Friends since childhood, Hjalmar Myksvoll-Singh and Øystein Redalen together go by the moniker of House Of Mystery. Born and raised in Ås, later moving to Oslo then on to the provinces, just outside Skien in the Telemark mountains to totally immerse themselves in their own House Of Mystery studio. They play a kind of alternative rock hybrid of psych, surf sugary electronica, new wave and agit-pop which all weaves together to create their own idiosyncratic voice.
The band describe themselves as dancey tropical psychedelia mixed with Dehli-surf and circus pop, delivered with punk energy and eviscerating rhythms. On stage they are joined by brothers in arms Lasse Saurbrey Kittelsen and Svein Arne Egenæs.
The band’s most recent song “Airwolf Gandhi” was at the top of the NRK Urørt chart for ages last Summer and they will soon re-release physically as a seven inch backed with the track “Bamboo Town” together with a video in 2013.
The material for a debut album is currently being assembled in their ramshackle studio, which features valve compressors, rusty harps and restored reverb chambers. House Of Mystery are a band with big ideas and 2013 is going to be a big year.
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