Cult Fiction

Cult Fiction

Cult Fiction is a Norwegian indie rock band associated with new wave and cult references in its profile. The group begins in 2011, when Max Mortensen starts assembling the project after meeting Oerjan Isaksen and drummer Espen Granseth. It is started in January 2012 and gives its first gig as a jam at the festival Culture Your Easter at Caféteateret in Oslo.

The band develops its material quickly, writing songs for a conceptual album within three months and then touring around Norway with the material. Its live approach is described as energetic and tightly connected, with songs flowing into one another in long sets.

Cult Fiction records its self-titled album, Cult Fiction - Cult Fiction, in 2013 after playing many live shows from the album. The recording takes place at Aurum Production in Liverpool and is completed in less than 37 hours. For the session, drummer Espen Granseth helps develop the songs and live performances, and Andre Thung records the drums. The studio engineers are Jonathan Nield and Alexander Dalby. A pre-production session also takes place in Sweden, involving the band, a sound engineer, a photographer, a roadie and a 2-ton trailer carrying instruments, mixer, monitors, drums and other equipment.

Granseth is also linked to Delvoid and Fay Wildhagen, while Thung is associated with THC, The Meads Of Asphodel UK and Fraction Distraction. In December 2012, the singer has a heart attack during two gigs and receives a pacemaker the following day. Since 2012, the band delivers live shows at every concert, according to its own description.

The project’s profile also presents it as a band whose work attracts controversy and has had some of its most regarded material banned at times.