Hello, the terrorist attack in Norway turned out far worse than was briefed last night. unfuckingbelieve that someone is able to kill 90 unarmed youths in cold blood, surrenders and announces he will make a declaration in court. I hope the Norwegian government is wise enough to forbid any form of analog or digital registration, the clerks shorthand is more than enough. I really don't want to see this psychopath on Youtube. As i mentioned yesterday this creep should be imprisoned in his own body and drip fed for the remainder of his life.
As my thoughts were on Norway today it's stands to reason that todays Sundaze is from Norway. Serious and contemplative music in memory of the victims of senseless violence, alas many millions have gone before. What a strange species are we, our ability to introspect is severely hampered by fanaticism and lust for power. It's time to disenfranchise the scum that has risen to the top, the sociopaths, the psychopaths . These 15 % will have to be only allowed simple menial jobs without any responsibility and not permitted to breed. Only then will peace and respect in the world be possible.
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Molvær was born and grew up on the island of Sula, Norway, and left at the age of nineteen to study music at the conservatory in Trondheim. He joined the band Masqualero, they recorded several albums for ECM Records, and Molvær recorded with other ECM artists before his debut solo album, Khmer, in 1998, a fusion of jazz, rock, electronic soundscapes and hip-hop beats, Molvær's muted trumpet sound, sometimes electronically processed, had an obvious debt to Miles Davis's work of the 1970s and 1980s. Khmer was followed, by Solid Ether (2000). The Cherry/Davis-inflected trumpet sound was as exquisitely brooding as before but often the arrangements dissolved into a hectic clatter of drum'n'bass. True to this belief NPM had the tracks of "Solid Ether" remixed by like-minded artists such as Funkstoerung, Bill Laswell, Joakim Lone and Jason Swinscoe/Cinematic Orchestra, and the resultant "Recoloured - The Remix Album" was released in April 2001.
NPM's album NP3 released by Universal Music Group in 2002, continues the concepts that were developed through "Khmer" and "Solid Ether" by putting significant differing elements together to combine contrasting structures. The question is all about timing - when to stop the 'moment' and then freeze it and squeeze it." Time changes, sound changes, music changes "Being from a generation that didn't grow up with the traditional standards, this is a taste of my tradition…." To enhance the 'musical travel' experience that this is meant to be, NPM has added small ambient islands that bind the whole production together. “NP3” was followed by the DVD “Molvær live”. ”NP3” was remixed and released as “Remakes” in 2005.
NPM is well known for his unique live performances, and born out of the successful world tour in 2002, “Streamer” was produced by the recordings of the amazing live performances at London's legendary Marquee and Tampere Jazz Festival in Finland. “Streamer“ was released in 2004 and has been called a celebration of NPM’s live performances . In the same period as NPM starts working on his latest studio album “ER” he produces music to Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts”, and also the musicscore to the French downbeat comedy “Edy” . Nils Petter Molvær has taken a new direction with “ER” even if the soundscapes will be recognised from his previous releases. His latest album Hamada was released in 2009.
Nils Petter Molvær – Solid Ether ( 00 332mb)
01 Dead Indeed 7:30
02 Vilderness 1 7:48
03 Kakonita 4:59
04 Merciful 11:02
05 Ligotage 6:43
06 Trip 6:24
07 Vilderness 2 4:56
08 Tragamar 4:45
09 Solid Ether 5:12
10 Merciful 2 1:13
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Geir Jensen, aka Biosphere, was born in 1962 in Tromsø, a city within the Arctic Circle in the northernmost portion of Norway, no real surprise then this "arctic sound" label stuck. In 1983, he composed his first piece of music. In 1985, Jenssen was part of the newly-created Norwegian moody synth trio Bel Canto. They released their first two albums together. In 1989, he left the band in order to pursue a different music style altogether.
Following the release of The North Pole By Submarine (90), Jenssen chose a new musical direction and began releasing his music as Biosphere. Getting his first Biosphere album, Microgravity a wider release wasnt easy, however when it did, it got rave reviews. The follow up Patashnik, saw Jenssen continue to explore his ambient-house beatless style. In 2000 he released Cirque, which unsurprisingly wasnt as impressive as its predecessor.
