Ym:Stammen was an ethnic-influenced post-punk

Post-punk

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 band from Oslo

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, Norway

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 that released six albums. The group was founded in 1983 by Trygve Mathiesen.

The music was a mix of Norse

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-inspired chanting and primitive rock

Rock music

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, with some pop

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 elements. They labeled their music as Nordic stomp with hysterical lyrics influenced by philosophy, religion, and surrealism, put together by Mathiesen. The band toured Northern Europe

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 and Canada

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 throughout the 1980s and 1990s. With their Nordic pagan approach, the band had a big influence on the Norwegian Black Metal

Black metal

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 scene. Ym:stammen gave their last performance on midsummer night in 1999 in Oslo.

Members

• Trygve Mathiesen – vocals (1983–1999)
• Christopher Nielsen
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   – Indian banjo (1983)
• Torgeir Tunhold-Hanssen – drums (1983)
• Trygve Johansen – synth (1983)
• Tore Halland – guitar (1983)
• Oddvar Karlsmyr – drums, vocals, guitar (1984–89)
• Anne Grete Kolås – drums, vocals, flute (1984)
• Dag-Olav Sivertsen – guitar, percussion, vocals (1985–86)
• Harald Beckstrøm – guitar, bass (1987–89)
• Jon-Anders Strand – bass, guitar (1987–89)
• Christian Refsum – drums (1987–89)
• Paul Arvid Jørgensen – synth (1987–89)
• Jo Langeland – guitar, vocals (1989–99)
• Andreas Eriksen – percussion (1989–94)
• Tarjei Rønnow – bass (1991–94)
• Øyvind Rauset – fiddle (1991–94)
• Kai Lundewall – drums (1991–99)
• Torstein Kvenaas – flutes (1991–93)
• Are Hofstad – saxophones (1992–93)
• Torben Snekkestad – saxophones (1994–96)
• Douglas Alexandre – bass (1995–99)
• Tore Ylvisaker – synth (1995–99)

Key gigs

• May 16, 1984 Trikkestallen, Majorstua, Oslo, Norway (debut)
• July 14, 1984 Weird Music Festival (Sprø Musikk-festivalen) at Arendal, Norway
• July 17, 1988 WOMAD Festival, Bracknell, London, UK
• July 25, 1988 Dublin 1000 Years Festival, RDS Hall, Dublin, Ireland
• July 29, 1988 Baggott's Inn, Dublin, Ireland
• August 13, 1988 Hultsfred Festival
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   Festival, Sweden
• December 18, 1992 Mid winter Blot, Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
• July 24, 1993 Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
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• June 11, 1994 TMV Festival, Trondheim, Norway
• June 24, 1994 Juoensuu Festival, Finland
• July 2, 1994 World Stage, Roskilde Festival
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  , Denmark
• July 21, 1994 Quart Festival
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  , Kristiansand, Norway
• June 21, 1998 North Country Fair Festival, Alberta, Canada
• June 23, 1999 Blaa, Oslo, Norway (last gig)

Albums

• Overvintrende, Likvidér LIKV 4009, 1984 (MC-30)
• I Vi-landet, Likvidér LIKV 4021, 1984 (MC-30)
• Dvergmål, Cicada C010, 1987 (LP)
• Enøyd, Tatra TATCD 006, 1992 (CD, LP, MC)
• Dvergmål, Tatra TAT 011, 1993 (rerelease with 10 bonus tracks, CD)
• Ulv! Ulv!, Grappa GRCD 4059, 1994 (CD)
• Guden-i-Steinen, Grappa GRCD 4117, 1997 (CD)

Singles

• "Solbeven/Alle Myter", 7-inch, Transmission TR 02, 1987
• "Overkjørt av Hjul og Vogn/Splid", 7-inch, Tatra TAT 005, 1991
• "Endelig (Har Tingene Funnet Sin Form)/Synge Gjør Vi (ikke For å Glemme vår Sorg Men) For å Styrke Vår Tro", CDS Grappa GRCDS 145, 1993
• "(Vi Blir) Fisk/Solbeven", CDS Grappa GRCDS 148, 1994
• "Ym-stammen Hevner Geronimo" – Hevnerkvadet (Radio San Carlo-Reservatet-mix/Hevnerkvadet (bakholdsangrep-mix)/Hevnerkvadet (Slå til før daggry-mix), Remixes by DJ Geronimo, CDS Grappa GRCDS 153, 1994 (unreleased)
• "Tusen Års Fortielse" – (Tusenårsmix/Rottefangerversjonen/Versjon for verdensånden/Millenium-mix), bonus: live Roskilde-festival 1994: Budbringere/Styrke Vår Tro/Navnet-Overvintr, CDS Grappa GRCDS 153, 1995
• "Store Aleksander", Promo singel Grappa GRCDS 164, 1997
• "Store Aleksander" (Taxi-mix)/Beherske Verden (Myggen-mix)/Store Aleksander (album-versjon)/Store Aleksander (Kjøkken-versjon), CDS Grappa GRCDS 169, 1997
• "Ym-stammen meets Mel Simpson – Guden-i-Steinen: the remix" (Radio-edit Cheeky-mix/Sneaky-mix/Cheeky-mix/album-versjon), Remixes by Mel Simpson (from Us3
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  ), CDS Grappa GRCDS 181, 1997