Trio of Nils Okland, Sigbjorn Apeland and Oyvind Skarbo - apart from the unusual instrumentation of violin or Hardanger fiddle, harmonium and drums, is the empathy displayed by the group as a whole; ...

Trio of Nils Okland, Sigbjorn Apeland and Oyvind Skarbo - apart from the unusual instrumentation of violin or Hardanger fiddle, harmonium and drums, is the empathy displayed by the group as a whole; ...

"The atmosphere can suggest, at different times, medieval, liturgical music, finger in the ear folk, and the Velvet Underground, which is a pretty good combination." The Independent on Sunday, Phil ...

"The atmosphere can suggest, at different times, medieval, liturgical music, finger in the ear folk, and the Velvet Underground, which is a pretty good combination." The Independent on Sunday, Phil ...

"Glossolalia" is the first-ever solo album by the innovative musician Sigbjorn Apeland, a courageous and challenging recording of improvised music for the harmonium. The term 'glossolalia' comes from ...

Erlend Apneseth is one of Norway's foremost Hardanger fiddle players and folk musicians. After being widely recognized with the award-winning and critically acclaimed Erlend Apneseth Trio, he now ...

Erlend Apneseth is one of Norway's foremost Hardanger fiddle players and folk musicians. After being widely recognized with the award-winning and critically acclaimed Erlend Apneseth Trio, he now ...

Cakewalk is Stepan Meidell (The Sweetest Thrill), Oystein Skar (Highasakite, Sacred Harp) and Ivar Loe Bjornstad (Hedvig Mollestad Trio). The music on their critically acclaimed debut album "Wired" ...

Cakewalk is Stepan Meidell (The Sweetest Thrill), Oystein Skar (Highasakite, Sacred Harp) and Ivar Loe Bjornstad (Hedvig Mollestad Trio). The music on their critically acclaimed debut album "Wired" ...

Recording debut of the rocking improvisational trio Cakewalk, a relatively new band whose members hail from the groups Sacred Harp, Highasakite, The Sweetest Thrill and the Hedvig Mollestad Trio. ...

Recording debut of the rocking improvisational trio Cakewalk, a relatively new band whose members hail from the groups Sacred Harp, Highasakite, The Sweetest Thrill and the Hedvig Mollestad Trio. ...

Old-school musique concrete interludes and electronic add-ons mark the revered Ensemble's masterly new album, which both summarises their unique career so far, and jumps boldly into the unknown. ...

Exciting new album from bass player Mats Eilertsen new quartet featuring a superb cast of musicians. "Radio Yonder" is his best and maybe most accessible album to date. The title takes as its subject ...

What happens when you put four of the most creative musicians from the Norwegian jazz scene in lockdown? They create. In march 2020, when the corona pandemic forced Norway into lockdown, Flukten ...

Acclaimed trumpeter/soundscaper Hilde Marie Holsen follows up her critical hit mini-album debut, 'Ask', with the dark and mysterious 'Lazuli', a suite of four compositions inspired by visual art and ...

Musician, record producer and author Erik Honoré (born 1966) has contributed as a musician and producer to more than 50 records with artists as diverse as David Sylvian, Eivind Aarset, Arve Henriksen ...

"They're clearly admirers of Sonic Youth, John Cage and Sunn O))), but there's a lushness to Huntsville's austerity that makes their third album much more than a dry exercise in tonal nuance." Uncut ...

"They're clearly admirers of Sonic Youth, John Cage and Sunn O))), but there's a lushness to Huntsville's austerity that makes their third album much more than a dry exercise in tonal nuance." Uncut ...

Slow-floating improvised acoustic drone rich in details performed live by the masterly duo Labfield and guests Ståle Storlokken (Supersilent), Mariam Wallentin (Wildbirds & Peacedrums) and Giuseppe ...

The appearance of the second album by Lumen Drones, 'Umbra', carries the status of a major event. Coming fully five years after the group's startling, self-titled debut recording - released, in late ...

On the album Sails Set, recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, we can hear the same trio line-up as featured on the critically acclaimed album Elegy: bassist Mats Eilertsen (Tord Gustavsen), pianist ...

A homage to the wildlife and mountain people of Benedicte Maurseth's home area in Hardanger. The acclaimed and innovative visionary musician Benedicte Maurseth is coming forth with the wonderful ...

Techno meets baroque in cult Norwegian guitarist Stephan Meidell's second Hubro solo album, an immersive sonic journey incorporating electronic beats, treated tape and synthesiser with a re-edited ...