Shenzhou, Jenssen's fifth full length album , is a more abstract work, the material draws from elongated, pitch-shifted loops taken from classical composer Claude Debussy. No beat in sight for more than 50 minutes. Classical melodies, but not in a classical way. Icy and desolate, yet warm and cozy. Melody and drone go hand in hand.
Released in 2004, Autour de la Lune stands as the most minimal and austere Biosphere album to date, his next album, Dropsonde, is a half beatless, half rhythmic album comprised of jazz rhythms. Geir is still chasing the beatless rhythm when he's not mountaineering.
In 2009 Geir released Wireless: Live at the Arnolfini, his first live album, containing new tracks such as "Pneuma I & II".
Jenssen has scored a number of films, including Eternal Stars (1993) and Insomnia (1997). In 2010, two soundtracks were announced on Biosphere's website, for German film "Im Schatten" and Norwegian "NOKAS". Earlier this year saw the release of the excellent N-Plants.
Biosphere on Autour De La Lune , really experiments with the extremes. The bass is so deep that most importantly, Autour De La Lune simply must be heard on headphones to really "hear" it, or else one is bound not to perceive its true depth. All the subtle sounds carefully placed have the effect of expanding the brain and opening it up to a unique sonic experience.
Biosphere – Autour De La Lune (04 282mb)
01 Translation 21:43
02 Rotation 11:08
03 Modifié 5:10
04 Vibratoire 3:37
05 Déviation 10:26
06 Circulaire 6:15
07 Disparu 2:26
08 Inverse 5:32
09 Tombant 8:07
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The name Röyksopp, derived from Norwegian "røyksopp", translates into English as "puffball". This type of mushroom is notable for the misty cloud created when it releases its spores . There is also an obvious hallucinogenic double meaning to the name. Despite the fact that Brundtland and Berge were schoolmates in their hometown of Tromsø and experimented with electronic instruments in the early 90's. Röyksopp only appeared years later when they met again in Bergen where they met a lively music scene and worked with bands such as Frost and Kings of Convenience. There first singles drew enough interest from Wall of Sound to sign them and release Melody AM. Good thing they did, it sold a million copies half of it in the UK alone.
No wonder then that the followup "the Understanding" took 4 years to see the light of day, they tried hard not to repeat themselves, maybe a bit too hard, still it got decent reviews and they werent shot down as one album hit wonders.Last year they released a 40 min live ep "Night Out" Meanwhile its 2007 and the boys just produced a compilation album no 25 in the Back to Mine series, to be released in april.
On March 23, 2009, Röyksopp's third studio album, Junior, was released, featuring the single "Happy Up Here". Junior was a success around the world. It was followed by the completely instrumental Senior, where the band create an atmosphere conductive to introspection. Senior was successful in the band's native Norway, peaking at number one, the band's fourth consecutive album to do so.
Royksopp released a film to promote Senior in 2010.Royksopp's Adventures in Barbieland was released in August 2010 and showed Royksopp living as two elderly musicians in a house full of Barbie dolls.
Röyksopp – Senior ( 282mb)
01 ....And The Forest Began To Sing 1:50
02 Tricky Two 7:51
03 The Alcoholic 5:11
04 Senior Living 5:10
05 The Drug 5:58
06 Forsaken Cowboy 5:28
07 The Fear 7:02
08 Coming Home 5:05
09a A Long, Long Way 4:00
Hidden Track (1:33 pause)
09b The Final Day 6:42
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elsewhere on this blog
Biosphere - Shenzhou ( ^ 110mb)
Biosphere - Substrata (97/ 01 ^ 99mb)
Biosphere - Man With A Movie Camera (01 ^ 95mb)
H. I . A. & Biosphere - Polar Sequences (96 ^ 98mb)
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As my thoughts were on Norway today it's stands to reason that todays Sundaze is from Norway. Serious and contemplative music in memory of the victims of senseless violence, alas many millions have gone before. What a strange species are we, our ability to introspect is severely hampered by fanaticism and lust for power. It's time to disenfranchise the scum that has risen to the top, the sociopaths, the psychopaths . These 15 % will have to be only allowed simple menial jobs without any responsibility and not permitted to breed. Only then will peace and respect in the world be possible.
