The White Birch (band)

The White Birch
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Slowcore
Years active	1996-present
Labels	Glitterhouse
Associated acts	Portrait Of David
Members	Ola Fløttum
Past members	Hans Christian Almendingen Ulf Rogde

The White Birch is a Norwegian slowcore project of Ola Fløttum. Previously a trio composed of Ola Fløttum, Hans Christian Almendingen, and Ulf Rogde,^[1] the band released three studio albums and then broke up after the band played their last show in 2006. However, Ola Fløttum released their fourth album "The Weight Of Spring" in 2015, nearly ten years after their last release.

The name comes from the 1994 album The White Birch by the band Codeine, one of the cornerstones of slowcore.^[2] They are sometimes called the "Norwegian Sigur Rós."^[3]

Discography

• "Self-Portrayal" (1996, limited edition of 300 copies on vinyl)
• "Left Hand EP" (1997, a limited edition EP of 200 copies)
• "People Now Human Beings" (1998)
• "Star Is Just A Sun" (2002) allmusic review
• "Come Up For Air" (2005) allmusic review
• "The Weight Of Spring" (2015)

References

1. "The White Birch Im Wurmloch". westzeit (in German). November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
2. "The White Birch: Die Suche nach der Wärme" (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
3. "The White Birch, an interview". lunakafe (in German). 21 October 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

External links

• The White Birch on Facebook
• archives of official website www.thewhitebirch.no on archive.org
• Myspace page