We were told by the government, by the ministry We can blow up the mountain We can dump it in the sea The Bergen band Real Ones wants to take care of the planet, which is obvious in the lyrics of their new record “Love Your Mother”. The cover, which shows our planet in all its glory, illustrates what the band is concerned with during the day. DESIGN: MARTIN KVAMME On the title track, they come with a direct stab at Nordic Mining, which is scheduled to deposit mining waste in Førdefjorden. Mining businessSend this message out: Mind your own businessDon’t you stand and shout The theme has forced itself forward over time, according to vocalist David Chelsom Vogt. – It is one thing to be politically engaged, as in the song about the mine dumping in Førdefjorden. Singing about climate on a general level is more about the issue becoming an increasingly large part of our lives. Real Ones with all the equipment before the concert at Martinique in Stavanger. Photo: LARS ARNE LINDLAND / news They want to make the launch tour for “Love Your Mother” as climate-friendly as possible. Nevertheless, they are not excluded from certain flights. Real Ones are Kåre Opheim, Ivar Chelsom Vogt, David Chelsom Vogt, Øystein Skjælaaen and Jørgen Sandvik. Photo: Francisco Munoz As when the beautiful north will be visited by the Real Ones. Moddi likes to travel slowly The artist Pål “Moddi” Knutsen lives in Senja and has stopped planning air-based tours. He has completed over ten return journeys by bus and train to Oslo in the past year. That trip takes 27 hours, if everything goes well. Moddi is a diligent user of the train when he goes out to play. Photo: Pål Moddi Knutsen – It’s a long way, but I’ve really enjoyed that trip and am greeting both bus drivers and ferrymen all the way down. I also get to spend the travel time on sensible things. He doesn’t want to be lecturing and pompous, but he believes there is a lot to be gained from laying out itineraries that are geographically logical. Moddi outlines the itinerary of his European tour. Photo: Pål Moddi Knutsen – If you don’t want to use airplanes as your main means of transport, then you can’t be in Kristiansand one day and Honningsvåg the next. Then you have to choose one, or maybe none. When the weather gods put sticks in the wheels and train and bus departures are cancelled, it is not impossible that you will meet Moddi on the plane. – I have found myself flying more often than I would like. It will be like that. Room for climate pop Marte Wullf calls her music “climate pop” and is behind the initiative Spillerommet, a network for artists with a particular commitment to the environment. – In recent years, I have worked in such a way that I don’t have to travel so much. Among other things, I have carried out a bicycle tour where I played for many thousands more people than I would have reached on an ordinary tour. Marte Wullf will help put the climate issue on the agenda for artists. Photo: Julia Naglestad Wullf is not too concerned about the music industry’s flying habits, and would rather talk about the big lines on a national and international level to reduce emissions. – The one time I got Bylarm to organize a seminar on climate, I wanted to talk about art and climate. In places it became a “do you really have to take that plane” conversation. It is not uninteresting, but there is much else to discuss. Large production – greater responsibility Stig Schjølset from the environmental organization Zero believes that you have to go through the entire supply chain in the music industry to make a real difference. He singles out the band Coldplay as a stellar example. – Coldplay works very systematically to achieve their goal of cutting emissions on their world tour. All partners, suppliers and subcontractors are put under the microscope. Neil Young. Photo: Press image / Reprise Records The climate warrior Neil Young has not done a single concert since 2019. He will not tour anymore if it cannot be made climate neutral. He recently told The New Yorker that they are trying to figure out how to do a self-sustaining, renewable tour. – Everything that drives our vehicles, the stage, the lights, the sound, everything that provides energy is clean. Nothing dirty with us. This is something that is very important to me, if I ever go out again. Protest music From Senja, Moddi explains why he solves it in his own way: – The climate argument for taking diesel trains over Saltfjellet is so-so. I do it to tell myself and the outside world that in the future we cannot live as fast as we do now. We cannot expect to have lives that will extend over such great distances. Brothers David and Ivar Chelsom Vogt have played together in the Real Ones since they were teenagers. Photo: LARS ARNE LINDLAND / news David Chelsom Vogt in Real Ones believes that politicians have the greatest responsibility for making it possible for everyone to make the right choices. – Even if you don’t necessarily manage to keep your own path completely clean, you still have to try to contribute politically. Then it can be easier to change the framework conditions. If you got trains that went everywhere, and were easy to take, then people are on board. But if it’s far and you hardly have any alternative, then it’s a flight.
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Real Ones, Marte Wullf and Moddi are passionate about climate and want to reach as many people as possible – but must travel slowly – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
