Career
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&South.
His influence upon the Nordic music scene has been summarized by one collaborator as follows:
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 Program(s). Tree-step; Fishco. In recent times, Martinsen has been side-stepping music in various ways, organizing unexpectedly sonic tours and concerts in the Svalbard, looping through different realities, dining on imaginary veggie burgers, and otherwise rattling around in a virtual cage under various monikers, all the while upsetting the other apes in his chosen zoo.
However, the music keeps happening, regardless.