DNA? AND?

DNA? AND? is a musical free-improv collective where people with and without extra chromosomes create and explore their own musics based on their own specialities.

 

DNA? AND? is Oslo-based, and has existed since 2013, with frequent workshops and gigging. They have played at the All Ears, Blow Out and Ultima festivals in Oslo, Sonic Protest in Paris and Le Guess Who in Utrecht, and have collaborated with legendary musicians like NU Unruh (Einstürtzende Neubauten), Hans Magnus Ryan (Motorpsycho) and Hamid Drake (Herbie Hancock, Ava Mendoza etc.).

 

The current members of DNA? AND? are Vilde Erikstad, Vilja Ellefsen-Larsen, Lene Høie, Sambou Jobarteh, Isaaq Ibrahim, Ola Skarsæterhagen, Mats Aase Henriksen, Jostein Hylin and Johannes Tjøtta Svendsen as well as Marie Bergby Handeland, Sara Li Stensrud, Dag Erik Knedal Andersen, Harald Fetveit as well as Anla Courtis (Reynols) whenever he’s around.

 

AUDIO

LP, Hot, Hot, Hot, DNA?AND?/Lampeknusekontoret, 2025

LP, Seele Brennt, reissue,DNA?AND?/NU Unruh/Reynols, 2024

CD, Seele Brennt, DNA?AND?/NU Unruh/Reynols, 2024

2xCD, DNA?AND?, DNA?AND?, 2019

CD, Elevate, various artists, 2020

CD, Sur les Rails, varoius artists, 2014



VIDEO

Concert with NU Unruh, 2019

Rehearsal with Anla Courtis, 2019

 

REVIEWS, ARTICLES, MENTIONS, ETC.

Musique Machine review 2025 (EN)

Radio Kapital/Twopenny Hangover review 2025 (EN)

The Wire-review: Seele Brennt, 2024 (EN)

The Wire-Office ambience, 2024 (EN)

On winning the Edvard Award from TONO, 2023 (N)

Salt Peanuts-review, 2023 (N)

Lost Girls podcast, 2021 (EN)

The Quietus-review: Elevate, 2020 (EN)

The Line of Best Fit-review: Le Guess Who 2019

Resonance FM – radio presentation, 2019 (EN)

The Wire-mention, 2019 (EN)

Morgenbladet, article on workshop, 2019 (N)

Now's the times new year's summary 2018 (N)

 

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Photo: Jannik Abel

Last updated 01. December 2025