''Reminder'' is a
studio album by the Norwegian band
Pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points addressable display device.
In most digital display devices, pixels are the ...
, released by
Cuneiform Records
Cuneiform Records is a record label in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Founded in 1984, the label releases an mixture of musical styles, all with a Rock in Opposition aesthetic, including progressive jazz, jazz fusion, the Canterbury scene, and elec ...
on May 8, 2012 (RUNE 342).
Critical reception
The band Pixel and the album ''Reminder'' is the exam project of bass player and vocalist
Ellen Andrea Wang
Ellen Andrea Wang (born 10 October 1986 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and singer) and composer. She is the cousin of singer-songwriter Marthe Wang. Raised in Søndre Land, Oppland, she released her debut album, ' ...
at
Norwegian Academy of Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...
.
[
]All About Jazz
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critique
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Bruce Lindsay, in his review of Pixel's album ''Reminder'' states:
The reviewer Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper 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 newspa ...
awarded the album dice 4,[ and the reviewer Frode Hermanrud of the Norwegian newspaper ]Oppland Arbeiderblad
''Oppland Arbeiderblad'' (''OA'') is a newspaper based in Gjøvik, Norway.
It was founded in 1924 after the Labour Party lost its newspaper in the city, ''Ny Dag'', to the Communists. At that time there were several daily newspapers in Vestopplan ...
} awarded the album dice 5.[
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Ellen Andrea Wang''
#"Prelude" (2:26)
#"Home" (3:03)
#"Esset" (4:51)
#"Call Me" (3:26)
#"She Knows" (4:35)
#"Wake Up" (3:48)
#"Waltz 1" (3:40)
#"Hvor Ble den Av?" (8:38)
#"I Hang" (4:21)
#"An Apple in the Country Hill" (4:17)
Personnel
*Ellen Andrea Wang
Ellen Andrea Wang (born 10 October 1986 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and singer) and composer. She is the cousin of singer-songwriter Marthe Wang. Raised in Søndre Land, Oppland, she released her debut album, ' ...
– Double bass and vocals
*Jon Audun Baar
Jon Audun Baar (1986 in Tomter, Hobøl, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz drummer.
Career
Baar studied jazz drumming at the Norwegian Academy of Music with teachers like Jon Christensen and Rune Martinsen. He has played on several jazzfestivals i ...
– Drums & percussions
*Harald Lassen
Harald Lassen (born 13 March 1987 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer and band leader. Besides leading his own band LASSEN, he has also been a part of bands such as Pixel, Mopti (feat. Bendik Baksaas on the album ' ...
– Tenor & soprano saxophone and backing vocals
* Jonas Kilmork Vemøy – Trumpet and backing vocals
References
External links
Call Me single
on Last.fm
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Pixel (band) albums
2012 albums
Cuneiform Records albums