Monument Alley is a symphonic folk/prog rock duo established in 2018.
- The #currentlywriting photo blog on our Facebook page shows you what goes on in the music room.
- Monument Alley’s photo albums, all (Facebook)
- Monument Alley’s past live setlists (Setlist.fm)
Our story:
2024: Currently writing, recording, and available for live shows!
Booking: contactus @ monumentalley . no
May 25 2024: Live # 12-13, 2 summer concerts with solists, Emanuel Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
December 2 2023: Live #10-11, 2 advent concerts with solists, Emanuel Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway.
September 30 2023: Live #9, Progressive rock evening with The Book of Genesis (UK), Gamla Konsert&Scene, Oslo, Norway.
August 13 2023: Live #8, Holmsbu sommerkonsertserie 2023, Kunstforestilling med Hege Eidseter og Frank Tangen, Holmsbu kirke, Hurum in Asker, Norway.
October 29 2022: Live #7, Progbotn 2022 with Infringement (N) and Mick Paul Music (UK), Kolben Kulturhus, Kolbotn, Norway.
October 16 2022: Live #6, Fall concert with Pilot Light (N), Holmsbu kirke, Hurum in Asker, Norway.
October 11 2022: Live #5, Support concert for Ukraine with Freddy Marx and Vopli Vidopliassova (Ukr), Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway.
September 16 2022: Live #4, Ukrainsk Høstfest, Roseslottet, Oslo, Norway.
August 28 2022: Live #3: Kunst i Follo art festival, Matiné concert, Oppegård, Norway.
August 26 2022: Live #2, Kunst i Follo art festival, Vernissage concert, Kolben Kulturhus, Kolbotn, Norway.
October 23 2021: Live #1, debut Iive concert, WLR’s Hurum Live, Grønsand Gjestegård, Hurum, Norway. Press review (Prognytt, N).
May 2021: #currentlywriting and #currentlyrecording.
November 2020: The duo announced collaboration with a crowd of contributors to a triple album of symphonic folk rock/prog: 23 musicians from 7 countries, and more… More new articles here.
June 2020: An interview (Prognytt, N). This website.
July 2018: A Facebook page. A news article (Prognytt, N).
May 2018: An improvisation (HG Theme) defined our project and sound.
April 2018: Keys paged flute, and we established a duo.
October 2017: Keys and flute shared the same stage at a progressive rock event, Gamla, Oslo, Norway.
Thanks for following our work!
Erlend Engebretsen (1973)
“Hello.”
Erlend Engebretsen (1973) is the main composer and keyboardist in Monument Alley. He lays the musical foundation for Monument Alley.
Active songwriter since the age of 12. Known as keyboardist and songwriter in the Norwegian progressive rock band Fatal Fusion.
Main music inspirations: Beatles, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Frédéric Chopin, Genesis, Haydn, Hans Zimmer, IQ, John Lord, Keith Emerson, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Rick Wakeman, Rush, Tony Banks, Vangelis…
Current gear: Roland FA08, Roland Alpha Juno 2, ARP Solina String Ensemble, Hammond 1938 Model A, Leslie 122, Korg M3, Korg Nautilus, Nord Wave, Mellotron M400D, Lexicon effects, pedals and effects, Presonus Studio One 4 Pro.
Erlend runs a carpentry firm. He is a biker and loves the road.
Discography:
Monument Alley
Sheet music: ‘Currently Writing (nocturne for piano, sharpie and a seagull) (2018) available in limited edition on request.
Fatal Fusion:
Dissonant Minds (2020 – CD, LP, digital)
Total Absence (2016 – CD, digital)
The Ancient Tale (2013 – CD, LP, digital)
Land of the Sun (2010 – CD, LP, digital)
Astraea Antal (1974)
“What.”
Astraea Antal (1974) plays flutes and other woodwinds in Monument Alley. She also handles visuals, texts and social media for the duo.
Classical flute schooling in her teens. Known for flutes in the Norwegian progressive rock collective Gentle Knife. Live highlight before Monument Alley: Night of the Prog-Loreley (2018).
Main music inspirations: Biosphere, Camel, ELP, Genesis, Gong, Hans Zimmer, Herbaliser, Ian Anderson, IQ, Jean Michel Jarre, Johann Sebastian Bach, Klaus Badelt, Keith Jarrett, LTJ Bukeem, Nils Petter Molvær, Pet Shop Boys, PFM, Rick Wakeman, Shostakovich…
Current gear: Yamaha flutes, cherrywood mouthpiece (courtesy of Jinian Wilde), Jupiter alto, Buffet-Crampon and Stagg woodwinds, Yamaha keyboard, Line 6 Helix HX Effects Line6 wireless, Presonus Studio One 4 Pro.
Astraea works in an office. She loves the seaside.
Discography:
Gentle Knife:
Clock Unwound (2017 – CD, digital)
Gentle Knife (2015 – CD, digital)
Other:
Guest musician for Ronald Marquiss, Lines and Circles (Expected release: 2021)
Guest musician for Fatal Fusion, Dissonant Minds (2020)
‘Two flutes‘, duet by Clive Nolan for Astraea Antal and Morten Clason (The Windmill) (2017).
