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Sonic Codex
''Sonic Codex'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset. Background This fourth solo album ''Sonic Codex'' from Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset incorporates concepts from his earlier albums, restates, elaborates and reinforces them to generate a genuine masterpiece, that might be a defining moment in both Aarset’s career and the history of Jazzland. ''Sonic Codex'' puts forward rules of engagement that Aarset collaborate with the audience, and very deliberately quotes and redefines the musicality that made up his previous three albums, “Electronique Noire”, “Light Extracts”, and “Connected”, yet also points his way forward: it is an innovative present that simultaneously summarizes the past, and predicts the future. Reception The review of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 4 stars (dice). Track listing #«Sign Of Seven» (6:26) Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik Baritone guitar & celesta – Audun Erlien #«Quicksilver Dream» (6:23) B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eivind Aarset
Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils Petter Molvaer. Aarset is married to Norwegian singer Anne-Marie Giørtz. Biography Aarset has worked with Nils Petter Molvær, Bill Laswell, Jon Hassell, Jan Garbarek, David Sylvian, and Marilyn Mazur. After several albums for Jazzland, he recorded ''Dream Logic'' for ECM (2012), collaborating with Jan Bang and Erik Honoré on the production and timbral design of melodies and soundscapes. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music. At the 2013 Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, he accompanied Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, and Ingar Zach, celebrating the release of ''Narrative from the Subtropics'' by Jan Bang and ''Places of Worship'' by Arve Henriksens, in addition to performing a special "Drea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzland Recordings
Jazzland Recordings is a Norwegian jazz and improvised music label based in Oslo, Norway, often associated with nu jazz. It was founded in 1996 by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft to release his "New Conception of Jazz" and operate as a standalone label. There were three divisions of the Jazzland: "Jazzland", "Grüner", and "Acoustic", but these were dropped. Roster * Greta Aagre and Erik Honoré * Eivind Aarset * Atomic * Jon Balke * Jan Bang * Beady Belle * Mari Kvien Brunvoll * Come Shine * The Core * Jon Eberson * Sidsel Endresen * Endresen/ Wesseltoft Duo * Torun Eriksen * Ingebrigt Håker Flaten * Frøydis Grorud * Humvee * Patrick Shaw Iversen & Raymond Pellicer * Maria Kannegaard * Audun Kleive * Håkon Kornstad * Ola Kvernberg * Lord Kelvin * Merriwinkle * Mopti * Motif * Mungolian Jet Set * Punkt * Javid Afsari Rad * Live Maria Roggen * Samsa'Ra * Shining * Stein Urheim and Mari Kvien Brunvoll * Rob Van De Wouw * Paolo Vinaccia * Bugge Wesseltoft * Bugge Wesseltof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connected (Eivind Aarset Album)
''Connected'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset. John Kelman in his review states, "...the unique language that he has developed over the course of his previous two efforts, ''Electronique Noire'' and ''Light Extracts'', would imply a more formidable technique at play that is simply so subtle that it is subsumed in the sheer musicality of the work. And that's exactly how it should be..." Reception The review of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 5 stars (dice). Track listing #«Family Pictures 1» (5:11) Composer – Eivind Aarset, Erik Honoré & Jan Bang Electronics (dictaphone) – Jan Bang #«Electro Magnetic In E» (5:12) Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik Composer – Eivind Aarset & Wetle Holte #«Connectic» (6:28) #«Feverish» (4:33) Effects (different noises) – Eivind Aarset & Wetle Holte Tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, effects (clef noise) – Hans Ulrik Composer – Eivind Aarset & Wetle Holte #«Silk Worm» (7:02) Composer – Eivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Extracts
''Live Extracts'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset & The Sonic Codex Orchestra. Review Aarset's fifth album as a leader embraces the improvisational power and skill of the expanded Sonic Codex Orchestra. All About Jazz critique John Kelman, in his review of Aarset's album ''Live Extracts'' states: Here the band offer live versions of tunes that differ markedly from recordings on previous studio albums, yet maintain the essential characteristics that are the hallmark of Aarset's music: controlled floating threads that bind together the strong melodies and abstract soundscapes, shaded, ominous atmospheres suffused with deep, subtle colours. Reception The ''BBC Music Magazine'' review awarded the album 5 stars for performance and 4 stars for sound, and ''The Guardian'' review awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing #«Electromoers» (2:16) #«Electromagnetic» (10:20) #«Still Changing» (7:54) Drums – Torstein Lofthus Saxophone – Håkon Kornstad #«Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagbladet
''Dagbladet'' (lit.: ''The Daily Magazine'') is one of Norway's largest newspapers and is published in the tabloid format. It has 1,400,000 daily readers on mobile, web and paper. Traditionally ''Dagbladet'' is considered the main liberal newspaper of Norway, with a generally liberal progressive editorial outlook, to some extent associated with the movement of cultural radicalism in Scandinavian history. The paper edition had a circulation of 46,250 copies in 2016, down from a peak of 228,834 in 1994. The editor-in-chief is Alexandra Beverfjord, the political editor is Geir Ramnefjell, the news editor is Frode Hansen and the culture editor is Sigrid Hvidsten. ''Dagbladet'' is published six days a week and includes the additional feature magazine ''Magasinet'' every Saturday. Part of the daily tabloid is available at ''Dagbladet.no'', and more articles can be accessed through a paywall. The daily readership of ''Dagbladet''s online tabloid was 1.24 million in 2016. History '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Ulrik
