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Jørgen Ranks

rather like a fairytale...

About Me

Dj and selector of soulful, black, underground dancemusic ranging from SOUL JAZZ HIPHOP HOUSE DISCO BREAKBEATS DnB to DUB ROOTSREGGAE BOOGIE BRAZILIAN SAMBA LATINJAZZ FUNK and AFROBEAT. Running the nights MELTING POT @ Nomaden and SWING-A-LING @ Dattera til Hagen with Dj NILSINI AKA Nilsinho.Running the nights MELTING POT @ Nomaden and SWING-A-LING @ Dattera til Hagen with Dj NILSINHO, as well as the irregular partynight KONG FRI at various venues alongside Dj ANDREAS. Check MY BLOG for dates and venues. Hit me up at [email protected] for bookings and stuff...My life is mostly full of music, but I like other things as well. Such as graphic design, sneakers, stupid ideas that turn good, Monty Python, international politics and politics in general, simple minds, fun people, Owen Wilson, James Gandolfini, Ricky Gervais, Bill Murray, William H Macy, Richard Pryor,movies in general, sailing my Laser, herb, reading newspapers and books, discovering new music, swimming, trekking in forests and mountains, drinking beer, drinking coffee, watching comedies with Chevy Chase and Peter Sellers, rhum&coke, summer, Italia, travelling, talking to kids, eating some nice food, having a good laugh,rainy days. Guess I'm not that hard to please. Now, that's enough about me! Tell me something about YOURSELF now, or book me as a dj to bring some real music through your soundsystem.

My Interests

The sound of soul, drums, bass, synths, snares, Station, movies, swimming, comics (Especially anything by Christopher Nielsen, Tin Tin, Rocky, and Batman) singing in da shower, digging for vinyl, cycling, graphic design in general (sixties in particular), grafitti (don't paint myself, but I likes), skateboardstickers, skiing, and music in general.

I'd like to meet:

Minnie Riperton, Candi Staton, Larry David, Larry Levan, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Dag Hammarskjold, Bruno Matsson, Arne Jacobsen, Karl Pilkington, His Majesty King Harald of Norway, Miles Davis, Al Gore, Fritjof Nansen, Steve Reid, Nina Simone, Sun Ra.

Music:

Musical inspirations:J Dilla, Patrice Rushen, Snoop, Jean Michelle Jarre, Steve Reid, D'angelo, Minnie Riperton, Freesoul, CoOp, Dego Ranks, Stevie Wonder, Sa-Ra, Madlib, Roy Ayers,Freddie Hubbard, Bob Moog, Oscar Brown Jr., Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Mizell Bros., Max Roach, Eddie Harris, Yusef Lateef, King Tubby, Alice Russell, 4Hero, Heritage Orchestra, Raymond Scott, Spacek, Tye Tribbett, Nina Simone, DaLata, Sleepwalker, Fat Freddys Drop, Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Curtis Mayfield, David Axelrod, Declaime, Daz I Kue, Wookie, Larry Levan, Bugz in the Attic, Recloose, Nas, Kanye, Talib Kweli, Afronaut, Erro, Holland, Dozier & Holland, Troubleman, the Pharcyde, Tiombe Lockhart, Miles Davis, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, Quantic Soul Orchestra, MF DOOM, Kahuun, Erykah Badu, theROOTS, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Daedalus, Bazis, Pharrell Williams, Sir Coxone Dodd, Lee Perry, Mos Def, Bilal, Jazztronik, Kahuun, Telephones, early Röyksopp. Espen Horne, Azymuth, Marlena Shaw, Slum Village, Jay-Z, Ty, Jill Scott, Seu Jorge, Art Blakey, A Tribe Called Quest, Candi Staton, Erot, Betty Davis, Common, Idris Muhammad, James Brown, Danny Breaks, David Axelrod, Busta Rhymes, Roots Manuva, Basement Jaxx, John Handy, McCoy Tyner, Blue NOte, Black Jazz, Strat East, Brian Jackson Maddslinky, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Karin Krog, Neil Young, Sun Ra, Grace Jones, Kraftwerk, Doug E Fresh, Flash, PHLASH, Uprock & Lazer Crew, Lootpack, Lord Quas, Richard Spaven, Finn Peters, Elektrones, Visioneers, Wildchild, Platinum Pied Pipers, Eska, Mark deClive Lowe, Parliament, Domu, Dr Dre, Five Corners Quintet, 7Samurai, Slick Rick, Seiji, Peven Everett, Ayro, John Arnold, Osunlade, Jazzy Sport Crew, Afrika Bambaata, Bembe Segue, Jermaine & Michael Jackson, Gil Scott Heron, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Missy Elliott, Diesler, MAW, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Kanye West, Kelis, Bazis, KDJ, Theo Parrish, Mitsu the Beats, Carl Craig, Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi, Deborah Jordan, Tropicalismo, Scientist, Mad Professor, Bob Marley, IG Culture, Raphael Saadiq,Rahsaan Patterson, Jean Grae, DJ Spinna, Nicola Conte,Truby Trio, Especial records, UFO, Jazzanova, Loose Ends, The Meters, Bamboos, Karizma, Sly and the Family Stone, oh did I mention Stevie? You geddit..

