Casiokids

Casiokids are an electronic and electro-pop group from Bergen, Norway, active since 2005. The group consists of Kjetil Bjøreid Aabø, Ketil Kinden Endresen, Omar Johnsen, Matias Monsen, Einar Olsson and Fredrik Øgreid Vogsborg. They are associated with Moshi Moshi Records.

Style and release history

Their music combines playful electronic elements with darker, heavier grooves and strong melodic hooks. It is also described through a mix of improvisation and absurdity, with material that draws on children’s radio programmes from Norway, cassette books about Africa, and interviews the band conducts with young communist activists.

The band releases the single “Grønt lys i alle ledd / Togens hule” in the UK, after which NME describes them as “the best thing to come out of Norway since black metal”. They are compared with other Norwegian acts including The Whitest Boy Alive, Röyksopp and Annie.

Albums and notable tracks

Casiokids create the album Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar, which includes the track “Fot i hose”. That song is included in FIFA 10 and is listed by NME as the fourth best new song of the week.

Other references

The band’s work also connects with the shadow puppet group Figuraturus, which tells a story about a starving tribe of African robots searching for food.