When — Discography
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This Discography is put together by Vidar Moen with additions by Rune Maurud, Trond Bremnes, Gorm Sande, Bruno and Cthulhu.
- Official album releases
- 001 – Drowning but learning
- 002 – Death in the Blue Lake
- 003 – Black White & Grey
- 004 – Svartedauen (The Black Death)
- 005 – Prefab Wreckage
- 006 – Gynt
- 007 – Psychedelic Wunderbaum
- 008 – The Lobster Boys
- 009 – Pearl-harvest
- 010 – Whenever
- Singles
- 001 – Sunshine Superhead/Sad Sunny Day
- Compilations
- 001 – WriterCakebox – the unblessed world of When 1983–1998
- Compilation appearences
- 001 – ReR Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 3
- 002 – The Eye Decay Theory, or when the garden becomes a time lapse
- 003 – ReR Records Quarterly Vol. 3 No. 3
- 004 – Ur-Rauten
- 005 – Arcturus: Disguised Master
- 006 – Art Bears: The Art Box
- Relevant links
Releases by When
001 — Drowning but Learning
| 1/ | Witchwood | 06:33 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | War Fields | 04:37 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | Those Grey Cats Invisible | 03:18 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 4/ | Karius & Baktus | 05:26 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 5/ | New Water | 06:09 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 6/ | The Entrance | 03:35 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 7/ | World In Strike | 02:33 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 8/ | Drowning But Learning | 02:14 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 9/ | The Heat | 02:41 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 10/ | Accident | 02:40 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 11/ | Veil And Mere | 03:16 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 12/ | Beginning | 06:30 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Produced by: When
- Engineers: Henryk Lipp, Illbert, Bosse, Simen Haug, Lars Pedersen
- Studio: Music A Matic Studio, Gothenburg during January/February 1987
- Track 1/ and 2/ October 1985 and parts of track 5/ January 1983 in Oslo.
- Some of the music on track 4/ was based on a famous fairytale by Torbjørn Egner
- Coverart: Lars Pedersen
- Graphic art: Hans Grundig
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: drums, percussions, guitars, bass, keyboards, xylophones, flutes, recorders, tapes & loops, voice
Releases
- 1987 — Witchwood Records, WIT 001 (LP)
- 19?? — Tatra Records, TATCD 024 (CD)
Notes
- LP-version includes lyric sheet and info sheet with graphics
- LP-version has cover made from an Unipac Mailer envelope
002 — Death in the Blue Lake
| 1/ | Death in the blue lake | 22:02 | (Lars Pedersen/Wagner) |
| 2/ | Loosing Figures | 03:45 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | Afterzone | 04:12 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 4/ | Paint the Dance | 02:40 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 5/ | Fragments | 01:18 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 6/ | Frozen Atlantic | 03:58 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 7/ | Followed by Water | 01:57 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 8/ | Under X-mas Tree of Medusa | 03:21 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Produced by WHEN
- The first part of track 1/ was taken from Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde”
- Engineers by: Bernt Kanstad
- Recorded February and March 1988 at Cluster Studios, Oslo
- Track 1/: The music was inspired from the novel “Death in the Blue Lake” by A. Bjerke
- Cover art by: Lars Pedersen
- This is the second album of When
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: all instruments
Releases
- 1988 — Witchwood Records, WIT 002 (LP)
Notes
- LP-version includes lyric sheet with graphics
003 — Black White & Grey
| 1/ | Grey (part 1) | 20:10 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | Heart of Rage | 07:20 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | From White to White | 02:55 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 4/ | Fellini’s Hat | 02:03 | (Lars Pedersen ) |
| 5/ | Grey (part 2) | 09:07 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Produced by WHEN
- Words by: Chris Cutler
- Engineer: Kai Robøle
- Recorded at Waterfall, Oslo 1990
- Cover art: Lars Pedersen
- Drawings: Coenen, Purini and Thermes
- Picture: Dawley
- This is the third album of When
- BLACK WHITE AND GREY has something to to with the destruction of the earth
- Thanks to the Ogle Choir
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: all instruments
Releases
- 1991 — Tatra Records, TAT 003 (LP)
- 1991 — RēR Megacorp, RēR WHCD (CD)
Notes
- CD-version includes "Death in the Blue Lake" (length 21:10) from Death in the Blue Lake.
