Sister Rain was formed in January 1988. After just a few months and one gig, the band was signed on Voices of Wonder records. American underground and psychedelia from the late 60’s were important sources of inspiration. From 1988 to 1993 the band released four albums as well as participating on several compilations. The band also became known for its artwork; both record covers and posters have been included in art books and some of the albums were releases in limited versions that has become collectors items. The band toured extensively in Norway and other countries, including even the USSR and Poland before the iron curtain fell. When Gun’s and Roses visited Norway members of the band arranged a meeting with Sister Rain after listening to their records and this resulted in the project Merchants of Venus with some of the members from Sister Rain and an album recorded in LA. This development led to a break for Sister Rain from 1995 to 2002, but the members kept in touch and sometimes worked together on different musical projects. Since 2002 they began appearing live with the original line-up again and are now fully active. The past two years they have played many gigs in Norway including some of the main festivals. They are currently working on a new album to be released this autumn and are planning to go on tour this summer, including a revisit to Eastern Europe. Discography: Sister Rain (VOW, 1988) Water In Tide (VOW, 1989) Wild Flowers Grow (VOW, 1991) Ride (The Neptun Tapes) (Sonet, 1993) Illuminated – Compilation 1988-1998 (VOW, 1998)