Techno meets baroque in cult Norwegian guitarist Stephan Meidell's second Hubro solo album, an immersive sonic journey incorporating electronic beats, treated tape and synthesiser with a re-edited ...

Moskus could be the perfect 21st century piano, bass and drums trio. Rather than fetishising about the acoustic purity of their sound, the virtuosity of their instrumental technique, or the integrity ...

Moskus could be the perfect 21st century piano, bass and drums trio. Rather than fetishising about the acoustic purity of their sound, the virtuosity of their instrumental technique, or the integrity ...

As reflected in Tebbe Schöningh's beautiful cover photograph of a seascape - an image which Kim Myhr says he imagined for the cover before any sound was recorded - the music on 'You I me' is suitably ...

As reflected in Tebbe Schöningh's beautiful cover photograph of a seascape - an image which Kim Myhr says he imagined for the cover before any sound was recorded - the music on 'You I me' is suitably ...

Recorded live as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival in June 2018, 'Vesper' is guitarist/composer Kim Myhr's collaboration with the world-renowned Australian Art Orchestra, led by Peter ...

"Glodetrådar", the commissioned work for Vossajazz 2016, is a sort of "back to the roots" for Nils Okland. The area of Voss has been an important part of his musical development, in the 80's as a ...

Skydive Trio: Thomas T Dahl, gitarer, Mats Eilertsen, kontra- og elbass, Olavi Louhivuori, trommer. SkyDive Trio's second album 'Sun Sparkle' - which arrives three years after its acclaimed ...

Skydive Trio: Thomas T Dahl, gitarer, Mats Eilertsen, kontra- og elbass, Olavi Louhivuori, trommer. SkyDive Trio's second album 'Sun Sparkle' - which arrives three years after its acclaimed ...

The trio Slagr releases their sixth album "Linde", made up of music created in a time of new beginnings. The music on the album is written by Katrine Schiott in the middle of maternity leave, giving ...

"Demonstrating significant growth, Arbor is a simply remarkable album where the slightest gradation speaks with great profundity.." Allaboutjazz.com Second album from youngsters Splashgirl see them ...

On the new album "Field Day Rituals" the doom piano trio Splashgirl exceeds the high expectations that have been building up since the release of the group's album "Pressure" in 2011. That album was ...

On the new album "Field Day Rituals" the doom piano trio Splashgirl exceeds the high expectations that have been building up since the release of the group's album "Pressure" in 2011. That album was ...

We regard Splashgirl as one of the most exciting young instrumental bands to come out of Norway in the past few years. With Pressure, its third album and certainly their strongest to date, the band ...

Guitarist and instrument collector Geir Sundstol appeared on over 260 albums as a session player and sideman before he released his solo debut "Furulund" in 2015. After 27 years as a professional ...

Guitarist and instrument collector Geir Sundstol appeared on over 260 albums as a session player and sideman before he released his solo debut "Furulund" in 2015. After 27 years as a professional ...

Musicians: Erland Dahlen: drums, drum machine, steel drum, log drum, marching toms, xylophone, dulcimer, musical saw, Schulmerich handbells, waterphone, electric insects, blossom bells and triangle. ...

All compositions by Christian Wallumrod. Trondheim Voices is a groundbreaking Norwegian ensemble of improvising vocalists, constantly challenging and changing the framework for how a vocal ensemble ...

All compositions by Christian Wallumrod. Trondheim Voices is a groundbreaking Norwegian ensemble of improvising vocalists, constantly challenging and changing the framework for how a vocal ensemble ...

No-frills fingerstyle masterclass blends hard-won solo skills with superb audiophile sound on LP or download. It's so good you don't even have to play the guitar to enjoy it. If you do, there's a ...

Stein Urheim - guitars, flutes, harmonica, slide tamboura, fretless bouzouki, gu qin, mandolin, langeleik, charango, banjo, analog synths and effects Jorgen Træen - modular synth and effects. The ...

Stein Urheim - guitars, flutes, harmonica, slide tamboura, fretless bouzouki, gu qin, mandolin, langeleik, charango, banjo, analog synths and effects Jorgen Træen - modular synth and effects. The ...

Krympende klode is a new collaboration between two internationally recognised musicians from Bergen, Norway: music producer Jorgen Træen, who has worked with talents such as Susanne Sundfor, Thea ...

Pianist and composer Christian Wallumrod releases a sequel to the album Pianokammer from 2015. The album is a deep dive into Wallumrod's interpretation of solo piano, sometimes with a sophisticated ...

Pianist and composer Christian Wallumrod releases a sequel to the album Pianokammer from 2015. The album is a deep dive into Wallumrod's interpretation of solo piano, sometimes with a sophisticated ...