004 — Svartedauen
| 1/ | The Black Death | 38:27 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Produced by When
- Engineer: Bernt Kanstad
- Recorded at Sound Sector, summer 1992
- Drawings: Theodor Kittelsen 1857–1914
- Booklet Lay Out: Lars Pedersen
- The Black Death is based on SVARTEDAUEN (1900) by Theodor Kittelsen
- Thanks to Strype Audio and everyone at Sector
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: keyboards, programming, harp, cello, percussion, sounds and voices
Releases
- 1992 — Tatra Records, TATCD 008 (CD)
005 — Prefab Wreckage
| 1/ | Hands of orlac | 06:42 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | Dark Abyss | 02:53 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | Prefab Wreckage | 07:05 | (Lars Pedersen/Chris Cutler) |
| 4/ | Evoe | 02:25 | (Lars Pedersen/Chris Cutler) |
| 5/ | Ghosts | 06:23 | (Lars Pedersen/Chris Cutler) |
| 6/ | Hieronymus (Four sins) | 15:03 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Engineered by Bernt Kanstad
- Recorded at Sector, spring 1994
- Cut by Strype Audio
- Photo: Joel Peter Witkin
- Paintings: Hieronimus Bosch
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: All other instruments
- Isak Anderssen: Cello
- von Dziubek (Andrej Nebb): Vocals (1/)
- Katarina Svendsen: Cello
- Peter Szilvay: Viola
Releases
- 1994 — Tatra Records, TATCD 18021 (CD)
006 — Gynt
| 1/ | At the Wedding | 02:18 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 2/ | Halling | 00:08 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 3/ | The abduction of the Bride | 01:27 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 4/ | Peer Gynt and the Herd Girls | 01:11 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 5/ | Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green | 01:31 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 6/ | Great Folk may be known by the Mounts that they ride | 00:39 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 7/ | In the Hall of the Mountain King | 02:00 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 8/ | Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter | 01:12 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 9/ | Peer Gynt hunted by the Trolls | 01:58 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 10/ | Peer Gynt and the Boyg | 01:45 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 11/ | The Death of Åse | 01:29 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 12/ | Morning Mood | 00:42 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 13/ | The Thief and the Receivers | 00:35 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 14/ | Arabian Dance | 02:52 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 15/ | Anitra’s Dance | 00:53 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 16/ | Peer Gynt’s Serenade | 01:33 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 17/ | Peer Gynt and Anitra | 01:21 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 18/ | Solveig’s Song | 01:16 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 19/ | Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon | 02:43 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 20/ | Peer Gynt’s Homecoming/Stormy Evening on the Sea | 01:39 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 21/ | Shipwreck | 00:34 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 22/ | Solveig Sings in the Hut | 00:13 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 23/ | Night Scene | 00:39 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 24/ | Whitsun Hymn: “Blessed Morn” | 02:02 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 25/ | Solveig’s Cradle Song I (8 string loops) | 04:19 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
| 26/ | Solveig’s Cradle Song II (4 string loops and birdsongs) | 02:20 | (Lars Pedersen/E. Grieg) |
Album information
- Composed by: Lars Pedersen/Edvard Grieg
- Produced by: Bjørn Sorknes and When
- Engineered by: Bjørn Sorknes
- Recorded at: M.O.R.I.A
- Cover collage by: Andrej D. Nebb
- Design: Union Design (www.union.no)
- “Gynt” is a satiric play on Edward Grieg’s “Peer Gynt”. Inspired by Henrik Ibsen
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: sampling, mellotron, organ, casio, flute, perc and voices
Releases
- 1997 — Tatra Records, TATCD 036 (CD)
007 — Psychedelic Wunderbaum
| 1/ | Time Ago | (When/Tom Wolfe) | |
