Biografia

Origin Norway
Genre(s) Art rock
Progressive rock
New prog
Years active 1996 - present
Label(s) Happy Thoughts Production
Associated acts Marillion
Website http://www.gazpachoworld.com/
Members
Jan Henrik Ohme
Jon-Arne Vilbo
Thomas Andersen
Mikael Krømer
Robert R Johansen
Kristian Torp
Former members
Roy Funner
Geir Digernes
Gazpacho are an Art rock band from Oslo, Norway.

The original core band of Jan-Henrik Ohme (vocals), Jon-Arne Vilbo (guitars) and Thomas Andersen (keyboards, programming, producer) started making music together in 1996 and the band has since expanded with Mikael Krømer (violin, co-producer), Robert Risenberg (drums) and Kristian Torp (bass).

Hard to pigeonhole, Gazpacho’s music has been described by one critic as being “classical post ambient nocturnal atmospheric neo-progressive folk world rock” [1]. The music has been compared to A-ha, Radiohead, Muse, Marillion and Porcupine Tree.

Without the backing of a major label, Gazpacho is one of many bands now utilizing the resources of the Internet to create word of mouth promotional opportunities, with a reliance on their website and its forum, online shopping, MySpace and other ‘net initiatives to spread the word. This allows the band to hold down full time jobs, yet still manage to release an album a year with total artistic control over their compositions and distribution.