Movies:

Fargo, Barry Lyndon, 2001, Star Wars, Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Papillon, Space Is The Place, Dead Mans Shoes, Bullitt, Papillon, The Sting and many a more..

Books:

Haiene/ Jens Bjorneboe, Det Jeg Elsket/Siri Hustvedt, Umberto Eco/The New Middle Age, Rohinton Mistry/Balansekunst , L/Erlend Loe, Den tredje mann/Ragnar Kvam jr.

Heroes:



My Blog

Dropping Wax in Oslo Thursday!

Spiller plater på lovely Dattera torsdag 8. mai fra 22.00, grip dine raskeste sneakers, drinkpinnen og sett kursen for 2. etasje. Soulfull undergrunns dansemusikk fra 22.00-03.00. Forvent soul, reggae...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Tue, 06 May 2008 10:06:00 PST

(((SPRING ONIONS)))

Hei kjære venner... begynner å dra seg mot vår selv om ingen merker noe til det her til lands. Pissevær i lang tid nå, Akerselva er drøyt høy. Merker jeg begynner å bli litt værsjuk. Sol sommer og mas...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:28:00 PST

RANX SPECIAL CREEPERS 10

BIG FOR ME AT THE MO'..SEE YOU AT NOMADEN THIS THURSDAY THE 14TH OF FEB.XXX/JR1. SALAH RAGAB - TRIBUTE TO SUN RA 2. HERBALISER - AMORES BONGO3. JOSE JAMES - SPIRITS UP ABOVE4. BILL WITHERS - LOVELY DA...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:25:00 PST

Some favorites for the start of 2008...

Loads of strong music coming out at the end of 2007 and after a lazy x-mas it's time to sum it up with a little list of nuggets for january. On heavy rotation, no order!Nu biz for me now:1. Jackson Jo...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:55:00 PST

Bergen shakedown....

Oh my, what a week. Been busy working on flyers/promo/other this week. Had an absolute blinder weekend in Bergen with Nilsinho and the HiFi Terapi Crew Eivind and Kahuun. Brilliant to play at their le...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:17:00 PST

TRUS’ME, THIS NKOTB IS THA BIZ

Oh lord, just got the Trus'me WAR 12" in the mail today and it frackin blows my mind. The Marvin sample...the way it morphs into some kind of deep detroitesque groove...love it love it! Modern soulmu...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:57:00 PST

November TOP 10 (in no order...)

1. TONY ALLEN Kilode (Carl Craig remix) (Honest Jon's)-The finest house I have heard for a long time, deeper than deep...2. DOMU presents PETE SIMPSON Won't Give Up (Papa)-The man called Domu teams up...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:47:00 PST

!!!BANGERZ!!!

TALIB KWELI Hot thing (Blacksmith)PETE RODRIGUEZ I like it like that (Aaron Jerome remix) (Fania12")KANYE WEST Flashing lights (GOOD)BILLY PAUL Let the dollar circulate (?)BEATCONDUCTA Sumthin betta (...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:31:00 PST

Do you remember September pt. II

So summer is over and the bad weather is history. Come crisp autumn days with clear air and lotsa love. I'm beginning to sound like a romantic comedy with George Clooney and Sandra B. Bloody hell, I'm...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:12:00 PST

Summer Madness

Been a good summer so far, horrible weather though. Had the pleasure of having Mr Dom Servini and the rising star Scrimshire from Wah Wah 45s guest dj'ing over at Blå and Nomaden a couple of weeks a g...
Posted by Jørgen Ranks on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:16:00 PST