IZAKAYA HEARTBEAT

ENTER - RAINBOW LAKE (2013): "Lyden av Norge slik den burde ha blitt spilt over anlegget i ankomsthallen på Gardermoen. Fordømt kult. Fordømt stilfullt." 5 of 6 in Spirit (Norway). "A pounding, drone infested body of work, 'enter-rainbow lake' touches similar places that vintage black angels or even some of the more smacked out sonic youth soundscapes. enveloping and immersive from the outset, the fusion of psychedelic dynamics with hard-hitting musicianship is lethal." Rough Trade Records (UK). "Oslo based outfit Izakaya Heartbeat remain relatively unknown outside of their native Norway. However, when the excellent Enter - Rainbow Lake; their second long player for Handmade Records; landed on our doormat in January of this year, it's fair to say we were instantly hooked." Featured in Drowned in Sound magazine (UK) - "Some Velvet Mixtape" by Dom Gourlay. ANCIENT ASOBI/IN ARCADIA (2010): "Super cool underground guitar rock/pop from Norway. Many of these tracks remind us of some of the best underground guitar bands from the United States and Great Britain in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After spinning this album several times we can't help but wonder what other cool obscure artists might be lurking around in Norway...? Ten kickass tracks here including "Narcoleptic Highway," "Glass and Flowers," and "Into The Sun." TOP PICK." - www.babysue.com (US) "This is one of my favourite albums of 2010 so far, and it’s a great debut from what I believe is a band with a bright future." -www.birdssometimesdance.com (Norway) "I blame Izakaya Heartbeat and Altaar for being so good, that everything else this evening just seemed like second best." - www.nomusicmedia.com review from by:Larm. (Norway) "Truly an awesome debut…" - www.allscandinavian.com (Danmark) "Ancient Asobi / In Arcadia" er et fengslende album med smarte melodier, nysgjerrighet og engasjement. - www.musiq.no (Norway) ”Med sin suggererende vegg av gitarer gjorde Izakaya Heartbeat Urørtredaksjonen målløse. Vi applauderer det nye tilskuddet i Oslos psykedeliske musikkundergrunn.” NRK Urørt (Norway) "Izakaya Heartbeat overvelder en med melodiøse rockelåter, som kan være både støyete, psykedeliske og popete. En utrolig bra miks med andre ord." - Radio Nova (Norway) "....åpneren "Narcoleptic highway" er enestående bånn pine gitarrock; smarte, bombastiske og vokalsterke "Skull and bones" med sin suggererende rytmikk er om mulig enda bedre; mens fuzzmonsteret "Jor El" avslutter en av de sterkeste troikaene som har åpnet en norsk skive ever." - www.rockeweb.com (Norway) "Hvis du hiver deg i en taxi over til Blå (21:40) rekker du trolig Izakaya Heartbeat. En sekstett som lirer suggererende, småseig rock. Med tre velgjorte gitarer i lydbildet og en besetning med heftig erfaringsliste sier det seg selv at dette blir bra. Halvprogressivt, halvpsykedelisk og helfett." - www.musikknyheter.no (anbefaler hvilke band du bør se, klubb-øya 2010). Booking: izakayaheartbeat@gmail.com