Orango

Orango, Norway’s Melodic Classic Rock powerhouse, is back with a new studio album. On “Mohican” the trio around Helge Bredeli Kanck, Trond Slåke and Hallvard Gaardløs – together with some guests – present ten tracks that prove that they are far from running out of breath.

If you didn’t know they were hiding in the mountains of Norway, you’d think Orango would be at home in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee or on the shores of Southern California. Between the band’s Southern-tinged, soulful riffs and sun-drenched three-part vocal harmonies, they offer masterclass Classic Rock. “Mohican” feels particularly warm and personal, a thread of yearning running through the album’s ten songs.

Perhaps this is due to the period of transition and alienation the band was in during the songwriting process, as guitarist/vocalist Helge Kanck explains: “Mohican wasn’t always the plan. I had written enough songs for three more albums, but during the pandemic the band saw little of each other, didn’t play gigs, and the tour in support of our »Battles« re-release was canceled due to the release coinciding with Norway’s Corona lockdown. It felt like very dark and boring times. But after some good rehearsals, we were ready to pick up where we left off. Mohican is an album full of good spirits and the recording sessions were consistently great times with all the band members giving their all and working hard to make our best album yet. Real band harmony!“

"Shockingly great. A definitive candidate to be named Norwegian Album of the Year." - Metal Hammer Norway - 9.5/10
"A real lover of music will get goosebumps from less than this." - Panorama - 5/6
"Lovely west coast rock." - Gaffa - 5/6
"Battles is seductive and captivating, and never wears out." - Tønsbergs Blad - 5/6
"A real gift to music lovers." - Romdals Budstikke - 5/6
"A near perfect rock record." - Karmsund Avis - 5/6
“The most glorious rock band in Norway have made their best record to date!" Ny Musikk
"Very competently played, ZZ Top-ish southern boogie.” Dagens Næringsliv
“There’s so much bland sh*t these days. Not this record though!” Metal Hammer Norway
“I’m sold. I want to ride this rock’n’roll locomotive.” Gaffa
“Rockomotive” Vårt Land
”They´re writing great new songs in the genre of classic rock.” Nordlys
“A lesson in what rock should sound like.” Furore i Harare
"Reincarnated rock gods from the great ‘70s.” Ny Musikk Hver Dag
"An exceptionally strong collection of potent '70s-influenced guitar rock." Østlendingen
"A trio in the best sense of the word." Bergensavisen
"The best west coast rock ever made in Norway." FHM (For Him Magazine)
"A brilliant follow-up." Romsdals Budstikke
"Another great record from Orango." Firdaposten
"They're spewing out exceptional songs." Tidens Krav
“A rare blend of southern state rock and west coast-inspired vocal harmonies.” Hamar Dagblad
“This trio just gets better and better.” Ringsaker Blad
"I'm getting chills down my spine from the delicious swamp guitar riffs. Juicy, meaty and hard." Tønsbergs Blad
"They have an unusually tight grip on their west coast harmonies." Stavanger Aftenblad
”Turn the volume up to 11!” Bergensavisen
“My affinity to rock is born again.” Mann
“Guitar magic.” Østlendingen
“If you fancy pure rock, this is the album for you.” Ny Musikk Hver Dag
“Cool to the bone; juicy, meaty and tough.” Tønsberg Blad
”Sounds great on record, and guaranteed to be an eventful affair in a sweaty club.” Moss Avis
”Totally amazing.” Firdaposten

Discography:
Mind And Money (EP) (2000)
Something Good (EP) (2001)
Riding So High/City Of Lust (Single) (2002)
Villa Exile (Album) (2004)
Confessions (Album) (2011)
Hard Headed Woman/Thin Red Line (Single) (2011)
Endless Harbours/The Hard Working Union Railroad Man (Single) (2011)
Colonial Militia Vol. 1 (Album) (2012)
Soulville (Single) (2012)
Colonial Militia Vol 2 (Album) (2013)
Villa Exile (Album (Vinyl)) (2013)
Battles (Album) (2014)
Carry On/Questions // Been Gone Too Long (Single) (2016)
The Mules of Nana (Album) (2017)
Evergreens (Album) (2018)
Mohican (Album) (2022)