# Origo Sound > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Origo_Sound > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Origo_Sound.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origo_Sound > Source revision: 1348089822 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Origo Sound** is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) [independent record label](/source/Independent_record_label) formed in 1990 in [Norway](/source/Norway) by Harald Lervik. The initiative to start the label was taken after Tormod Opedal, an employee in Lervik's software company, in 1989 had decided to close his own label [Cicada](/source/Cicada) which had released two albums by the Norwegian composer [Erik Wøllo](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_W%C3%B8llo). Wøllo had a new album ready to be released, and Origo Sound was formed the year after, with two albums launched in the autumn 1990, of which one was the new Wøllo album Origo Sound's major successes were the two albums by [Biosphere](/source/Biosphere_(musician)), *Microgravity* and *Patashnik*. Hailed by Norwegian and international press for setting the standard for what was to become known as [ambient techno](/source/Ambient_music#Ambient_techno), the albums were followed by two more albums on the label, *Substrata* and the movie soundtrack *[Insomnia](/source/Insomnia_(1997_film))*. Up until 2007, all but one of the albums released were by Norwegian bands and artists. The one exception was the Finnish duo Dystopia's album *The Second Dawn* in 1998, but Harald Lervik says this was purely coincidental.[1] In 2010, the label released its first CD of original music since 2004. Over the years, Origo Sound has released albums in a variety of styles, all founded in various [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) subgenres. The first few years were dominated by a mix of styles ranging from [new-age music](/source/New-age_music) to [ethnic](/source/World_music) and [techno](/source/Techno). The mid 1990s saw some techno influenced albums, while in the recent past the label has moved in the direction of [ambient](/source/Ambient_music) and [experimental music](/source/Experimental_music). The melodic approach is also covered in the catalogue. In 2007, Origo Sound was merged into Planet Origo, an [Estonian](/source/Estonia) company owned by Norwegian investors, including Harald Lervik. In October that year, the label released its first CD since 2004, the sampler *Planet Origo*, as a warm-up to future releases. In 2013, Origo Sound was re-established as an independent, Norwegian record label. ## Discography This list is organized by release year. Titles are full-length albums unless otherwise mentioned. Year Artist Title Comment 1990 Erik Wøllo Images of Light Green Isac Strings and pottery 1991 Karsten Brustad Intarsia Biosphere Microgravity Biosphere The fairy tale 12" vinyl single Langsomt Mot Nord Hildring 1992 Green Isac Happy endings Erik Wøllo Solstice 1994 Biosphere Patashnik Karsten Brustad Cape West Neural Network Brain-state-in-a-box Sverre Knut Johansen Distant Shore 1995 Eyeman Reel Bird Colony Neural Network Modernité Erik Wøllo Fossegrimen Book + CD, joint release with Cappelen Biosphere Novelty waves CD single Eyeman Reel Cyber Delhi CD single 1997 Current Enter the Dream Circular Nanotopia Biosphere Insomnia Biosphere Substrata Exile Dimension D Exile = Erik Wøllo Various artists Future Proof Label sampler/compilation 1998 Dystopia The second dawn 1999 Sverre Knut Johansen The source of energy 2001 Current Musik 2002 Living Dreamtime Exploring the Water Element 2003 Current Communion Current Ghost trip CD single 2004 Circular Glass Darkly 2007 Various artists Planet Origo Label sampler/compilation 2010 Nemesis Gigaherz 2012 Sverre Knut Johansen Planets 2013 SynthX Noxia The label's first ever 2CD 2013 Pertti Grönholm Winterplanet 2013 Super Fata Structural Tendency ## See also - [Electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) - [Progressive electronic music](/source/Progressive_electronic_music) - [Computer music](/source/Computer_music) - [Dance music](/source/Dance_music) - [Electronic art music](/source/Electronic_art_music) - [Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music](/source/Ishkur's_Guide_to_Electronic_Music) - [Synthesizer](/source/Synthesizer) - [Electronic dance music](/source/Electronic_dance_music) ## References 1. [http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=117](http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=117) [dead link] ## External links - [Official website](http://www.myspace.com/origosound) - [Interview with founder Harald Lervik](http://news.planetorigo.com/article.php?poarticle_id=117&)[dead link] - [Erik Wøllo official website](http://www.wollo.com/) - [Biosphere official website](http://www.biosphere.no/) - [Living Dreamtime official website](http://www.livingdreamtime.org/) - [Karsten Brustad biography at mic.no](http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2002101215210471987182) - [Green Isac official website](http://www.greenisac.no/) - [Circular official website](http://www.circular.no/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080124153336/http://circular.no/) 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine - [Current official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090101074323/http://www.currentmusik.com/) - [Sverre Knut Johansen official website](http://www.sverreknutjohansen.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140518081307/http://sverreknutjohansen.com/) 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Origo Sound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origo_Sound) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origo_Sound?action=history)). 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