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Karsten Hamre

I do ask to be felt, not understood

About Me

Born in 1971 in Stavanger, Norway.
Completed the studies of Form & Text, (photography, journalism, graphic design, and media) at Skjeberg Folk High school, Norway in May 1993.
Graduated the Information Assistant Course (General media, journalism for radio, TV and printed mediums et cetera) at Rogaland Media Center in May 1994.
Has been active with music for over 10 years, starting in August 1994 when Penitent was formed. Currently also releasing music under the names Arcane Art, Defraktor, Dense Vision Shrine, The Flux Komplex and Veiled Allusions.
Not only composing the music, but also taking the photos and doing graphic design for the CD releases.
I am doing Audio & Audio/Visual shows under my own name,
as well as under the name Defraktor.
Concert, Festival and Event Organizers of any sorts and styles are
welcome to contact me for possible bookings.
I also have pages for my other projects Arcane Art , Defraktor ,
Dense Vision Shrine , Penitent and The Flux Komplex .
Please check them out as well. You might like what you get to hear.
My photographic art can be found at: http://khamre.deviantart.com/ .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/25/2005
Band Website: khamre.com
Band Members: Me, Myself & I with a laptop, 8 track mixer, portable minidisk recorder. All sounds, samples and manipulations by yours truly.
Influences: I am influenced by all and nothing,
by the sounds of the forest,
by the machinery from factories,
by the sounds of life.

My influences spans from ambient soundscapes, experimental, weird & strange sounds to trip hop, electro beats, electro wave to industrial and dark wave.

There are simply no limits of what elements that might be blended into the music.

Sounds Like:
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Got Empty Walls?

Finally you can now become the proud owner of my photographs, as I am making the selection you find in this album available for sale. To see the selection, check teh album "Got Empty Walls?".These pho...
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:11:00 PST

Penitent vs eKlipSe "The Haunted Arctic" [KEMn65] EP

Penitent vs eKlipSe "The Haunted Arctic" [KEMn65] EP   1. Black Is The Sun Shining (Arctic Plague remix) 2. Black Is The Sun Shining (Arctic remix) 3. Necropolis...
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:34:00 PST

KARSTEN HAMRE (NOR)/VLAD JECAN (ROM) "Enter Inside"

The Karsten Hamre & Vlad Jecan "Enter Inside" split CD has now been released by Wroth Emitter. What often is remembered most about Hamre's work is an ambience that always feels nautical. There is...
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:16:00 PST

Available Releases!

I currently have these titles available:Penitent "A Shapeless Beauty" digipack CDArcane Art "Nightly Terrors" digipack CDDefraktor "Themes for the Lunatic" digipack CDThe Flux Komplex "Lost Illusions"...
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:41:00 PST

The Key to Oblivion - Excerpt

Here is a few of the poems from the book "The Key to Oblivion": The Black Lake It was august, Already the nights were dark, but still they were warm. Warm and soft as black velvet. A melancholy s...
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 03:47:00 PST

Interview in Vampire Magazine

An interview with me in Vampire Magazine about Arcane Art, Defraktor, Dense Vision Shrine, Penitent, The Flux Komplex and Veiled Allusions can be read here....
Posted by Karsten Hamre on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST