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Mixing in soundhouse studio with Ken Stringfellow jimprotector 355 views Ken Stringfellow and Alex Svanberg interviewed by Scotty Crane while mixing Jim Protectors debute album Shields Down.
Dream All Day jimprotector 2,369 views Written by Jon Auer & Ken Stringfellow of The Posies (C) DGC 1993 Performed by Jim Protector (C) 2008 Burning Sky Records
Jim Protector - Julekalender jimprotector 77 views From 1st of December to the 24th 2008 you'll have the opportunity to see videos from our studio sessions and download exclusive live recordings of present and new songs and...
Jim Protector @ Truck Festival (UK) jimprotector 240 views Jim Protector at the annual Truck Festival in Oxfordshire, UK in 2007, sharing the bill with bands such as Brian Jonestown Massacre, Garth & Maud Hudson, Goldrush, Electric...
Jim Protector - French jimprotector 1,034 views Our first music video from the debut album "Shields Down". The video is animated by Seth Piper during a travel across continents and is inspired by japanese animation and m...
Jim Protector - Skaysbas (live) jimprotector 128 views The song "Skaysbas" performed at Garage (Oslo, Norway) 25th of May 2007 at the releaseparty for the album "Shields Down" by Jim Protector.
Jim Protector feat. Ken Stringfellow - Shields Down (live) jimprotector 556 views Jim Protector featuring Ken Stringfellow on guitar and vocal on Shields Down. Performed at Garage (Oslo, Norway) at release party for the album "Shields Down" by Jim Protec...
Jim Protector - Wooden Knee (live) jimprotector 413 views The song "Wooden Knee" performed at Garage (Oslo, Norway) 25th of May 2007 at the releaseparty for the album "Shields Down" by Jim Protector.
Jim Protector - Live at John Dee jimprotector 1,113 views Jim Protector - The Tunnel / Creating a Diversion Live at John Dee in Oslo 20th of October 2006
Jim Protector - The Guide jimprotector 1,667 views Jim Protector's latest music video "The Guide"

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Perhaps one of Norway's best kept secrets, Jim Protector creates landscapes of sound for your listening pleasure.

The Norwegian midwinter of 2001 was extremely cold, but it gave Alex and Jarle time to write and record the weird and melodious music of Jim Protector, using the family-computer and whatever instrument or tool at hand. The outcome was the hand made 7-inch Half Finished / Half Begun, released the following year. Suprisingly enough it recieved dazzling rewievs in some of Norways most profiled music-zines, Mute (8/10) and Panorama (5/6). A nice start.

During 2003 songs for the new EP Jim Protectors guide to self-pity was recorded, engineered by Thomas Ruud, from the Norwegian rock-act Mohammed. As the often the case when funding studio-time and record-release on ones own, things tend to take a little more time. Add the fact that the boys were spread between cities and continents for a while, one can understand why the release was delayed until late fall of 2004. Not, however, without its fair share of attention.

The young fellows of Jim Protector are now gathered in the old viking-city of Trondheim, where they also attend studies. A refurnished office in a closed down smelting-plant serves as a practice-room and studio. Now a quartet, Jim Protector has proven to be a most competent and entertaining live-act, for those lucky enough to have seen it, strengthen by the drummer Andreas and the energetic guitar-player Stein Ove. Cracked fingernails and bloody fingertips are quite common when these guys rock the stage!

What does Jim Protector sound like? Try guitarbased indie-rock with a touch of catchy, child-like melodies, add elements of casio-pop, lo-fi and white noise, well, then you kinda get the idea. You might want to compare it with the likings of Arab Strap, Motorpsycho, Granddaddy, Neutral Milk Hotel, Yo La Tengo or some of the bands from the Canadian Constellation label. Or you just might want to compare it with something else.

Jim Protector has just released their debut album "Shields Down", which includes a collaboration with lo-fi legend Jad Fair (Half Japanese, Teenage Fanclub, Yo La Tengo++) and Ken Stringfellow from The Posies who has done a great job mixing the album as well.

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