In August 2006, Norwegian band The White Birchplayed what seemed at the time to be their final show, and broke up
after ten years and four albums together. The band survived, though, in
the heart and mind of Ola Fløttum, who refused to forsake the band. He
began composing music for films, learning bit by bit how to accompany
pictures with his music. He describes his time since the band’s
break-up: “It has taken nine years, many songs have been thrown out the
window before I eventually found my 12 chosen ones. During these years
I’ve lost my mother, started a family, raised two kids, and bought a
house in Oslo were I’ve recorded most of the album in the basement.”
The resultant music takes the form of sometimes almost unnoticeable tones and soundscapes.
The White Birch – The Weight of Spring (2015)
In August 2006, Norwegian band The White Birchplayed what seemed at the time to be their final show, and broke up
after ten years and four albums together. The band survived, though, in
the heart and mind of Ola Fløttum, who refused to forsake the band. He
began composing music for films, learning bit by bit how to accompany
pictures with his music. He describes his time since the band’s
break-up: “It has taken nine years, many songs have been thrown out the
window before I eventually found my 12 chosen ones. During these years
I’ve lost my mother, started a family, raised two kids, and bought a
house in Oslo were I’ve recorded most of the album in the basement.”
The resultant music takes the form of sometimes almost unnoticeable tones and soundscapes.
