Frode Unneland

Harald Frode Unneland (born 14 April 1967 in Bergen) is a Norwegian musician, drummer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano and vocals).

Frode Unneland
Birth name	Harald Frode Unneland
Born	14 April 1967 Bergen, Hordaland
Origin	Norway
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums, multi-instrumentalist
Labels	Rune Grammofon EMI Records Apollon Records
Associated acts	Savoy Chocolate Overdose Unge Frusterte Menn Popium Evig Din For Alltid
Website	Frode Unneland on Twitter

Career

Unneland has been a central figure on the Bergen music scene. He has played in bands Savoy, Chocolate Overdose, Unge Frusterte menn, Popium, and Evig Din For Alltid.[1]

In 2007 BBC Radio 2 chose Popium's timeless pop masterpiece Anchor Down as record of the week.[2] In 2012 he found back to old friends, and now as 'Sergeant Petter & The Buddies' they play old songs again.[3]

Diskografi

Pompel & The Pilts

• 1988: Kjellerteipen
• 1989: Leif I Hulen – Live
• 1989: Det Perfekte Menneske, various artists ("Klikk Klakk")
• 1992: Det Ingen Andre Vil Ha (Rec 90)
• 1997: Nesten Alt (Rec 90)

Unge Frustrerte Menn

• 1991: Slinger Og Snegler mini-CD
• 1995: Doddo Og Unge Frustrerte Menn (Tylden & Co)
• 1996: Sosialantropologi (Lucky Music)
• 1997: Hodet I Sanden (Grappa Music)
• 1998: Øl Og Peanøtter (Grappa Music)
• 2001: Dronningen Av Kalde Føtter (Grappa Music)
• 2002: Solen Titter Frem – De Beste Sangene compilation (Grappa Music)
• 2006: Dans Til Musikken – Tribute To Lasse Myrvold (Reel Noise Records), various artists ("Dødelige Drifter")

Chocolate Overdose

• 1992: Everybody Likes Chocolate (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
• 1993: Sugar Baby (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
• 1997: Whatever (Bar None)
• 1999: Dingledoodies (Rune Grammofon)

Savoy

• 1996: Mary Is Coming (Warner Bros. Records)
• 1997: Lackluster Me (EMI Records)
• 1999: Mountains of Time (EMI Records)
• 2001: Reasons To Stay Indoors (EMI Records)
• 2004: Savoy (Eleventeen Records)
• 2007: Savoy Songbook Vol. 1 (Universal Music)

Evig Din For Alltid

• 2013: Evig Din For Alltid (Apollon Records)
• 2014: Åtte Minutter Fra Solen (Apollon Records)
• 2015: Tilbake Til Byen (Apollon Records)
• 2016: På Tynn Is (Apollon Records)

Other projects

With a-ha

• 2000: Minor Earth Major Sky (Warner Elektra Atlantic)
• 2005: Analogue (Warner Elektra Atlantic)

With Ephemera

• 2000: Sun (Ephemera Records)

With Sondre Lerche

• 2001: No One's Gonna Come EP (Virgin Records)
• 2001: Sleep on Needles RP (Virgin Records),
• 2001: Faces Down (Virgin Records)

With Popium

• 2001: Popium (Music Network Records)
• 2002: Permanently High (Music Network Records)
• 2002: Beautiful Thing EP (Music Network Records)
• 2004: Camp (Kong Tiki Records)[4]
• 2006: The Miniature Mile (Kong Tiki Records)
• 2007: Anchor Down single from The Miniature Mile[2]

With others

• 1999: Something Is Like Nothing Was (Smalltown Supersound), with Monopot (Powerlunch)
• 2002: You Know Me (Columbia Records), with Paris
• 2012: Sergeant Petter & The Buddies (Vme, It's A Label), with Sergeant Petter & The Buddies[5]
• 2017: Easy Versions, with Daelen (Marte Dæhlen)

References

1. Glette, Jan-Olav (18 April 2002). "Vitaminpoppille fra Bergens-rockere" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
2. Pettersen, Tomas Lauvland (1 August 2007). "UK radio play for Popium". MIC.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
3. Espeland, Harald (5 May 2012). "Tjommiband serverer egne hits" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
4. Finslo, Anders (22 June 2004). "Popium: Camp Review" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
5. Rønning, Øyvind (2 March 2012). "Tjommiband serverer egne hits" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

External links

• Chocolate Overdose Biography on MIC.no
• Unge Frustrerte Menn Biography on MIC.no
• Savoy Biography on Ballade.no
• Paul Waaktaar, Lauren Savoy and Frode Unneland Savoy interview ny on FaceBook
• UK radio play for Popium on Listen to Norway