Spotlight: Orions Belte
Most future bandmates bond over their shared influences: “Oh, you’re also obsessed with Swedish black metal?” “Oh, you’re an expert in ‘70s prog-folk? Let’s make something!” Instead, Norwegian journeymen Øyvind Blomstrøm (guitar) and Chris Holm (bass) felt a spark from the tastes they didn’t share and the exciting sounds they’d yet to discover on their own.
The seeds were planted in 2016, when the duo toured as part of a folk-pop singer’s backing band, swapping playlists between gigs: Dirty Projectors, tropicalia, ‘60s Wrecking Crew rhythms, Indian traditional music, desert blues and much more.