Oker

Oker is an acoustic experimental quartet focusing on the amalgamation of improvised and composed modes of expression. Their music combines fine-tuned tonalities, deconstructed grooves, acoustic noise and other sonic events, taking their rather conventional instrumentation as a point of departure. Textures in gradual change coexisting with responsive and spontaneous gestures create a varied but coherent musical ecosystem which can be airy or dense, dry or blooming. A certain minimalist or stoic approach to sound production is an overarching and recurring element in all of Oker’s music, differentiating their sound from the majority of music in the field of improvised music or free jazz

Oker has toured extensively in Europe and has released two records – Husene våre er museer, released on SOFA music in 2018 and Susurrus, released on Shhpuma in 2021

Torstein Lavik Larsen – trumpet 
Adrian Fiskum Myhr – double bass 
Fredrik Rasten – acoustic guitar 
Jan Martin Gismervik – drums, percussion

CONTACT

fredrikrasten (at) gmail (dot) com

Concerts

Upcoming

2024

April 4: Oorstof/Klankhaven, Antwerpen
April 5: Koffie & Ambacht, Rotterdam
April 6: Amsterdam, ‘Budapest’
April 7: Cuba, Münster
April 15: PALÁC AKROPOLIS, Prague
April 16: A4, Bratislava

Past

2023

Nov 20: PAS, Berlin
Nov 21: Punctum, Prague
Nov 22: Echoraum, Wien
May 4: Kong, Ghent
May 3: Elektrosmog, Mannheim
May 2: KM28, Berlin
Jan 18: Improverk, Oslo
2022
Dec 1. FrimSyd, Malmø
Nov 30: KM28, Berlin
2021
Dec 5: Cappelens Forslag, Oslo
Dec 4: Nonfigurativ Musikk, Tønsberg
2018
Nov 17: Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg, Austria
May 10: Deichman Grünerløkka, Oslo
April 11: La Maison de Norvege, Paris
April 10: Le Cabinet, Geneva
April 9: Le 102, Grenoble
Feb 7: Brötz, Gothenburg
2017
Oct 7: Salao Brazil, Coimbra
Oct 6: Sonoscopia, Porto
Oct 4: Smup, Parede
Oct 3: Culturgest, Lisboa
Oct 1: Kafe Hærverk, Oslo
May 14: Klangzeit, Untergreith
April 2: Mozg, Warszawa
April 1: Stanica, Zilina
March 30: Budny Kamen, Ostrava
March 29: Acker Stadt Palast, Berlin
Feb 17: Serendip-festival, Oslo
2016
Dec 8: Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
Nov 13: Koncertkirken, København
Nov 10: Alternativa 2016, Prague
Nov 9: Playdate, Bergen
Nov 7: PØKK, Trondheim
May 11: Kulturhuset, Oslo
April 5: Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
March 20: Äänen Lumo, Helsinki
March 18: Spinarium at Otkrytye masterskie, St Petersburg
March 17: Dom, Moscow
March 14: Biermannsgården, Oslo
March 5: Skolska28, Prague
March 4: Offene Ohren, München
March 3: Ausland, Berlin
2015
Oct 31: L’Atelier, Cluj Napoca
Oct 30: Aethernetiv, Timisoara
Oct 29: Moszkva, Oradea
Oct 28: Jazzaj, Budapest
Oct 27: AVAntry, Brno
Oct 25: Khimaira, Stockholm
Oct 23: Kale’i Kaffebar, Gothenburg
Oct 21: Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
May 27: Cappelens Forslag, Oslo
Feb 02: Månen, Oslo