| 2/ | Extremist Sow | (When/Aleister Crowley) | |
| 3/ | Snowfish | (When) | |
| 4/ | As Speak You Are | (Lars Pedersen/Bjørn Sorknes) | |
| 5/ | Young Feet Flush | (When/Aleister Crowley) | |
| 6/ | Kali | (When/Aleister Crowley) | |
| 7/ | Channel 7 | (When) | |
| 8/ | Footsteps | (When/Aleister Crowley) | |
| 9/ | The Intrepid Traveller | (When/Tom Wolfe) | |
| 10/ | Track 10 | (When) |
Album information
- Thans to Simen Haug, Pål Kløften, Vibeke Blydt/Hansen and The Unknown Players
- Composed, produced & performed by When
- Recorded at M.O.R.I.A
- Tracks 2,5,6 & 8 words by Aleister Crowley
- Tracks 1 & 9 words by Tom Wolfe
- Mastered at Strype Audio
- Cover concept by Lars Pedersen
- Design by Subtopia
- Drawings by Roar Horgen from “veien til førerkortet”
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: sampling, farfisa organ, mellotron, bass, voice, percussion
- Bjørn Sorknes: guitars, programming
Releases
- 1999 — Jester Records, trick 004 (CD)
008 — The Lobster Boys
| 1/ | (Theme From) The Lobster Boys | 02:38 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | Cut | 05:27 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | Flower Jam | 04:46 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 4/ | Z 33 | 01:46 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 5/ | Sunshine Superhead | 02:25 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 6/ | Instant Flute | 04:03 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 7/ | The Greatest Sorrow on Earth | 03:45 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 8/ | Puff Pipe | 03:54 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 9/ | Ruin Yourself | 07:05 | (When) |
| 10/ | Ruin Mix | 02:13 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 11/ | Too Much Hello Goodbye Again? | 02:11 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 12/ | When a) Buddha b) Allah | 16:15 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Engineered by Morten Pettersen
- Recorded at Lydlosjen
- Mastered at Strype Audio
- Cover concept & photos by Lars Pedersen
- Design by Rune Mortensen
- Thanks to The Dandy Theatre Players
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: sampling, organ, guitar, bass, xylophone, drums, vocals
- Øyvind Borgemoen: drum pad, organ, melodica
- Nils Arne Øvergård: guitars
- Gro Løvdahl: viola (7)
Releases
- 2001 — Jester Records, trick 014 (CD), release date 01-Nov-2001
009 — Pearl-harvest
| 1/ | The Ebony Horse | 04:43 | |
| 2/ | Prince Kamar | 02:46 | |
| 3/ | Goose, Poor Goose | 02:44 | |
| 4/ | The Night Empty Of All Stories | 03:19 | |
| 5/ | Friendly Place / The Believer | 02:38 | |
| 6/ | Cost Of Pleasure | 04:02 | |
| 7/ | Daughter Of Brightness | 02:12 | |
| 8/ | Ears | 02:04 | |
| 9/ | Pearl-Harvest | 07:29 | |
| 10/ | Keys | 08:07 |
Album information
- All words are taken from the book "Arabian Nights" by Abu Abd-Allah Muhammed El-Gahsjigari
- Engineered by Morten Pettersen
- Recorded at Lydlosjen
- Mastered at Strype Audio
- Cover by Kim Sølve and Trine (www.trineogkim.no)
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: Keybords, sampling, guitar, bass, zitter, drums, xylophone, raita, flute and voice
- Øjvind Borgemoen Lyse: Keyboards on track 2 and 7, Accordion on track 1, 3, 5 and 6
- Nils Arne Øvergaard: Effect guitar and track 1, 6 and 10
Releases
- 2003 — Jester Records, trick 032 (CD)
010 — Whenever
| 1/ | Stripped Of Its Coverings | 02:43 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | Modern Research Into Mummies | 07:26 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 3/ | Ice Is Fire & Fire Is Water | 01:33 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 4/ | In Allmansland | 02:40 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 5/ | E=MC² | 03:09 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 6/ | Bushman | 05:58 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 7/ | Some Apocalypses | 14:07 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 8/ | Clay Is Light & Light Is Matter | 06:26 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Produced, composed and performed by Lars Pedersen.
- Words by Cris Cutler
- Engineered by Morten Pettersen at Lydlosjen
- Mastered at Strype Audio
- Cover by Rune Mortensen and Lars Pedersen
- Photos by Rune Mortensen
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: Keyboards, sampling, guitar, bass, drums, perc, xylophone, zither, voice.
