At a glance: What is going on in the Kaizers universe right now?
Kaizers Orchestra are history. On September 14, 2013, they played their last concert. Currently there are no plans about if and when they will be back. The band members expect a break for "many years", and they don't know if and - if yes - how they will continue after that break.
Violeta trilogy: The trilogy "Violeta Violeta - a romantic tragedy by Kaizers Orchestra" was completed with the release of Vol. III. In December 2013, a vinyl box containing all three LPs, a single with two additional songs, and a photo book was released. Story and lyrics ...
"Siste Dans" DVD: On September 14, 2014, Kaizers Orchestra released a DVD and BluRay of the last Kaizers concert, which took place on September 14, 2013, in Stavanger. As a bonus, the DVD contains the TV Vest documentary series "Siste Dans". The DVD/BluRay is available through kaizers.no and Norwegian record shops.
Accidental Rock Star: On March 13, 2015, the documentary "Den tilfeldige rockestjerne" (The accidental rock star) premiered in Norwegian cinemas. You can watch the movie online on Vimeo or buy the DVD (here if you live abroad, here if you live in Norway). The film focusses on Helge "Omen" Kaizer - the rock star who never really wanted to become a rock star but ended up in the band by accident. Information | Website | Trailer
Violeta trilogy: The trilogy "Violeta Violeta - a romantic tragedy by Kaizers Orchestra" was completed with the release of Vol. III. In December 2013, a vinyl box containing all three LPs, a single with two additional songs, and a photo book was released. Story and lyrics ...
"Siste Dans" DVD: On September 14, 2014, Kaizers Orchestra released a DVD and BluRay of the last Kaizers concert, which took place on September 14, 2013, in Stavanger. As a bonus, the DVD contains the TV Vest documentary series "Siste Dans". The DVD/BluRay is available through kaizers.no and Norwegian record shops.
Accidental Rock Star: On March 13, 2015, the documentary "Den tilfeldige rockestjerne" (The accidental rock star) premiered in Norwegian cinemas. You can watch the movie online on Vimeo or buy the DVD (here if you live abroad, here if you live in Norway). The film focusses on Helge "Omen" Kaizer - the rock star who never really wanted to become a rock star but ended up in the band by accident. Information | Website | Trailer
- 2017/03/26
- Janove's tour is almost over - and I finally got to see him in Trondheim. Here's my report!
- 2017/03/12
- It took a long time, but now they are finally online: The lyrics of Janove's solo album "Artisten & Marlene" with translations! Both in German and in English ... phew! As always, I'm thankful for all help and comments regarding translation errors or typos. And now, get going learning the lyrics by heart in time for the start of the tour this week!
- 2017/02/12
- It's out! Janove's solo album "Artisten & Marlene" was released on Friday. It's available on all the usual streaming platforms and of course available as CD and LP as well (for example, from cdon.com, Platekompaniet, BigDipper, and thegarden.no). You can find the lyrics on Janove's website and of course here - the remaining translations will be added as soon as possible.
Of course, there was quite a bit of media coverage in Norway around the release. Here's an overview (which will probably be updated the next couple of days; (+) indicates a pay wall):
Reviews 5/6:- Aftenposten: Et skritt videre for Janove
- Stavanger Aftenblad: Kaizers-markører som pumpeorgel, gassmaske og sigøynermusikk er ikke en del av soloprosjektet. Nå er det nye musikere, nye lyder, nye produsenter, ny instrumentering, nye sanger, nye beats. (+)
- iTromsø: Janove sier: «More is more!»
- Gaffa: Haltende comeback fra Kaizers Orchestra-frontmannen
- Dagbladet: Intet nytt fra Vestfronten på Kaizers-frontmannens nye soloalbum
- VG: Kaizersnitt (+)
- Rogalandsavis: Janove er ferdig med å være tøff i trynet
- Dagsavisen: Går aldri mer fra konseptene
- DN.no: Pumpa til du dør (+)
- Jærbladet: Stadionfølelse av solo-Janove (+)
- NRK: Lindmo
- NRK: Albumet er fortsatt konge
- NRK: Kveldsåpent
- NRK: Nitimen