Norwegian producer/dj/remixer Marius Våreid's work covers a wide range of musical styles, from balearic disco/house, NY garage to tropical jazz.Having worked with talents like Prins Thomas, Ray Mang, Dj Yellow, Rune Lindbaek, Bugge Wesseltoft, Pete Herbert and Ajello, Marius is always seeking out new collaborators to push his music in new directions. Marius started out as a breakdancer and a piano student. Listening to Herbie Hancock and the Rock Steady Crew as well as Dizzy Gillespie and Satie. But it was the Swedish RadioShow SoulCorner with radio-legend Mats Nileskjär that got Marius interested in dj'ing and music-production. Nileskjärs shows was digging deep in the history of black dance music, and was always presenting the newest in house,hip-hop etc. Starting out with a Dynachord Tape Echo mixer, a Fender Rhodes Mark I and 2 turntables back in the late 80's, Marius waited a good twenty years to release his first solo album. Now ready to launch from the safe havens of Prins Thomas Full Pupp label, the longplayer titled Telemark.
Promotion / Feedback:
Paul Daily (DJ Times): cBeautiful full length - with so many different textures and styles. Great release.
Teknobrat / Ottawa Radio Show: A very relaxin' blend of chill house, nu disco and acoustic organic riffs... Great for the beach, chillout room, those late morning early afternoon outdoor events on a Sunday... I rate this album 8 on 10 due to its very sharp quality in production.... Kind Regards Thomas "Teknobrat" Stepien CKCU 93.1 FM OTTAWA, CANADA
Michael Leuffen (Groove Magazine/Piranha): Full pupp trademark sound. I wanna dance to sundowns and set to thsi one!
TopDJ.ua / Kiss FM Ukraine: Telemark is brilliant! Will support and present in my radio show. Thanks!
Jimpster ( Freerange ): Have really loved the few Marius bits i've heard over the last year or so and I was keen to hear his LP. here it is and it's a beauty! this will definitely be on repeat for a while to come. well done Marius!
Timo Maas (Cocoon Recordings): Weird and interesting.