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Robert Solheim, electronic music composer from Norway. Born on Averøy, an island of the west-coats of Norway. Grew up between the sea, the mountains and the music, because of his parents passions for the same art. Started as a child to play the organ, then played drums, keyboards and sang in various bands, until he discovered a synthesizer by the name of Roland Jupiter 8, and started to create his own musical landscapes.

Under the name CURRENT he has released several albums between the genres down-tempo and ambient-techno with that typical sound coming from those northern countries of Europe. The first albums were released on Origo Sound, Norwegian label who also had artists like Biosphere (musician), Erik Wøllo (Erik Wollo) and Eyeman Reel.

In 2005 he started releasing his material on his own label CURRENTMUSIK. All his releases have been called extraordinary creative works by the critics.

Lately, his musical creativity has turned towards more techno-logical music and at the moment he is working on a new album to be released under his own name as well as working together with Spanish artist/Dj Baldo. Expect some deep and melodic house.

He has been participating in musical projects with other musicians. With the American composer Michael Snyder (Eidetaker) they formed AQUAVIT, a musical project who works on finding the harmonies between electronic and acoustic sounds. Their first and much anticipated work together, Telapatia, have been released in 2008 applauded by both critics and the public. Critics have said. “This is electronic music for the well travelled”.

He has also composed and produced the music for another musical project very different from all of the others, THE OPIATES, together with the German singer Billie Ray Martin. An advance of the work was presented in a concert in the mythical shop Rough Trade in London in March 2008. With the event, they also released a 10 inch vinyl with the title Anatomy of a plastic girl. The EP was selected album of the month in countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark as well as released on compilation albums. Dj Hell said about Candy coated crime from the same album “ist die Bombe!”.

Within Robert Solheim releases as CURRENT, the track Ghost Trip from the album Communion (2003) was voted by the readers of the magazine E-dition, number 7 of the 100 best electronic tracks thru time, amongst tracks by other artists like Kraftwerk, New Order, Biosphere (musician) and David Sylvian. In 2006 his album underCURRENTs (released 2005) was voted “Best ambient album” and the track Waking up slowly, “Best ambient track” by Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2006. About the album Musik (2001) Bill Binkelman from the magazine Wind & Wire said “Musik is a veritable glossary/textbook of any number of current-day executions of electronica/EM”.

In March 2009, Candy Coated Crime (The Opiates) has been released on Dj Hells Gigolo Records compilation ’Eleven’.

Releases:

Candy Coated Crime (The Opiates) on compilation album Eleven by DJ Hell. Gigolo Records (March 2009)

Anatomy of a plastic girl (The Opiates) on compilation album Press R for Galaxy Bar, on Klik Records (2008 Klik Records)

Vigor – Duende Mix (Aquavit) on compilation album Eden 2 on Six Degrees Records (2008)

Aquavit: Telepatia (2008 Eidetic Response Publishing/CurrentMusik)

The Opiates: Anatomy of a plastic girl (2008 Opiates Music/Kudos) EP 10” vinyl

The Dream Cabinet (2006 CurrentMusik)

underCURRENTs (2005 CurrentMusik)

Ghost Trip (2003 Origo Sound) Single

Communion (2003 Origo Sound)

Musik (2001 Origo Sound)

Enter the Dream (1997 Origo Sound)

The Opiates: Hollywood under the knife (CD tba)