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Jan Bang
Person · male · Norway · Kristiansand Municipality · born 1968 · recording since 2002
Norwegian musician and record producer
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Also known as 揚·邦
Timeline
17 events▣ Album 14◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Going Nine Ways From Wednesday
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography279 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376331357
Biography
Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré.
Career
Bang played with Erik Honoré in "Woodlands" (EP, 1988), and they have released two albums (2000, 2001). He has also contributed to albums with Bertine Zetlitz, Bel Canto, and has written music for the film Ballen i øyet (2000). In recent years he has played with Dhafer Youssef, and in 2004 he received the Gammleng Award i klassen studio, and together with musician colleague, Erik Honoré, he initiated "Punktfestivalen" in 2005.
Jan Bang is regarded as an influential Norwegian music producer, often associated with electronic music production. Bang is a musical innovator and bridge-builder who balances progressive thinking with popular appeal. He has sought ways of developing music and audiences, and by creating new meeting places and musical intersections, he has contributed to events such as “Scene Norway.” In addition to hosting “Punkt,” Bang has participated in performances at the festival, including the opening concert, where he has appeared alongside collaborators such as Arve Henriksen.
John Kelman of the All About Jazz magazine, recognized Jason Moran & Jan Bang at the Moldejazz and Arve Henriksen/Jan Bang Double CD Release Show at the Punkt Festival, Kristiansand, Norway, September 2013, as one of his 25 "Best Live Shows of 2013".
Bang has also appeared live at Music Tech Fest Berlin in 2016 with Mercury nominee Eska, Grammy winner Simon Goff on violin and Andy Smith aka Drew Five on bass and additional samples, in a unique one-off improvised performance.
Honors
Gammleng Award 2004, in the class Studio
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (18 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
Going Nine Ways From Wednesday
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:32
1Introducing an Introduction0:262This Room's Soft Shadows4:263Pin Up3:194Picture: P3:425Cities, Waves and Beats2:256Sound Pound4:317Memories of Sound2:078Death Restored2:509Introducing an Introduction II1:1810Woman and Water I1:0911Woman and Water II1:5012Woman and Water III1:4713[untitled]6:422010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:48
1The Drug Mule3:042Self Injury3:203The Midwife's Dilemma4:434Passport Control9:105Who Grooms the Child?2:496Heidegger's Silence4:377Abdication and Coronation5:068Suicide Bomber2:259Taking Life4:4710Ululations1:2311Exile from Paradise4:242012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:09
1The God of Single Cell Organisms3:382The God of Sleeplessness4:293The God of Silence4:194The God of Smaller Gods4:055The God of Small Caresses5:516The God of Black Holes3:577The God of Adverbs4:208The Ruminative Gap3:189The God of Crossroads3:2010The God of Tiny Islands5:0711The God of Gradual Abdiction5:2712I Swallowed Earth for This3:182013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 39:32
1Theme From Victoria4:042Winter2:473The Rescue1:474Camilla's Theme1:155The Theatre2:286Lament2:547Preparation2:148Funeral2:319The Kiss3:3710The Window0:4811Night Encounter3:1212The Letter2:4713The Mill1:2914Johannes Returns3:5015Lament (Reprise)3:492013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 41:11
1Iron Balcony1:012Singer's Ashes3:013Tide3:434Smashing Windows1:475The Deep Serene2:296Singer's Childhood5:227Funeral Voyage5:308Interlude (Night Creatures)1:189Melee of Suitcases4:0910Artificial Reeves3:1111Sinking Ship4:1012Flooded Corridors3:0013Lifeboat2:302017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks
A1Azmari WomanA2Azmari BeatA3Model KitBSister Silver2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:30
1Come April1:522Reefs and Roots8:593The Swans Bend Their Necks Backward to See God6:074Height of the Reeds in the Wetlands4:235Is There a Limit for the Internal?6:546Nymphs and Eurasian Horses2:347Waders4:028The Wind in the Willows2:309Pink Cherry Trees5:092019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:37
1Labyrinthine5:532Resilient Star4:323Family Gospel1:474Child of Folly3:205Thoughts and Prayers3:146Mordechai (A Prophecy)4:267November’s Child3:188White Rose2:469Your Fathers’ Names4:5210Fault Line4:292020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:10
1Purplebright2:512Asphalt Lake5:283Before the Wedding3:034Two Days in June7:355Outer Sphere2:316The Witness6:197Inner Sphere2:368Serenade4:089Monochrome3:0610Nightspell4:33Compound Full of Bones, Translucent Thousands
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 1 track · 35:53
1Compound Full of Bones, Translucent Thousands35:532023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:18
1Fire Dancer5:252Legion5:023City Never Sleeps3:444Seraphine3:275Hush Now6:126Minute Warning5:467Last Two Inches of Sky5:578Two Predators Circle Above a Forest4:452024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:53
1Nameless4:072Reading the Air4:553Burgundy3:154Food for the Journey4:315Delia4:486War Paint4:177Winter Sings5:458The Cards4:019Cycle2:5910No Paradise Lost2:152025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 30:58
1Seeing (Eyes Closed)4:232Acacia5:323Meridian Moon3:054Grassland4:425Halfway Between Noon and Sunset3:556Pehlivan Fighters1:507Abandoned Cathedral II4:178Remnants3:142026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks · 38:31
1With These Hands32:302Between Them6:01— · studio album
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Back in HamburgSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 57:271Beginning12:38 2Ethnic12:35 3Ambient upholstery4:30 4Acid3:13 5Echoes of Miles18:16 6Closing6:15 | Live | 2013 | |
| 2013 | Live at Kings PlaceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 39:421Let’s Make a Bomb8:04 2Don’t Even Try9:13 3Break the Mould6:49 4Toyah Bang2:16 5How a Group Is Born6:43 6Boredom Is a Killer6:37 | Live | 2013 | |
| 2013 | 2013-06-09 Punktfestival KristiansandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 42:561singer's childhood12:34 2unknown title19:47 3unknown title10:35 | Live | 6 September 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jan Bang head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 18 | 86.3th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kanon Award for Best Soundtrack | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Bang Shower Show Productions(band) | — | present | eponymous |
| Audun Kleive Generator X(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Bang_Kongshaugfestivalen_2019_%28214218%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a5edb78-1fd2-40f2-b61a-dd76bafb219bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a5edb78-1fd2-40f2-b61a-dd76bafb219bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q377583genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q377583seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bangbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bang
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
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Image: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q377583 · MusicBrainz: 1a5edb78-1fd2-40f2-b61a-dd76bafb219b
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