Kristiansen // Vemøy: Hymns for Shepherds and Kings
As recording artist: Creating an ambient/electronic/acoustic blend when meditating over old hymns thematizing the birth of Christ and the mystery of the incarnation (2024)
Kristiansen // Vemøy: Hymns of Longing
As recording artist: Creating an ambient, electronic, acoustic blend when meditating over old hymns thematizing mankind’s longing for the eternal and divine (2022)
Kristiansen // Vemøy: Hymns of Compassion
As recording artist: Making a blend of acoustic instruments, electronics and programming when paraphrasing over old hymns related to the last days of the Holy Week (2021)
Erik Hillestad & Øyvind Kristiansen: Mass into the maelstrom
As composer and music programmer: Making of contemporary liturgical melodies and electronic tracks with powerful drones and beats for the Sunday mass combining audio and video in Jacob Church in Oslo – music supplementing utterly relevant lyrics regarding deeply concerning themes: The power of algorithms in our day-to-day digital life (2020)
Erik Hillestad & Øyvind Kristiansen: Mass under the rainbow
As composer: Making of contemporary liturgical melodies for pop ensemble and vocals for the Sunday mass in Jacob Church in Oslo – to supplement highly relevant lyrics regarding political and ideological polarisation as well as religious dialogue and unity (2015)
Erik Hillestad & Øyvind Kristiansen: Mass in times of homelessness
As musical programmer: Making of electronic tracks and a soundscape to underscore Krüger’s intriguing melodies and Hillestad’s most relevant lyrics – with the topic of social and human fragmentation as starting point (2002)
Tania Saleh: 10 A.D.
As producer: Elaborating the arrangements and creating a modern electronic base for Saleh´s wonderful melodies – though allowing for the ethnic instruments of her geographic neighbourhood to shine through (2021)
Ferhat Tunç: Kobani
As musician: Laying down some piano and organ tracks on the album of this remarkable Kurdish artist; all music aiming to underscore Tunç’s utterly relevant, often political, lyrics, as well as his unique voice (2016)
Synnøve Rognlien: Undr
As arranger and music programmer: Making an electronic framework with beats and textures, based on acoustic and nature sounds collected from Rognlien’s own residences – to surrounding her ethereal vocal and as a base for the distinguished musicians participating (2008)
Carola: Jul i Betlehem
As arranger and music programmer: Adding new musical colours to existing and well-known Christmas hymns on the album of this most celebrated artist, through an extensive use of ambients, textures and electronic beats (1999)
D’Sound: Spice Of Life
As musician: Laying down the Rhodes and Wurlitzer tracks on this groovy band´s debut album, a soon-to-be musical reference point in Norway. A formative experience and a “ground zero” in my musical career (1997)
Grethe Svensen: 24 hrs
As producer: Capturing the smooth trip hop sound of the decade, combining a beat oriented programmed base with the sound of the finest rhythmic musicians of that particular time (1997)