Mental Overdrive is Per Martinsen, an electronic music artist from Tromsø, Norway. He is often mentioned as one of the most influential electronic musicians in Norway. From 1989-1993 he was signed to the famous Belgian record label R&S.

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  • Mental Overdrive is Per Martinsen, an electronic music artist from Tromsø, Norway. He is often mentioned as one of the most influential electronic musicians in Norway. From 1989-1993 he was signed to the famous Belgian record label R&S. His influence upon the Nordic music scene has been summarized by one collaborator as follows: Here was a man who could claim, pokerfaced, to be the Godfather of Norwegian Techno, the Grand Uncle of Twisted Disco, the Second Cousin of Black Metal Darkcore, Sibling of Scandinavian Progressive Rock ('72-'75), Nephew of Nordic Folk and Husband of Scando Pop. New Wave was his teenage Mistress and Norwegian Cosmic Disco was his illegitimate Son. By means of various acts of wilful dissemination he donated audiosperm to the cloning projects that produced Bjørn Torske, Röyksopp, Lindstrom and Prins Thomas. Diskjokke was the result of a quickie with the maid at the House that he built with his bare hands. Yes. All this he could say if he so desired. And say it with a pokerface that Lady Gaga would find completely inscrutable. And now, as he walks down the Boulevard of Broken Beats he continues to spread his genes: Norsebeat; Snowcore; Drum&Ice; Jambient Prog; Tree-step; Fishco ... all are his Children. Martinsen is also a member of the duos Illumination with Nicholas Sillitoe and Frost with his own girlfriend Aggie Peterson.
  • Per Martinsen er en norsk musiker fra Tromsø. Han er mest kjent for sitt enmanns band Mental Overdrive hvor han produserer musikk innen elektronika/techno. Han har vært aktiv innen elektronika-miljøet i Tromsø siden tidlig på 80-tallet, og benyttet i starten av karrieren blant annet navnet Syamese på sine egne utgivelsene. Hans første utgivelse under Mental Overdrive-navnet var singelen «12000 AD» fra 1990. Fem år senere kom hans første album, Plugged, under samme navn. Som Mental Overdrive har han gitt ut seks album og en rekke EP-er og singler, og han har samarbeidet med blant andre Nils Petter Molvær og Anneli Drecker på utgivelsene. Albumene Ad Absurdum og You Are Being Manipulated er blitt nominert til Spellemannprisen i henholdsvis 1999 og 2008. Martinsen er også medlem av duoene Illumination med Nicholas Sillitoe og Frost med sin egen samboer Aggie Frost.
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  • Mental Overdrive is Per Martinsen, an electronic music artist from Tromsø, Norway. He is often mentioned as one of the most influential electronic musicians in Norway. From 1989-1993 he was signed to the famous Belgian record label R&S.
  • Per Martinsen er en norsk musiker fra Tromsø. Han er mest kjent for sitt enmanns band Mental Overdrive hvor han produserer musikk innen elektronika/techno. Han har vært aktiv innen elektronika-miljøet i Tromsø siden tidlig på 80-tallet, og benyttet i starten av karrieren blant annet navnet Syamese på sine egne utgivelsene. Hans første utgivelse under Mental Overdrive-navnet var singelen «12000 AD» fra 1990. Fem år senere kom hans første album, Plugged, under samme navn.
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