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Molvær was born and grew up on the island of Sula, Norway, and left at the age of nineteen to study music at the conservatory in Trondheim. He joined the band Masqualero, they recorded several albums for ECM Records, and Molvær recorded with other ECM artists before his debut solo album, Khmer, in 1998, a fusion of jazz, rock, electronic soundscapes and hip-hop beats, Molvær's muted trumpet sound, sometimes electronically processed, had an obvious debt to Miles Davis's work of the 1970s and 1980s. Khmer was followed, by Solid Ether (2000). The Cherry/Davis-inflected trumpet sound was as exquisitely brooding as before but often the arrangements dissolved into a hectic clatter of drum'n'bass. True to this belief NPM had the tracks of "Solid Ether" remixed by like-minded artists such as Funkstoerung, Bill Laswell, Joakim Lone and Jason Swinscoe/Cinematic Orchestra, and the resultant "Recoloured - The Remix Album" was released in April 2001.
NPM's album NP3 released by Universal Music Group in 2002, continues the concepts that were developed through "Khmer" and "Solid Ether" by putting significant differing elements together to combine contrasting structures. The question is all about timing - when to stop the 'moment' and then freeze it and squeeze it." Time changes, sound changes, music changes "Being from a generation that didn't grow up with the traditional standards, this is a taste of my tradition…." To enhance the 'musical travel' experience that this is meant to be, NPM has added small ambient islands that bind the whole production together. “NP3” was followed by the DVD “Molvær live”. ”NP3” was remixed and released as “Remakes” in 2005.
NPM is well known for his unique live performances, and born out of the successful world tour in 2002, “Streamer” was produced by the recordings of the amazing live performances at London's legendary Marquee and Tampere Jazz Festival in Finland. “Streamer“ was released in 2004 and has been called a celebration of NPM’s live performances . In the same period as NPM starts working on his latest studio album “ER” he produces music to Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts”, and also the musicscore to the French downbeat comedy “Edy” . Nils Petter Molvær has taken a new direction with “ER” even if the soundscapes will be recognised from his previous releases. His latest album Hamada was released in 2009.
Nils Petter Molvær – Solid Ether ( 00 332mb)
01 Dead Indeed 7:30
02 Vilderness 1 7:48
03 Kakonita 4:59
04 Merciful 11:02
05 Ligotage 6:43
06 Trip 6:24
07 Vilderness 2 4:56
08 Tragamar 4:45
09 Solid Ether 5:12
10 Merciful 2 1:13
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Geir Jensen, aka Biosphere, was born in 1962 in Tromsø, a city within the Arctic Circle in the northernmost portion of Norway, no real surprise then this "arctic sound" label stuck. In 1983, he composed his first piece of music. In 1985, Jenssen was part of the newly-created Norwegian moody synth trio Bel Canto. They released their first two albums together. In 1989, he left the band in order to pursue a different music style altogether.
Following the release of The North Pole By Submarine (90), Jenssen chose a new musical direction and began releasing his music as Biosphere. Getting his first Biosphere album, Microgravity a wider release wasnt easy, however when it did, it got rave reviews. The follow up Patashnik, saw Jenssen continue to explore his ambient-house beatless style. In 2000 he released Cirque, which unsurprisingly wasnt as impressive as its predecessor.
Shenzhou, Jenssen's fifth full length album , is a more abstract work, the material draws from elongated, pitch-shifted loops taken from classical composer Claude Debussy. No beat in sight for more than 50 minutes. Classical melodies, but not in a classical way. Icy and desolate, yet warm and cozy. Melody and drone go hand in hand.