Releases
- 2004 — Jester Records, trick 036 (CD), release date 15-Nov-2004
Singles
001 — Sunshine Superhead
| 1/ | Sunshine Superhead | 02:27 | (Lars Pedersen) |
| 2/ | Sad Sunny Day | 02:54 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Composed and produced by Lars Pedersen
- Photos by Lars Pedersen
- www.infernalhorde.com/when
- This cd contains the video clip Sunshine Superhead. www.quicktime.com
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: sampling, organ, guitar, bass, xylophone, drums, vocals
- Øyvind Borgemoen: drum pad, organ, melodica
- Nils Arne Øvergård: guitars
Releases
- 2002 — Jester Records, trick 023 (CD-single), release date 10-Jun-2002
Compilations
001 — WriterCakebox — the unblessed world of When 1983–1998
| CD 1 — Grey Disc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/ | The Black Death Jingle | 01:23 | (When) |
| 2/ | The Dary Abyss | 02:54 | (When) |
| 3/ | Wichwood — Excerpts | 01:31 | (When) |
| 4/ | Warfields | 06:35 | (When) |
| 5/ | Loosing Figures | 03:45 | (When) |
| 6/ | Anitra’s Dance | 00:52 | (When) |
| 7/ | Peer Gynt’s Serenade | 01:30 | (When) |
| 8/ | Haxan | 07:47 | (When) |
| 9/ | Afterzone | 04:12 | (When) |
| 10/ | Black, White & Grey — Excerpts | 10:46 | (When) |
| 11/ | From White to White | 02:58 | (When/Chris Cutler) |
| 12/ | Fellini’s Hat | 02:04 | (When) |
| 13/ | Under X-mas Tree | 03:47 | (When) |
| 14/ | Paint the Dance | 02:40 | (When) |
| 15/ | Fragments | 01:18 | (When) |
| 16/ | Frozen Atlantic | 03:58 | (When/) |
| 17/ | Beardsoup in Tangier — part I | 03:32 | (When) |
| 18/ | Beardsoup in Tangier — part II | 04:32 | (When) |
| 19/ | Asylum | 04:44 | (When) |
| CD 2 — Black Disc | |||
| 1/ | Sarod’s Temple | 01:14 | (When) |
| 2/ | Fogface | 00:33 | (When) |
| 3/ | Karius & Baktus | 05:26 | (When) |
| 4/ | Death in the Blue Lake — Excerpts | 11:33 | (When) |
| 5/ | Ghosts | 06:16 | (When/Chris Cutler) |
| 6/ | The Black Death — the Movie | 04:10 | (When) |
| 7/ | The Black Death — Excerpts | 06:14 | (When) |
| 8/ | Heart of Rage | 07:11 | (When/Chris Cutler) |
| 9/ | At the Wedding | 02:15 | (When) |
| 10/ | Peer Gynt and the Herd Girls | 01:11 | (When) |
| 11/ | Prefab Wreckage | 07:04 | (When/Chris Cutler) |
| 12/ | Evoe | 02:24 | (When/Chris Cutler) |
| 13/ | Bell II | 06:29 | (When) |
| 14/ | In the Hall of the Mountain King | 01:58 | (When) |
| 15/ | Peer Gynt Hunted by the Trolls | 01:58 | (When) |
| 16/ | Peer Gynt and the Boyg | 01:45 | (When) |
| 17/ | The Death of Åse | 01:29 | (When) |
| 18/ | Morning Mood | 00:39 | (When) |
| 19/ | WriterCakebox | 02:19 | (When) |
| 20/ | Veil & Mere | 05:30 | (When) |
Album information
- Composed, produced and performed by When
- Mastered by Audun Strype and Tom Kvålsvoll
- Cover design by Subtopia – with excerpts from various When covers
- Photographers by egoLego. FivePx5px font by Amoeba
- Thanks to Bernt Kantstad, Kai Robøle, Simen Haug, Bjørn Sorknes, Illbert, Bosse, Henryk Lipp, Bjørn Fløystad, Audun Strype, Von Dziubek, David Willis, Jester Records
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: all other instruments
- Isak Andersen: cello (track 2/ Grey, track 11/ Black)
- Katarina Svendsen: cello (track 2/ Grey, track 11/ Black)
- Peter Szilway: viola (track 2/ Grey, track 11/ Black)
- The Ogle Choir: choir (track 11/ Grey, track 8/ Black)
Releases
- 2000 — Jester Records, trick 009 (2 CD)
Compilation appearences
001 — ReR Records Quarterly Vol. 2 No. 3
| 7/ | Under X-mas Tree | 03:47 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Written by Lars Pedersen
- Recorded at Cluster Studio Oslo
- Contact: Lars Pedersen, Lallakroken 10, 0259 Oslo 2, Norway
- WHEN is primarily a project of Lars Pedersen’s. He has played in several Norwegian bands, notably the Norwegian/Polish band Holy Toy (5 years). More resently he has worked on music for ballet, movie, films and played on other people’s records. He plays all kinds of instruments, does tapework and sound arrangements. Many of When’s improvisations and ideas are made directly in the studio, though initially based on a composed basic structure. When’s plans for the near future include a new LP and organizing concerts, when we’d have to include a few more members!
