’s theatres, during which Bang and Honoré were underground doing live-remixes. At the end the audience changed venues to hear the remix, and to hear what the guest musicians interacting with the remix might do. Sidsel Endresen guested on the remix of Jon Hassell, Nils Petter Molvær guested on Biosphere’s remix, and Audun Kleive was there for Supersilent. With so many musicians eager to hear what everyone else was doing, the atmosphere was electric.