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Datarock
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Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project.

Key facts

Musical artist.name
Datarock
Musical artist.image
Datarock at Virgin Festival Ontario day 2 2009.JPG
Musical artist.image_size
260px
Musical artist.caption
Datarock performing at Virgin Festival Ontario day 2 2009
Musical artist.origin
Bergen, Norway
Musical artist.genre
Electronic rock, dance-punk, post-punk revival
Musical artist.years_active
2000–present
Musical artist.label
Young Aspiring Professionals (current), Dim Mak Records (former)
Musical artist.website
http://datarockmusic.com
Musical artist.current_members
Fredrik Saroea Ketil Mosnes Øyvind Solheim Stig Narve Brunstad
Musical artist.past_members
Kevin O'Brien Tom Mæland Adrian Meehan Tarjei Strøm Kjetil Møster Thomas Larssen

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  • Studio albums
  • EPs
  • Singles
  • References
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Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project.

Their name is derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock (meaning rock music made on a computer).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Datarock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.