Five Records From TYVEN
In the heart of Trondheim, Norway, you’ll find TYVEN, a vibrant venue specialising in music, wine and wibes. Warm lighting, finely-crafted soundtracks, a handpicked drinks menu and a really quite lovely backyard with a retractable roof, the chances are more than reasonable that you’ll have a dandy old time should you be savvy enough to visit. Since opening in 2018, the focus has always been on delivering good music, good wine and good times to the people of Trondheim. The team there have brought in some fine musical talent over the years; Donna Leake, Brian Shimkovitz (a.k.a. Awesome Tapes From Africa), Flammer Dance Band, Scarlett O'Malley, Lindstrøm, Fredfades, Logic1000, Haseeb Iqbal, Norsicaa, Sam Don, Melodies International, Cami Laye Okún, Mr. Bongo, Bjørn Torske, DJ Plead and Errol (Touching Bass) to mention a few!
Tyven’s founder, the magic Ida Vie, is coming to Spiritland on 15th November for the first night of our Moon Roq residency (woo!) so we thought it made absolute sense to get a sneak preview and a taster, by asking her to pick out five records that in some way or another represents Tyven itself. A mightily tricky task for any purveyor of fine musical goods, no doubt, so lets see what she chooses...
Olefonken “Ubuntu Tutu” (2012)
Being the burgeoning Norsk-institusjon that it is, it makes sense to start our Tyven-tracks with some really-scandi-good-ness. Since it opened, the venue has had a foundation in the Norwegian space disco sound, with names like Skatebård, Lindstrøm and Bjørn Torske all being frequent visitors in the DJ booth there. As the sound evolved throughout the 2010’s, new names have appeared and several of them have since become close friends of the venue. This includes the likes of Olefonken (Hubbabubbaklubb) and Ora The Molecule, both fantastic producers as well as lovely human beings. Watch out for the 2024 release with “Olav Brekke Mathisen & Sideshow Jøgge - NAOMB” out on Olefonken’s own Oslo-based label “SNORKEL RECORDS”.
Alice Coltrane “Ptah, The El Daoud” (1970)
With Ida being one of very few common denominators since the opening of Tyven in 2018, as a venue owner-manager-boss-legend, she has pf course experienced some truly testing times. From opening the venue at a young age to running the place through a pandemic: Tyven’s early years kindly offered a myriad of challenges. One album that was been a steady companion throughout these times was and still works its magic, is Alice Coltrane’s “Ptah, The El Daoud”. According to Ida, “definitely the best album to ease down the Post Traumatic «I’m running a night club» Syndrome”.
Not sure what is cuter, the Tyven or people that make it! Pics below by Ida herself.
Wanda McDaniel And The Ultimate Choice “Gangster Boy” (1977)
A Lilleby Soul Safari-classic. Thomas Brodda & Bjørnar Kvalen have been resident DJs at Tyven for many years under their own event series called Lilleby Soul Safari, where everything from jazz, afrobeat, funk and rare groove gets thrown in the mix while sticking solely to physical records throughout the night. One track that has been doing the rounds at the venue is “Gangster Boy”, and there are few better feelings than seeing a packed dance floor with 250 people shaking their limbs to slow soul at the end of the evening.
Jean-Michel Jarre “Equinoxe, Pt. 4” (1978)
Tyven has always been inspired by analogue sounds and live instruments, and seeing live acts play synthesisers and other physical instruments on their stage has always been hugely appreciated by the team. One of Ida’s biggest inspirations in the realm of analogue music has been Jean-Michel Jarre’s album Equinoxe from 1978. For want of a better phrase the record is purest “Tyven-chill”, and gives a good impression of what the Trondheim cool-place both sounds and feels like.
Nala Sinephro “Endlessness” (2024)
Since the summer, Viljar Sæbbe has stepped in as the new Head of Music at Tyven. The Bandcamp nerds out there might be familiar with him through the over a thousand comments he has left on the music site as @svebbe. The fact that there now is a proper bloody Anglophile in charge of both the in-house playlists and the bookings at Tyven is something that you’ll notice quickly, if you’re around m8. Lovers rock, Bri’ish jazz and UK street soul have already made their way into playlists at the venue, and London’s Haseeb Iqbal is one of the first international names to play at Tyven this Autumn. Ida & Viljar feel a shared love for London-based harpist and composer Nala Sinephro’s latest album, so it had to be included to round of five records from Tyven!
But wait! You can catch Tyven’s own Ida playing at Moon Roq’s first residency night at Spiritland, Kings Cross, on Friday 15th November! Bosh!