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: keyboards, guitar, percussion, drumtruk, xylophone, tapes, prepared toys
Releases
- 1988 — ReR 0203 (LP)
Notes
- This is the same track as track 13/ on “Writercakebox” grey CD.
- Differing from version on “Death in the Blue Lake”.
002 — "The eye decay theory, or when the garden becomes a time lapse"
| 3/ | Bell I | 03:51 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Subtitle: A compilation of spontaneous combustion witnesses
- Artist list on this compilation:
Side 1: PGR, Peter Frohmader, Luciano Dari, Hélène Sage/Bernard Vitet, UNACD,
Side 2: Hesskhé Yadalanah, S. Core, Vrischika, When, Peter Vogel, Desaccord Majeur, Bourbonese Qualk
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: percussion, keyboards, voices, Tibetan monk tapes
Releases
- 1990? — Johnny Blue, NOY 001 (LP), Portugal
Notes
- This is the same track as track 13/ on “Writercakebox” black CD, but a bit shorter.
- The year of release is uncertain, but most probably 1990 or late 1980’s
003 — ReR Records Quarterly Vol. 3 No. 3
| 3/ | Bell | 05:30 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Contact: Lars Pedersen, Lallakroken 10, 0259 Oslo 2, Norway
Musicians
- Lars Pedersen: percussion, keyboards, voices, Tibetan monk tapes
Releases
- 1991 — ReR 0303 (LP)
Notes
- This is the same track as track 13/ on “Writercakebox” black CD, but a bit shorter.
004 — Ur-Rauten
| 1/ | The Black Death (excerpts) | 06:20 | (Lars Pedersen) |
Album information
- Courtesy of Tatra Records
- Compiled by Per Platou
- Digitally mastered by Audun Strype at Stryke Laboratories
- Photos by Eystein Hopland
- Montage by Origami
- Støttet av Norsk Kassettavgiftsfond
- roduced by dBUT recordings
Musicians
- Performed by Lars Pedersen
Releases
- 1992 — dBUT recordings 009 (CD)
Notes
- 22 track compilation album subtitled “modern myth and folklore”
005 — Arcturus: Disguised Master
| 1/ | White tie black noise | 0:50 | (When) |
Releases
- 1998 — Jester Records, Trick003 (CD)
Notes
- This is a remix album. When contributes with "Fogface" as an intro in the Preludium part, see also Writer Cakebox.
006 — Art Bears: The Art Box
| 5/ | Tube | 2:38 | (Cutler/Frith) |
Releases
- 2004 — ReR Megacorp, ReR ABox (6CD)
Notes
- Part of this 6CD box is Art Bears Revisited – A double CD of re-mixes, re-workings and (mostly) new pieces. When contributes on disc 4 on the track "Tube".
- Remixed from the CD using logic audio by When and Bjorn Sornes. Recorded at M.O.R.I.A. Oslo Feb 1999 Remix
Relevant links
- Jester Records
- When Biography — Wikipedia
- When Biography — Jester Records
- When Biography — All Music Guide
