HåvaRd Skaset

Guitar player

Cultivating errors with magnifying glass.

Obstructing beauty, encountering distortion, embracing abnormality.

The Norwegian guitarist Håvard Skaset has been transcending musical borders in countless collaborations spanning from noise, sound based improv to noise rock. A dedicated artist from the Norwegian experimental music scene, whose work is a mix between raw primal sounds and the use of instrumental skills rather than effects.

Apart from his solo work, Skaset’s main focus is the acoustic noise group Sult, the dogmatic noise duo Bluefaced People and the extremely active experimental rock band MoE.

His long-term connection to California has resulted in several releases and US tours with groups like Bay/Oslo Mirror Trio and Sult.

His discography contains more than 30 releases with electric as well as acoustic, with musicians such as Frode Gjerstad, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Guro Skumsnes Moe, Painjerk, Lasse Marhaug and Lene Grenager. Skaset has also collaborated with artists like Fred Frith, Ikue Mori, Maja Ratkje, Bill Orcutt, Okkyung Lee, Lasse Marhaug and Keiji Haino. His mainstream session work includes work with the Grammy winning producer Vance Powell in Nashville.

In addition to running the label www.conradsound.com, Skaset has curated Høyt&Lavt, a festival for borderless music in Oslo.

Bluefaced People:

Solo:

Acoustic blues solo:

With Camille Norment at the Venice Biennale:

Solo:

With Camille Norment and Vegar Vårdal: