About

+47 

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Nicholas Sillitoe relocated from the bustling lights of London to the tranquil west side of Oslo, Norway, in the spring of 1994.

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Equipped with an eclectic record collection, DAT tapes, a cherished Roland JD800 synth, suits, sunglasses, and the vibrant, free-spirited energy from producing several well-received underground 12” electronic music releases under various pseudonyms, the +47 journey began.

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Under pressure to name his newly established label during a timely phone call from the A&R team at London Records, Nicholas glanced at his trusty combo telephone/fax machine—then the only way to communicate with the world. It was on an incoming fax that he first saw the number: +47, Norway's international dialing code. The rest, as they say, is history.

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The first release under +47 was the Illumination 12” single, “Satellite,” an instant cult classic in Norway's burgeoning electronic music scene. The track caught the attention of Internal/London Records in the UK and the Belgian techno label Music Man. A loud, proud, yet melancholy-infused club track, it featured Nicholas’s sampled vocal loop, “flow, flow, electric flow, electric flowing through my veins,” set against a trippy backdrop of synth washes and Per Martinsen’s punishing beats.

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Since those early days, +47 has grown over nearly three decades to become a home for Nicholas Sillitoe’s music productions, collaborations, artist releases, film scores, and recording ventures.

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The +47 catalog spans a wide array of musical styles, including dream-pop, indie-pop, singer-songwriter, electronic, ambient, and post-classical.

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Nicholas has consistently fostered an open-minded, DIY ethos, collaborating with like-minded artists, musicians, distributors, producers, and promoters to spread the music far across the North Sea.

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Over the years, +47 productions have been released worldwide via major label licenses or independently, providing Nicholas and his collaborators with full creative control and the freedom to navigate the ever-changing music industry landscape.

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Whether experienced live, heard in a massive club, DJed in an intimate chill-out room, played on the radio, discovered on a streaming playlist, or synced to a film or TV soundtrack, +47’s musical output has touched audiences far and wide. Long may it continue!

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In 2003, Nicholas moved from Oslo to Kristiansand on Norway’s southern coast, known as the "riviera." He is married to artist, singer-songwriter, and muse Anne Marie Almedal, with whom he shares two children, Stella Marie and Florian. The +47 love affair with music continues passionately to this day.

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+47 Discography/Filmography:

Please Note: Discogs & IMDb both have a good, but not always accurate, insight into many of the +47 releases, productions, artists, and catalogue of credits. Please refer to information you also find on this website, first. ​

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Photo (below): Nicholas Sillitoe/Oslo. 1994.