Bertine Zetlitz
Country of origin:
Norway
Type of music generally:
Electronic pop
Status:
Most recent release, Tikamp (2015)
See also:
Bertine Zetlitz's site
Comparisons:
Björk meets Dot Allison, Sade
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Her original recordings were under the name, Bertine. She has been decribed as describing her as a 60s lounge sound married with a 90's trip hop beat.A bit like Björk meeting Dot Allison. Worth checking out in my opinion. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Her music: synthetic pop with elements from both jazz and house/techno. In 1997, the single "Apples and Diamonds" was one of the more popular pop-songs in Norway. The songs varies in quality, in the best ("Abigail" and "Colour") Bertine's voice is very nice, and she appears as the techno-pop's answer to Sade. She writes her music herself (in English). (hansen@telko.no)
Recommended first album:
Morbid Latenight Show
Recordings:
- Morbid Latenight Show (1998)
- Morbid Remix Show (EP, 1998)
- Beautiful So Far (2000)
- Sweet Injections (2003)
- Rollerskating (2004)
- My Italian Greyhound (2006)
- In My Mind 1997–2007 the Best of Bertine Zetlitz (compilation, 2007)
- Electric Feet (2012)
- Tikamp (2015)
Morbid Latenight Show
Release info:
1998
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Bertine Zetlitz—vocals, backing vocals
Guest artists:
Eivind Aarset—guitar
Arild Andersen—bass
Jan Bang—programming, backing vocals
Espen Berg—programming
Jon Christensen—drums
Bjørn Charles Dreyer—guitar
Bendik Hofseth—saxophone
Bugge Wesseltoft—piano
Produced by:
Jan Bang, Bendik Hofseth
Comments:
An album that I cannot get out of my CD player. (Gordoja@aol.com)It's very nice. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Sweet Injections
Release info:
2003
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended/
Group members:
Guest artists:
Produced by:
Comments:
I found this cheap, and it's worth the price - neat stripey-shiny-papered booklet, the so-catchy danceable (if one danced) 'Girl like you', and lots of cute quirky beeps and blips. I'm not so keen on her persona (or personality) - a bitchy manipulative temptress shows up on several songs (not a compelling one, more cutesy and bland). Still, good electronic pop, great choruses, and enough oddness and melancholy melodies to offset the mercilously cute nature of the beeps. (k_hester_k@yahoo.co.nz)
