Nikolai Hængsle

Nikolai Hængsle (previously Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen; born 24 June 1978) is a Norwegian bass guitarist.^[1] He is primarily known as a member of BigBang (1999–2004, 2009–present)^[2][3] and The National Bank (2004–present).^[4][5] Eilertsen, who was born in Skotselv, also participates in the bands Lester, Needlepoint and Elephant9.^[6]

Nikolai Hængsle
Hængsle with Ola Kvernberg's Steamdome at Kongsberg Jazzfestival, 2023 Photo: Birgit Fostervold
Background information
Birth name	Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen
Born	(1978-06-24) 24 June 1978 (age 47)
Origin	Skotselv, Norway
Genres	Rock
Instrument(s)	Bass, Keyboards
Website	bigbang.no thenationalbank.no

Nikolai Hængsle, moers festival 2009

Hængsle with Needlepoint at the 2016 Nattjazz in Bergen.

Honors

• Spellemannprisen 2004 in the class Pop band for the album The National Bank
• Spellemannprisen 2010 in the class Jazz for the album Walk the Nile

Discography

Contributions by Nikolai Eilertsen:^[1]

With Bigbang

Albums:

• Electric Psalmbook (Grand Sport Records, 1999)
• Clouds Rolling by (Warner Music, 2000)
• Frontside Rock'n'Roll (Warner Music Norway, 2002)
• Radio Radio TV Sleep (Warner Music Norway, 2003), live
• Poetic Terrorism (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
• Too Much Yang (Grand Sport Records, 2007)
• Something Special – The Best of Bigbang (Grand Sport Records, 2005), compilation
• From Acid to Zen (Oglio Records, 2008)
• Edendale (Oglio Records, 2009)
• Epic Scrap Metal (Grand Sport Records, 2011)

EP's:

• Girl in Oslo (Warner Music Norway, 2000)
• New Glow (Warner Music Norway, 2000)
• Smiling for (Warner Music Norway, 2001)
• Not A Rolling Stone (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
• Fly Like A Butterfly Sting Like A Bee (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
• Saturn Freeway (Glitterhouse Records, 2006)
• Hurricane Boy (Grand Sport Records, 2007)
• Wild Bird E.P. (Grand Sport Records, 2008)
• Isabel (Grand Sport Records, 2009)

With The National Bank

• The National Bank (2004)^[7]
• Come On Over to the Other Side (2008)

With Thomas Dybdahl

• Science (Universal Music Norway, 2006)

With Knut Reiersrud Band

• Voodoo Without Killing Chicken (2008)

With Knut Reiersrud

• Gitar (Universal Music, 2009)

With Bjørn Eidsvåg

• Pust (Petroleum Records/Sony Music, 2008)

With Lester

• This Village (Deaf Ear/Mudi, 2008)^[8]

With Elephant9

• Dodovoodoo (Rune Grammofon, 2008)
• Walk the Nile (Rune Grammofon, 2010)
• Live at the BBC (Rune Grammofon, 2011)
• Atlantis (Rune Grammofon, 2012), with Reine Fiske

With Needlepoint

• The Woods Are Not What They Seem (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2010)
• Outside The Screen (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2012)
• Aimless Mary (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2015)

With Band of Gold including Nina Elisabeth Mortvedt

• Band of Gold (Jansen Plateproduksjon, 2015)

With various artists

• Sivil Ulyd 2: Sivilarbeiderplata (Passive Fist Productions, 2003), compilation
• Susanne Sundfør – Ten Love Songs

With Lars Fredrik Frøislie

• Fire Fortellinger (Karisma Records, 2023)