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Mats Gustafsson: Saxophones, electronics, fender Rhodes Johan Berthling: Double bass and el. bass, el. guitar, Hammond organ Andreas Werliin: Drums and percussion We are delighted to present the debut album from this excellent Swedish trio, something of a Style: Jazz

On their second album this most melodic trio continue in the same tradition as on their highly acclaimed debut from 2010, a tradition that implies typically Scandinavian elements such as folk music, melancholia and the deep woods. In that respect it's fair to say that he belongs to the same tradition as Tord Gustavsen and the late Esbjörn Svensson, even Jan Johanson in some respects, but without sounding like any of them. It's also fair to say that the trio's less is more approach is in stark contrast to many contemporary piano trios, with shorter tunes and strong focus on melodic content. On "What Took You So Long" you will find eight new Eriksen compositions and two quite unlikely cover versions. "Oslo", the lovely and captivating track that ends the album, was written in the shade of 22nd July and captures both grief and optimism in a simple and unsentimental way. Style: Jazz

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TRACKLISTING: 01. DODOVOODOO 02. DIRECTIONS 03. I COVER THE MOUNTAIN TOP 04. HYMNE 05. SKINK 06. DR. HONORIS CAUSA Style: Independent

Debut album from "young veterans" of the Norwegian heavy and progressive scenes, fronted by singer, guitarist, writer and producer Ole Petter Andreassen. This is classic, heavy, guitardriven and melodic progressive rock, the playing and production being top notch with a natural mix of solid riffs, intricate instrumental passages and great hooks. The core of the band, apart from Andreassen, is Hedvig Mollestad on guitar and Hammond organ and brothers Brynjar and Haavard Takle Ohr from El Cuero on lead guitar and drums respectively. Guests include Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen from Elephant9 on bass, Ståle Storlokken from Elephant9 and Supersilent on Hammond, Mikael Lindquist on Hammond and Mellotron and veteran Jon Eberson on guitar. Jazz guitarist Eberson, now 60 and more vital than ever, arrived at the studio, insisted on not hearing any music, plugged in, burned his way through "It's Electric" and "The Hook" and was home in time for an early dinner. Eilertsen and Storlokken is widely re Style: Prog Rock

Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, has been a central character on the Norwegian independent scene for 20 years as a recording artist, occasional member of and producer for Motorpsycho, founder member of Supersilent and producer for Arve Henriksen, Susanna Wallum Style: Ambient

Imaginary Songs From Tristan Da Cunha. Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, has been a central character on the Norwegian independent scene for 20 years as a recording artist, occasional member of and producer for Motorpsycho, founder member of Supersilent and prod Style: Ambient

The title of this monumental 3CD set is relevant on several levels. Between the youngest and oldest musician there are some fifty years, they come from three continents and they cover a wide range of musical ideas with their unique blend of acoustic, elec Style: Jazz

Third, and easily the best, album from band vaguely in the, dare we say it, Radiohead area. Great tunes all around, not a filler in sight. Mostly recorded live in the studio, quite underproduced, and all the better for it. Includes brilliant video in quic Style: Independent

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LP in gatefold sleeve. It's no secret that we have a soft spot for this fabulous group and would wish nothing less than world domination for them. What they do seems to be an almost lost art when it comes to making records. Basically meaning great musicians playing together in a proper recording studio, interacting and playing off each other. The tracks are mostly first or second takes, there is no editing and just a couple of overdubs on the whole album. And while guitarist Even Helte Hermansen is the natural focal point there are no big egos at work here, this is a solid unit where all members are equally important for the end result. Just listen to the "loose but tight" interplay on the opening track, an energetic and joyful interpretation of Sonny Sharrock's "As We Used To Sing". And they're all still in their twenties. "Bonanza" is their fourth album, the third on Rune Grammofon. It was recorded and mixed in Atlethic Studio in Halden, Norway in summer 2011. Bushman's Revenge was Style: Jazz

Something of an international supergroup, the founding of this excellent ensemble is a touch of genius that remains something of a mystery. Hand-picked by writer and film-maker Philip Mullarkey to record and play live as part of the art/film project [box] Style: Independent

These days it's quite an unlikely event that a foreign group or artist will end up releasing a record on Rune Grammofon. With an increasing amount of excellent local Norwegian talent struggling to get their music heard on record, we tend to focus our attention in that direction. But when presented with these recordings we soon realised this was simply too good to turn down. French group Astrïd started life around founder members Cyril Secq and Yvan Ros back in 1997, first as a guitar / drums duo before the arrival of violinist Vanina Andreani the year after and clarinettist Guillaume Wickel in 2005. Since 2007 they have lived and worked between Nantes and Marseille. The music of Astrïd has roots in improvised music, ambient, 70's folk and jazz, classical and contemporary music from Ravel to Pärt. There's also a kinship to artist like Philip Glass, Brian Eno, Mark Hollis, No Neck Blues Band and the Rachels (who they have played with several times) but first and foremost they have estab Style: Psychedelic Rock

