Staer has been played on NTS in shows including Khanate , featured first on 13 May 2017. Songs played include Sex Varnish and The Collapse Of Ancient Funk.

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Hailing from Stavanger, Norway, Staer - Kristoffer Riis (guitars), Markus Hagen (bass), Thore Warland (drums) - were an instrumental, avant-rock, power noise trio.

Sparked by the Scandinavian abstract, experimental and musique concrète scenes that traced their surroundings, their chemistry was further charged by European, American and Japanese noise rock, improv and classical influences. The result is an impressively original manifestation of sonic alchemy.

Since 2010, with two albums under their belts, via the…