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Rick Olivares

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783760006918741099036_2153253772202238_7756211754612913212_n.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Norwegian electronic group Detdusa. Handout</div>If Norway’s National Football Team is conquering hearts, minds, and foes on the 2026 FIFA World Cup stage, another export of this Scandinavian country is looking to make waves — in Asia.Meet Detdusa, an electronic band from Norway that recently dropped their debut min-album “Darker Nights” on Spotify and are looking to initially tap an increasing Filipino audience on the new networking site, MyTalent.MyTalent is a social platform designed for artists, creators, athletes, and innovators to showcase their skills, find like-minded people, and connect with fans or industry professionals.Since March, over 10,000 Pinoys have signed up on the application.The two biggest Norwegian artists to find an audience in the Philippines are indie pop band Fra Lippo Lippi that continues to draw a huge listening and paying audience 40 years after their album &quot;Songs&quot; was first released. Although New Wave band A-Ha has never performed in the Philippines, they too remain popular largely because of their magum opus for a debut album &quot;Hunting High and Low&quot; that received massive airplay on local radio stations as well as on the now defunct MTV. And lastly, to a certain extent, electronic duo Royksopp, has found an audience here as well.“The fact that we’re from Norway, means we give out music a natural colder sound,” said Kim Castle, one-third of the trio that comprises Detdusa along with TerjeBjordal and Losifer that produces a blend of big beats, space disco, and electronica. “Being discovered in Asia means a lot to us,” he enthused.Referring to their increasing Asian audience, Castle added, “People from warmer parts of the globe seem to enjoy the frosty vibe.”Ironically, Detdusa’s members owe their origins to Norway’s metal scene. &quot;Both Losifer and I have background from the Norwegian metal scene,” admitted Castle. “I played rhythm guitar and sang lead vocals in Metadox, a trash-metal band from just outside Oslo that was active in the &#x27;90s. The other members later went on to form quite successful metal bands as Susperia and Abyssic, to mention a few.”Although those roots have morphed in form and genre, the trio likes to say they perform Norwegian electronica with a nod to the Norwegian metal. “We come from the same dark moods of the same deep woods and fjords. Although we are more urban based, and more mellow than dark-minded.”One such track on &quot;Darker Nights&quot; bears this example.“When in Cuba” contains a guitar-sample of Norwegian jazz guitar god Gunnar Andreas Berg, from his track, “In Cuba.”“I always wanted to go to Cuba. Now I just might have to,” laughed Castle.The opening track, &quot;Domestic Silence,&quot; is about how a home that was once filled with love has suddenly taken a more somber downturn. “This how I feel when there has been much love in your safe home, and then it suddenly disappears. The domestic silence gets stuck in the walls,” bared Castle.“3 ILL Things” is a release that dates back to 2023 and gained national attention in Norway.“Your Expectations” is a collaboration with American rapper Pacewon who was a prominent member of the rap group, Outsidaz, that later saw Eminem become an honorary member of a series of collaborations.“It is a true honor to have worked with him,” gushed Castle. &quot;Furthermore, it is really amazing that the track is being noticed.” The last track, “När allt faller på plads (J Den Godes Anthem)” is actually a Swedish title that means “when it all comes together” and is dedicated to a friend of Castle’s brother.If Detdusa’s music gains an audience in this part of Southeast Asia, the band is hoping that they could follow suit of their fellow countrymen who have left a lasting imprint in the Filipino music scene.

Meet Detdusa, an electronic band from Norway that recently dropped their debut min-album “Darker Nights” on Spotify.

Meet Detdusa, an electronic band from Norway that recently dropped their debut min-album “Darker Nights” on Spotify.

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Norway’s Detdusa looking to follow Fra Lippo Lippi, A-Ha into Pinoys’ music hearts

Rick Olivares

Published July 11, 2026 05:01 PM PHT

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