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Todd Terje, born Terje Olsen, arrived on the Scandinavian dance scene in 2004 and, in short order, became one of its prominent figures beside early supporter
Prins Thomas and
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm.
Terje channeled a voracious appetite for several styles of music -- including dub, disco, synth pop, house, and techno -- into warmly received edits of tracks by
the Bee Gees,
Michael Jackson, and
Santana. He also made a splash in 2005 with "Eurodans," one of his own productions, released on
Thomas' Full Pupp label. By 2006, it was difficult to keep tabs on all of
Terje's remix work, though the man's looks at
Lindstrøm's "Another Station,"
Studio's "Life's a Beach!," Kaoru Inoue's "The Secret Field," and
Dølle Jølle's "Balearic Incarnation" weren't easy to avoid in discerning DJ sets. On Remaster of the Universe, released on 2010 through Permanent Vacation,
Terje served up a collection of his edits and remixes in the form of a continuous DJ mix.
A year later,
Gerd Janson's Running Back label released
Terje's Ragysh EP, which contained one of his most popular tracks, "Snooze 4 Love." This was followed by 2012's It's the Arps on Smalltown Supersound, which contained another club hit, "Inspector Norse." His profile was raised outside of the dance music world through his co-writing of
Robbie Williams' chart-topping single "Candy" in 2012 and his production of a couple songs on
Franz Ferdinand's 2013 album
Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action. He also produced and mixed fellow Norwegian
Lindstrøm's 2012 album
Smalhans, while prepping his long-overdue debut album.
It's Album Time arrived in early 2014 on his own Olsen label. A proggy, colorful opus, the album was well received, particularly for its cover of
Robert Palmer's "Johnny and Mary" featuring singer
Bryan Ferry (
Roxy Music).
Terje formed backing band the Olsens, including members of
Jaga Jazzist and
the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, in order to perform the songs live. In 2016,
Terje and the Olsens released The Big Cover-Up, which featured covers of tracks by
Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Boney M., and
Vangelis, in addition to remixes by producers such as
Prins Thomas and
Daniel Maloso. ~ Andy Kellman