Hans Ulrik (born 28 September 1965) is a Danish jazz saxophonist and composer who has recorded with Gary Peacock, Adam Nussbaum, Niels Lan Doky, Audun Kleive, Marilyn Mazur, John Scofield, and Steve Swallow. Career Ulrik studied jazz saxophone at Berklee College of Music in Boston (1984–86). He continued his studies after a visit in New York City (1986) until 1987. Since 1987 he has been the leader of various bands like ''Pinocchio'' (1987), ''Hans Ulrik Fusion'' (1988–89), ''Ulrik/Hess Quartet'' (1989–90), ''Hans Ulrik Group'' (1991–95), ''Wombat'' (1995–98), ''Hans Ulrik Jazz & Mambo'' (1998–2003) and ''Hans Ulrik Quartet'' (from 2003). In addition to various Danish jazz awards Ulrik has received the award of the European Jazz Competition in Leverkusen 1988 the prize for best soloist and 1990. Third prize at the Jazz Festival in Rome. In 2002 he undertook a tour of China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia. In 2005 he joined Steve Swallow at the Montreal Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audun Erlien
Audun Erlien (born 22 February 1967 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (bass guitar, guitar and electronica), known from several albums in various genres. Career Erlien was raised in Tønsberg, Norway, and has been a musician since 1985. He has participated on albums with the likes of Knut Reiersrud (regular band member in the 1990es), Bendik Hofseth (band member), Jonas Fjeld, Rick Danko and Eric Andersen, David Lindley (musician), David Lindley and Henry Kaiser (musician), Henry Kaiser, Deeyah Khan, Vidar Busk, Anja Garbarek, Silje Nergaard (bandmember 1985–91), Alex Rosén, Ciwan Haco, Earl Wilson, Grethe Svensen, Øystein Sevåg, Carsten Loly, Ole Paus, Karl Seglem, Patrick Shaw Iversen, Anita Skorgan, Siri Christensen, Jacob Young (musician), Jacob Young, May Britt Haug, Knut Halmrast, Lakki Patey, Kristin Skaare, Jan Eggum, Lars Lillo Stenberg, Frode Alnæs (within his band), Nils Petter Molvær (within ''Khmer'', 1997–2002), Dhafer Youssef, Eiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Engen
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering, Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres (name), Andres via metathesis (linguistics), metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2002 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson. The Name days in Sweden, name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much Rain and snow mixed, sleet on Christmas (and vice versa). In D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetle Holte
Wetle Holte (born 4 September 1973) is a Norwegian drummer and composer known for his collaborations with Silje Neergård, Kirsti Huke, Eivind Aarset, Wibutee, Bugge Wesseltoft, Anja Garbarek, and others. Life and career Holte was born in Skien and is a graduate from the jazz programme at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, where in 1996, he co-founded the jazz trio Triangle—later to become Wibutee—with Håkon Kornstad and Per Zanussi. In 1998, they released their debut album, ''Newborn Thing'', and followed it with ''Eight Domestic Challenges'' in 2001 and ''Playmachine'' in 2004. In 2006, the trio released the Spellemannprisen-nominated album ''Sweet Mental''. Holte has also collaborated for over a decade with Eivind Aarset in projects like Électronique Noire and The Sonic Codex Orchestra, and he contributed to Bugge Wesseltoft's ''Jazzland Community'' in 2007. Discography Solo * ''Hurricane'' featuring Kirsti Huke (2012) Collaborations ;With Wibutee * ''Newborn Thing'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tor Egil Kreken
Tor Egil Kreken (born 30 March 1977 in Norway) is a Norwegian musician (bass, banjo, guitars). Biography Kreken plays within the bands Eivind Aarset Trio (bass), Faircastle Four (guitar, banjo), Shining (bass), The Holstein United Bluegrass Boys (banjo, vocal) Wibutee (bass, banjo) and Darling West (guitar, banjo, vocal). Honors *2013: Received the Statoil scholarship within the band Shining, at By:larm in Oslo Discography ;With Maria Solheim *2002: ''Behind Closed Doors'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2004: ''Frail'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2006: ''Will There Be Spring?'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) ;Within Wibutee *2006: ''Sweet Mental'' (Sonne Music), feat. Anja Garbarek ;With Sternklang *2006: ''Transistor Beach () ;With Eivind Aarset *2007: '' Sonic Codex'' (Jazzland Recordings) ;With Maria Arredondo *2007: ''For a Moment'' (Mountain Music) ;Within Garness *2008: ''The Good Or Better Side of Things'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) *2009: ''Barnet I Krybben'' (Plush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Reksjø
Marius Julian Reksjø (born 3 October 1973 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known from cooperation within Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland Community and the band Beady Belle with his wife Beate S. Lech. Career Reksjø studied music at the University of Oslo, was first bassist of the group ''Insert Coin''. He was known from collaboration within Eivind Aarset's band ''Electronique Noir'', on whose album ''Light Extracts'' (2001) he played, and with Bugge Wesseltoft he released the albums ''Moving'' (2001) and ''Jazzland Community'' 2007. With the '' Bobby Hughes Combination'' he recorded the album ''Nhu Golden Era'' on (2002). He also appeared with the Danish rock band The Savage Rose, and the singer-songwriter Jan Eggum on the albums ''Deilig'' (1999) and ''30/30'' (2005). He teaches bass at the "Høgskolen i Staffeldtsgate". With his wife, the singer Beate S. Lech he formed the band Beady Belle in 1999. Their debut album ''Home'' (2001) was followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