Released in 2004, Autour de la Lune stands as the most minimal and austere Biosphere album to date, his next album, Dropsonde, is a half beatless, half rhythmic album comprised of jazz rhythms. Geir is still chasing the beatless rhythm when he's not mountaineering.
In 2009 Geir released Wireless: Live at the Arnolfini, his first live album, containing new tracks such as "Pneuma I & II".
Jenssen has scored a number of films, including Eternal Stars (1993) and Insomnia (1997). In 2010, two soundtracks were announced on Biosphere's website, for German film "Im Schatten" and Norwegian "NOKAS". Earlier this year saw the release of the excellent N-Plants.
Biosphere on Autour De La Lune , really experiments with the extremes. The bass is so deep that most importantly, Autour De La Lune simply must be heard on headphones to really "hear" it, or else one is bound not to perceive its true depth. All the subtle sounds carefully placed have the effect of expanding the brain and opening it up to a unique sonic experience.
Biosphere – Autour De La Lune (04 282mb)
01 Translation 21:43
02 Rotation 11:08
03 Modifié 5:10
04 Vibratoire 3:37
05 Déviation 10:26
06 Circulaire 6:15
07 Disparu 2:26
08 Inverse 5:32
09 Tombant 8:07
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The name Röyksopp, derived from Norwegian "røyksopp", translates into English as "puffball". This type of mushroom is notable for the misty cloud created when it releases its spores . There is also an obvious hallucinogenic double meaning to the name. Despite the fact that Brundtland and Berge were schoolmates in their hometown of Tromsø and experimented with electronic instruments in the early 90's. Röyksopp only appeared years later when they met again in Bergen where they met a lively music scene and worked with bands such as Frost and Kings of Convenience. There first singles drew enough interest from Wall of Sound to sign them and release Melody AM. Good thing they did, it sold a million copies half of it in the UK alone.
No wonder then that the followup "the Understanding" took 4 years to see the light of day, they tried hard not to repeat themselves, maybe a bit too hard, still it got decent reviews and they werent shot down as one album hit wonders.Last year they released a 40 min live ep "Night Out" Meanwhile its 2007 and the boys just produced a compilation album no 25 in the Back to Mine series, to be released in april.
On March 23, 2009, Röyksopp's third studio album, Junior, was released, featuring the single "Happy Up Here". Junior was a success around the world. It was followed by the completely instrumental Senior, where the band create an atmosphere conductive to introspection. Senior was successful in the band's native Norway, peaking at number one, the band's fourth consecutive album to do so.
Royksopp released a film to promote Senior in 2010.Royksopp's Adventures in Barbieland was released in August 2010 and showed Royksopp living as two elderly musicians in a house full of Barbie dolls.
Röyksopp – Senior ( 282mb)
01 ....And The Forest Began To Sing 1:50
02 Tricky Two 7:51
03 The Alcoholic 5:11
04 Senior Living 5:10
05 The Drug 5:58
06 Forsaken Cowboy 5:28
07 The Fear 7:02
08 Coming Home 5:05
09a A Long, Long Way 4:00
Hidden Track (1:33 pause)
09b The Final Day 6:42
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
elsewhere on this blog
Biosphere - Shenzhou ( ^ 110mb)
Biosphere - Substrata (97/ 01 ^ 99mb)
Biosphere - Man With A Movie Camera (01 ^ 95mb)
H. I . A. & Biosphere - Polar Sequences (96 ^ 98mb)
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Hi can you reup biosphere substrata please.
ReplyDeleteDear Rho:
ReplyDeleteThis is my second request of the week:(http://rho-xs.blogspot.com/2011/07/sundaze-1130-norway.html). I don't know if this week you have a lot of reups. If you do, don't worry about uploading my requests now.
This was my first request of the week: (http://rho-xs.blogspot.com/2015/02/sundaze-1507.html)
I hope you have had a good week. I just bought a heavily discounted FiiO music player to play FLAC files. Have you ever heard of these little devices? They seem pretty nice!
Thanks,
T.S