Kjetil Dale Sagstad, better known by his stage name Polar or K, is a Norwegianelectronic music artist. He is originally from Meland in Norway, and grew up with his former musical partner Teebee. Together he started Subtitles Recordings, which Teebee now runs by himself. He currently lives in Bergen.
After initially surfacing on Hopa & Bones's A-Level imprint in '96, Kjetil Sagstad, aka "K" or "Polar", notched up a tally of releases on several labels, developing a trademark sound in beats and progressive drum n bass, earning him comparisons to Carl Craig, among others.
Originally from Bergen, on the West Coast of Norway, K was baptized by the local rave scene (albeit a very small one) and intense early breakbeat and techno. He quit school to pursue a sonic education, and started on a career path that would see him influence the scene that so clearly touched him in the first place. After his Dad nicked his gear off him as penance for his non-orthodox scholarly aspirations, K used his mate Teebee's PC to make tunes. After developing contact with Moving Shadow and Rugged Vinyl, K released Jazzassins 'Compass' for R&S Records in 1997.
Releases followed on Beatservice and Moving Shadow, his track was snapped up by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Amon Tobin, Matrix, Laurent Garnier and Fabio, and highlighted the direction of Polar's venture into glacial soundscapes and haunting programming. The mini LP '37 Degrees and Falling' followed, with the influence of K's home environment of Norway ever present in his sound, and planting him firmly on the musical map with intense atmospherics and powerful beat arrangements. Singles 'Mind Of A Killer', 'Skydiver', and '5am', released throughout 2000, illustrated the irrevocable, irreversible slide back from the thaw, heading into numbing yet taut K-hole serenity. 2001 saw the release of the acclaimed 'Still Moving' album, achieving support and recognition from a wide spectrum of scenes, not just from within drum n bass.
The 'White Chambers' EP was released in December '01: this was three cuts of deep, downtempo electronica. Moody, emotional and brooding - like a film noir soundtrack infused with hip hop and drum'n'bass - the tracks were lifted from the CD version of 'Still Moving' and created waves throughout the electronic world, with Polar being hailed as "Kruder & Dorfmeister on an iceberg" (Seven Magazine). It also featured a remix by Ian Simmons aka Journeyman.
In 2002, K relocated to San Francisco while working on his 3rd solo album 'Out of the Blue'. Tragically this would be his last for the next 6 years due to a hearing injury. That same year also saw Polar releases on Metaformal, Breakbeat science, Thermal Recordings, Fenetik, FAT! and his own label Subtitles Music, founded together with childhood friend Dj Teebee.
K is suffering from reduced hearing, Hyperacusis and Tinnitus as a result of a hearing injury he originally got in 1999. In 2002 it took an unexpected turn for the worse, and he was left unable to spend any time in the studio. He left the administration of Subtitles to partner Teebee in 2003.
The return to drum & bassedit
After a year of online rumors that there might be some new Polar material in the works, 2008 saw the release of a 4th Polar solo LP titled 'In the end' on Warm Communications out of Amarillo, Texas.
Discography (Albums only)edit
Black ScienceBeatservice (with Teebee) (1999)
37°C. And FallingCertificate 18 (2000)
Still MovingCertificate 18 (2001)
Out Of The BlueCertificate 18 (2002)
Dj Teebee & K - Presents the deeper side of drum & bassSubtitles Music (2002)
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This biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Polar musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Kjetil Dale Sagstad better known by his stage name Polar or K is a Norwegian electronic music artist He is originally from Meland in Norway and grew up with his former musical partner Teebee Together he started Subtitles Recordings which Teebee now runs by himself He currently lives in Bergen PolarAlso known asKJef DamJazzasinsTeebee amp KMinor BlowOriginBergen NorwayGenresDrum and bassNeurofunkAmbientElectroElectronicaBreakbeatYears active1996 presentLabelsCertificate 18Subtitles MusicWarm CommunicationsBreakbeat ScienceWebsiteSoundCloudMyspace Labels Certificate 18 Subtitles Recordings Breakbeat Science Levitated Moving Shadow R amp S Records Beatservice Rugged Vinyl Warm Communications Fenetik Soma FAT Records Metaformal Contents 1 Background 2 The return to drum amp bass 3 Discography Albums only 4 References 5 External linksBackground editAfter initially surfacing on Hopa amp Bones s A Level imprint in 96 Kjetil Sagstad aka K or Polar notched up a tally of releases on several labels developing a trademark sound in beats and progressive drum n bass earning him comparisons to Carl Craig among others Originally from Bergen on the West Coast of Norway K was baptized by the local rave scene albeit a very small one and intense early breakbeat and techno He quit school to pursue a sonic education and started on a career path that would see him influence the scene that so clearly touched him in the first place After his Dad nicked his gear off him as penance for his non orthodox scholarly aspirations K used his mate Teebee s PC to make tunes After developing contact with Moving Shadow and Rugged Vinyl K released Jazzassins Compass for R amp S Records in 1997 Releases followed on Beatservice and Moving Shadow his track was snapped up by the likes of Gilles Peterson Amon Tobin Matrix Laurent Garnier and Fabio and highlighted the direction of Polar s venture into glacial soundscapes and haunting programming The mini LP 37 Degrees and Falling followed with the influence of K s home environment of Norway ever present in his sound and planting him firmly on the musical map with intense atmospherics and powerful beat arrangements Singles Mind Of A Killer Skydiver and 5am released throughout 2000 illustrated the irrevocable irreversible slide back from the thaw heading into numbing yet taut K hole serenity 2001 saw the release of the acclaimed Still Moving album achieving support and recognition from a wide spectrum of scenes not just from within drum n bass The White Chambers EP was released in December 01 this was three cuts of deep downtempo electronica Moody emotional and brooding like a film noir soundtrack infused with hip hop and drum n bass the tracks were lifted from the CD version of Still Moving and created waves throughout the electronic world with Polar being hailed as Kruder amp Dorfmeister on an iceberg Seven Magazine It also featured a remix by Ian Simmons aka Journeyman In 2002 K relocated to San Francisco while working on his 3rd solo album Out of the Blue Tragically this would be his last for the next 6 years due to a hearing injury That same year also saw Polar releases on Metaformal Breakbeat science Thermal Recordings Fenetik FAT and his own label Subtitles Music founded together with childhood friend Dj Teebee K is suffering from reduced hearing Hyperacusis and Tinnitus as a result of a hearing injury he originally got in 1999 In 2002 it took an unexpected turn for the worse and he was left unable to spend any time in the studio He left the administration of Subtitles to partner Teebee in 2003 The return to drum amp bass editAfter a year of online rumors that there might be some new Polar material in the works 2008 saw the release of a 4th Polar solo LP titled In the end on Warm Communications out of Amarillo Texas Discography Albums only editBlack Science Beatservice with Teebee 1999 37 C And Falling Certificate 18 2000 Still Moving Certificate 18 2001 Out Of The Blue Certificate 18 2002 Dj Teebee amp K Presents the deeper side of drum amp bass Subtitles Music 2002 In the end Warm Communications November 2008 References editExternal links editPolar discography at Discogs Polar at Rolldabeats K discography at Discogs K at Rolldabeats Official Facebook Page Official Soundcloud Page Certificate 18 profile Moving Shadow profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polar musician amp oldid 1218949968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
