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Jenny Hval: Viscera

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On April 26, 2011, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Viscera”, the debut Jenny Hval (under her name) album. It was recorded in 2011, “Kampen Kirke” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Deathprod and Jenny Hval.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Hval – vocals, guitar, church organ, zither, arrangements, additional recording
  • Håvard Volden – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone Guitar, psaltery, arrangements 
  • Kyrre Laastad – drums, synth, drum machine, church organ
  • Helge Sten – recording, mixing
  • Bob Katz – mastering
  • Kyrre Laastad – arrangements
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Hval.

  1. Engines in the City
  2. Blood Flight
  3. Portrait of the Young Girl as an Artist
  4. How Gentle
  5. A Silver Fox
  6. Golden Locks
  7. This Is a Thirst
  8. Milk of Marrow
  9. Black Morning / Viscera

Ulver: Flowers Of Evil

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On August 28, 2020, “House of Mythology” label released “Flowers of Evil”, the twelfth Ulver studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, in Oslo, and was produced by Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylvisaker, Ole Alexander Halstensgård and Jørn H. Sværen.

Personnel:

  • Kristoffer Rygg – vocals, additional programming
  • Tore Ylvisaker – keyboards, programming
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronics
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous
  • Ivar Thormodsæter – drums
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, electronics
  • Stian Westerhus – guitar
  • Ole Henrik Moe – viola, cello
  • Kari Rønnekleiv – violin
  • John Stark – bass
  • Suzanne Sumbundu – vocals
  • Mimmi Tamba – vocals
  • Michael J. York – bagpipes
  • Martin Glover – mixing
  • Michael Rendall – mixing
  • Renée Jeanne Falconetti – cover still image

Track listing:

  1. One Last Dance
  2. Russian Doll
  3. Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers
  4. Hour of the Wolf
  5. Apocalypse 1993
  6. Little Boy
  7. Nostalgia
  8. A Thousand Cuts

Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

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On April 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Trio”, the debut Marcin Wasilewski Trio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz except where noted.

  1. Trio Conversation (Introduction)
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. Roxana’s Song – Karol Szymanowski
  4. K.T.C. – Michal Wasilewski
  5. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  6. Shine – Michal Wasilewski
  7. Green Sky – Tomasz Stańko
  8. Sister’s Song – Ewa Wasilewska, Michal Wasilewski
  9. Drum Kick
  10. Free-Bop – Michal Wasilewski
  11. Free Combinations for Three Instruments
  12. Entropy
  13. Trio Conversation (The End)

Cloud Nothings: The Shadow I Remember

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On February 26, 2021, “Carpark Records” label released “The Shadow I Remember”, the seventh Cloud Nothings studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Dylan Baldi – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Brown – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • TJ Duke – bass, backing vocals
  • Jayson Gerycz – drums
  • Macie Stewart – vocals
  • Brett Naucke – synthesizer
  • Steve Albini – engineer
  • Greg Obis – mixing, mastering
  • Rob Carmichael – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Oslo
  2. Nothing Without You
  3. The Spirit Of
  4. Only Light
  5. Nara
  6. Open Rain
  7. Sound of Alarm
  8. Am I Something
  9. It’s Love
  10. A Longer Moon
  11. The Room It Was

Paul Bley: The Paul Bley Quartet

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In December 1987, “ECM” label released “The Paul Bley Quartet”, the 46th Paul Bley album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley — piano
  • John Surman — soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Bill Frisell — guitar
  • Paul Motian — drums

Track listing:

  1. Interplay – Paul Bley
  2. Heat – John Surman
  3. After Dark – Bill Frisell
  4. One in Four – Paul Motian
  5. Triste – Paul Bley

Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

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On December 2, 2011, “Jazzland Recordings” label released “Songs”, the tenth Bugge Wesseltoft album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Bugge’s Room” in Oslo, Norway.

Personnel:

  • Bugge Wesseltoft – piano
  • Atle Aamodt – mixing, mastering
  • Rune Mortensen – design
  • Egil Hansen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. How High the Moon – Morgan Lewis
  4. Moon River – Henry Mancini
  5. Chicken Feathers – Steve Kuhn
  6. Lament – J.J. Johnson
  7. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  8. Like Someone in Love – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  9. Giant Steps – John Coltrane

Manu Katché: Neighbourhood

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On September 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Neighbourhood”, the second Manu Katché album. It was recorded March – November 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Manu Katché – drums, percussion
  • Jan Garbarek – saxophones
  • Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Sławomir Kurkiewicz – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Manu Katché:

  1. November 99
  2. Number One
  3. Lullaby
  4. Good Influence
  5. February Sun
  6. No Rush
  7. Lovely Walk
  8. Take Off and Land
  9. Miles Away
  10. Rose

Jan Garbarek Group: Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof

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On July 22, 1979. “ECM” label released “Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof”, the eleventh Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded in December 1978, at “Talent Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • John Taylor – piano
  • Bill Connors – guitar
  • Eberhard Weber – bass
  • Jon Christensen – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jan Garbarek.

  1. Blue Sky
  2. White Cloud
  3. Windows
  4. Red Roof
  5. Wires
  6. The Picture

Bill Connors: Swimming With a Hole in My Body

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On March 25, 1980, “ECM” label released “Swimming with a Hole in My Body” the fifth Bill Connors album. It was recorded in August 1979, at “Talent Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Bill Connors – acoustic guitar
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design
  • Dieter Rehm – design
  • Isio Saba – photography
  • Joel Meyerowitz – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Connors

  1. Feet First
  2. Wade
  3. Sing and Swim
  4. Frog Stroke
  5. Surrender to the Water
  6. Survive
  7. With Strings Attached
  8. Breath

Mathia Eick: Midwest

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On March 20, 2015, “ECM” label released “Midwest” the third Mathias Eick studio album. It was recorded in May 2014, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Mathias Eick – trumpet
  • Gjermund Larsen – violin
  • Jon Balke – piano
  • Mats Eilertsen – double bass
  • Helge Norbakken – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mathias Eick.

  1. Midwest
  2. Hem
  3. March
  4. At Sea
  5. Dakota
  6. Lost
  7. Fargo
  8. November