Nice Things Records

06/04/2026

Nice Things Records Labelnight #16!!
April 20th at
Double cassette release party!
Simiskina and Bergstrøm/Funderud will play, PLUS Nice Things Records DJs

27/03/2026

Nice review of Bergstrøm/Funderud's The Horse over at Salt Peanurs by Eyal Hareuveni.

Cassettes are coming very, very soon! In the meantime, check it out online.

salt peanuts* er et ledende skandinavisk nettidsskrift for improvisert og annen sterk musikk

13/03/2026

Get Bergstrøm/Funderud's The Horse on Bandcamp!

11 track album

11/03/2026

HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Digital release of Ferdinand Bergstrøm and Håvard N. Funderud's The Horse is now out on streaming. Cassettes will be out shortly, in the meantime, listen to this anywhere you stream music (except Spotify!).

Berstrøm/Funderud is a duo consisting of Ferdinand Bergstrøm and Håvard Nordberg Funderud. They both work with the electric guitar's expressive possibilities, in the context of compositions by Bergstrøm.

The Horse is an album consisting of 11 songs, inspired by runners, ice climbers and a variety of animals. The music ranges from simple melodies to free improvisation, often grounded in rhythmic patterns.

Originally inspired by the novel Gliff by Ali Smith, The Horse has unintentionally ended up as a celebration of the seventh animal in the Chinese zodiac, symbolized by strong currents of independence, energy, and forward movement. With guest appearances form noise-rock legend Håvard Skaset and beats from Nice Things Records' own Henrik Sanstad Dalen, the album also incarnates this year's anticipated increase in ambition and boldness.

Recorded at Børsen Kulturhus by Håvard Skaset
Mixed by Ferdinand Bergstrøm and Håvard N. Funderud
Masteres by Lasse Marhaug

09/03/2026

Some kind (Norwegian) words on Simiskina’s Endess Green Hills in the most recent innue of

24/02/2026

Tore Stavlund wrote some nice words on Simiskina's Endless Green Hills!

"Det er en praksis der relasjon og oppmerksomhet er viktigere enn teknisk kontroll og akkumulert erfaring; der risiko, sårbarhet og det å utfordre egne begrensninger ikke er bivirkninger, men selve drivkraften. Musikken skyves hele tiden videre, mot nye former og uforutsette steder.

For å fortsette parafrasen, så er improvisasjon, i denne forstand, ikke bare en musikalsk metode, men også en måte å være i verden på. Og for å holde fast i sommerfuglbildet, en måte å være i verden på enten det er i form av larve, puppe eller bevinget skjønnhet. Musikken kan også like gjerne omforme seg innenfor et av disse stadiene som å forvandle seg til noe helt annet."

Adrian Myhr

Om Endless Green Hills av Adrian Myhr og Jonas Cambien

02/02/2026

Simiskina god a nice review at Ballade.no. Thanks!

"Duoen fyrer av energien i det små og knitrete, og når det blir ordentleg tenning, blir heile kroppen med i den intense lytteopplevinga. Myhr og Cambien ligg heile tida og balanserer den ukontrollert energien i instrumenta. Ut av denne tunge, abstraherte metallen, gir dei mjukare elementa ekstra stor effekt. Adrian Myhr sine bassklangar på «Rat Trap», for å nemne eitt. Det varmar."

Adrian Myhr

2026 blir eit stort år for musikken, om det held fram slik.

26/01/2026

Nice review of Simiskina's Endless Green Hills over at Salt Peanuts!

salt peanuts* er et ledende skandinavisk nettidsskrift for improvisert og annen sterk musikk

25/01/2026

Some kind words and beautiful descriptions from Audun Vinger som Simiskina's Endless Green Hills.

"Slik er det i øret: Det vokser ledninger opp av blomsterbed, fersk mose tyter ut av ørene til syngende statuer, og slyngplantene putter sine fingre inn i stikk-kontakten."

Adrian Myhr

Tekstene på Reolôs "Dystopi Delete" legges under lupen av Peter Vollset i essay-føljetong, Veslemøy Narvesen slipper andreplata, vi hører på kassetter og Cimota.

25/01/2026

Check out Simiskina's Endless Green Hills!
Will be in stores shortly, but can be bought on Simiskina's Bandcamp (link in comments) or via DM.

22/01/2026

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED!
New release at midnight.

Nice Things Records is proud to present Simiskina's second album "Endless Green Hills" on January 23, 2026. The album consists of 9 improvised pieces where textures, rhythms and sound surfaces are allowed to develop freely over time.

Simiskina is a duo consisting of Jonas Cambien (keyboards, electronics, turntable) and Adrian Myhr (bass). The duo works with freely improvised music at the intersection of acoustic and electronic expression.

The album is being released digitally and in a limited edition of 100 cassettes. The cover of the cassette edition consists of scanned still images from Xavier Querel's films.

Get yourself a copy. DM us for purchase info.

20/10/2025

NICE THINGS RECORDS LABELNIGHTS #14 AND #15 IS HAPPENING OCTOBER 25 AND 26 AT

are playing both nights, recording their fifth album
Opening up on saturday is on flute and electronics
Opening on sunday is and his double bass

DJ Ølen Betong playing selected bangers on sunday

Starting at 19:00 both nights
SEE YOU THERE!!