a r t i s t : John Hegre and Maja Ratkje
t i t l e : Ballads
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Dekorder
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2008
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 45,1 MB
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"Ballads" Ist The First Collaborative Album By Two Key Figures
Of The Norwegian Noise, Improv, Experimental,
Whatever-You-Call-It Music Scene. Anyone Expecting A Rackety
Wall Of Distorted Feedback Guitars And Voices Will Be Gently
Surprised Though By The Sparse And Intimate Sketches To Be
Found On This Wonderful Record. Songs Are Stripped Down To
Their Raw Bones Using Only The Most Essential Elements To
Reveal The Soul Behind Every Single Sound. Superfluous Effects
Seem To Be Completely Absent, Creating An Open Space For
Miniscule Details, Always Ready To Implode Into Noisier Tracks
Such As "Private Matter". The Album Culminates In "Hammock
Moods", A Quietly Mesmerizing Epic Finale With Maja Ratkje
Humming A Beautiful Melody Over Hegre's Gorgeous
Near-Psychedelic Guitar Playing. Let's All Hope For A Sequel
To This Album!
Maja Ratkje Is A Member Of Spunk (Rune Grammofon) And Noise
Duo Fe-Mail. Her Solo Album "Voice" (Produced In Collaboration
With Jazzkammer) Got An Award Of Distinction At Prix Ars
Electronica In 2003. In 2001 She Was The First Composer Ever
To Receive The Arne Nordheim Distinction Award. She Has
Collaborated With Jaap Blonk, Ikue Mori, Otomo Yoshihide, Wolf
Eyes, Matmos, Lasse Marhaug, Jason Forrest, Kim Hiortoy, Ulver
And Many Others.
John Hegre Is A Member Of Jazzkammer / Jazkamer (Smalltown
Supersound), Kaptein Kaliber, Golden Serenades, New Boiling
Near The Fjords (With Members Of Alog) And Others. His First
Solo 3"Cd Came Out On Dekorder In 2003. Jazkamer Will Release
Their Aptly Titled New Album "Metal Music Machine" In Spring
2006 And Hegre Is Working On An As Yet Untitled Solo Album For
Dekorder.
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01-Autumn Leaves [04:25]
02-Binoculars And Traces [06:00]
03-Private Matter [03:18]
04-Blues For Silent Bakers [03:08]
05-Hesitating Interruptions Of Spring [03:55]
06-A Quiet Day At The Office [02:22]
07-Art Compass [02:42]
08-Hammock Moods [15:39]
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41:29 min