'Low Tide Digitals III' is the third and possibly final installment in a series of extremely fine-tuned pieces that mixes acoustic instruments and electronic elements in a subtle and unforced way. An album of sensitive, electronically-tinged free improvi Style: Jazz

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Since forming in 1997 Alog have been among Norway's leading performers of experimental electronic music. They are mainstays at Rune Grammofon and have been with the label since their debut album 'Red Shift Swing' was released in 1999. Already a mature and Style: Electronica

"Norwegian jazz is as vital as ever and one can but wonder where it all comes from. With Yonkers Eyolf Dale (26) and André Roligheten (26) are already three albums into their career and showing a maturity in writing and playing that is betraying their age Style: Jazz

a new album, their third, from this excellent Swedish trio, something of a supergroup with members from already well known projects. And again it's a collaboration, this time with the extraordinary and prolific guitarist Oren Ambarchi. With their heavy, hypnotic, psychedelic rock'n'jazz explorations they have carved out a different sound than any of the groups they are normally associated with. Sax player, improviser, composer and fervent record collector Mats Gustafsson is possibly most know from powerjazztrio The Thing, he has also played more than 1500 concerts and participated on around 150 records with musicians like Peter Brötzmann, Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Ken Vandermark, Hamid Drake, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Joe McPhee and a host of others simply too many to mention here. Johan Berthling has worked freelance with jazz, improvised music, pop, folk and more. He is a founder member of the great trio Tape and founded Häpna, one of our favourite record labels. Among his current other groups are Animes with David Stackenäs and Raymond Strid and Sten Sandell Trio with pianist Sten Sandell and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love. Johan is also working as a record producer. Andreas Werliin, drummer extraordinaire in Wildbirds & Peacedrums, is Fire!'s youngest member and one of the most interesting and acclaimed new percussionists in the creative music scene of Scandinavia. He has developed an exceptionally personal way of playing and is known for his strength and creativity. With Wildbirds & Peacedrums he has released two acclaimed albums of modern bluesy folk music and toured extensively in Europe. Oren Ambarchi is a true explorer of the guitar, "re-routing the instrument into a zone of alien abstraction where it's no longer easily identifiable as itself" as The Wire once wrote. Born in Sydney, Australia, Oren started out as a drummer playing free jazz before starting to experiment with a guitar laying about in the rehearsal room, one thing leading to another. He has a number of albums to his name on labels like Tzadik, Touch, Häpna, Southern Lord and Black Truffle and has collaborated with Fennesz, Keiji Haino, John Zorn, Jim O'Rourke, Keith Rowe, Evan Parker, Merzbow and Sunn 0))) to mention just a few Style: Jazz

The brand new studio album from VOLCANO THE BEAR. A calculated hysterical melting pot of This Heat, Robert Wyatt, Faust and The Residents, of musique concrète and ethno-folk, all seen through a prism of theatrical improvisations and unhinged set pieces. Formed in 1995, and after several self-released tapes and CD-Rs, VTB so excited Nurse With Wound's Steven Stapleton that he brought his United Dairies label out of cold storage to release their first album proper, "The Inhazer Decline", in 2000. Since then they've released music on such labels as Misra, Beta Lactam Ring, Textile, Digitalis, Pickled Egg, Alt Vinyl as well as their own imprints Volucan and Volfurten with the exceptional "Classic Erasmus Fusion" from 2006 being a possible highlight. On record VOLCANO THE BEAR offer stark and stunning absurdities in the most bizarrely beautiful way. Recycling and recontextualising their material is an innate habit, and the variety of recording options they might chose (be it a highly equipped professional studio or a second hand dictaphone) allows their craft to be formed in a myriad of different ways. VTB have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America and in concert they are the duo of Daniel Padden and Aaron Moore. Third member, Clarence Manuelo, no longer performs live but his inimitable sounds and influence are still very much a part of a VTB performance. In their unique, often chaotic live shows, the adrenalin and invention drips from their earlobes as they thrust spectacular oddities in the faces of their audiences, always aided by their sublime multi-instrumentalism. Absurd humour and eclectic ways of producing sounds are characteristic of their live performances and their extensive knowledge of the traditions of experimental and folk music makes the band difficult to categorise. The band record everything they play and will often use these recordings as raw material for their albums. VTB have released a number of records since the start, often mixing studio, live and home recordings. "Golden Rhythm/Ink Music" is their first more or less "proper" studio album since "Amidst The Noise And Twigs" back in 2007. Largely based on the sonic fault-line between Aaron Moore and Daniel Padden, it's also the most focused and driven of VTB's prolific output so far, showcasing the duo's unique musicality and interplay, whilst retaining their trademark eccentricity and humour throughout. It presents "rock music" as seen through VTB's skewed eye, featuring more of Padden and Moore's drum/guitar combination than on previous albums. Taking the bizarre energy of their live duo performances into a studio environment, and combining it with VTB's eclectic instrumentation and Clarence Manuelo's singular audio-work, GR/IM shows VTB making their most vital work to date. Style: Independent

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