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Eivind Aarset /Jan Bang : Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes

"Nightspell" de Eivind Aarset y Jan Bang, del álbum Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes (2020), es una pieza que encapsula la esencia del jazz experimental contemporáneo con una atmósfera rica y envolvente. La colaboración entre Aarset y Bang destaca por su capacidad para mezclar texturas sonoras con una fusión entre guitarras etéreas y una producción electrónica sutil pero profunda.

Este tema se caracteriza por su capacidad para transportar al oyente a un espacio introspectivo y casi cinematográfico. La producción de Jan Bang añade una capa de misterio y profundidad, mientras que la guitarra de Aarset, conocida por su estilo vanguardista y ambiental, complementa la composición con acordes y sonidos que parecen flotar en el aire. 

Música que seduce con sus capas y complejidad, ideal para aquellos que buscan una experiencia auditiva fuera de lo común y llena de matices emocionales.  

Nightspell es una muestra de cómo la música noruega contemporánea sigue explorando y desafiando los límites de los géneros, combinando elementos de jazz, electrónica y ambient.

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Bang + Honoré + Aarset + Rohrer – Dark Star Safari.   2019 : Arjunamusic.

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Nils Petter Molvær - Solid Ether

Music Video

Artist

Nils Petter Molvær

Composer

Nils Petter Molvær

Produced

Manfred Eicher

Credit

Audun Erlien - Bass Per Lindvall - Drums Rune Arnesen - Drums Eivind Aarset - Guitar, electronics Nils Petter Molvær - Trumpet, beats, sound treatment DJ Strangefruit – electronics, sampler, voice, scratches

Released

May 5 2000

Streaming

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As autumn arrives, bringing with it a season of introspection and change, why do I find great inspiration in the song "Hoy Nazan”? Composed by jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan and featured on his album "Atomosphères," this piece resonates deeply with the emotions of this transformative time of year. Initially, I believed I was listening to his original composition, but it turned out to be his own jazz rearrangement of an Armenian folk song from his homeland.Tigran Hamasyan was discovered his talent for jazz at a very early age, and was born in Armenia in 1987. He moved to the USA with his parents, spending his adolescence in the land of the free. During his time in the USA, Hamasyan must have heard Reed's arrangement of the Armenian Dances. However, he decided to return to Armenia alone and is still creating his music there. Listening to his music evokes a fascinating blend of familiarity and novelty for me. This connection may stem from a shared understanding of the creative process, which enhances my appreciation of his work.

Tigran Hamasyan's music embodies the essence of jazz, featuring beautiful instrumental melodies that captivate the listener. Below, I share the original lyrics, which reveal the heartfelt nature of the song. I understand now that this is truly a love song that resonates deeply.

秋の訪れとともに、内省と変化の季節がやってきました。 ジャズ・ピアニストのTigran Hamasyanが作曲し、彼のアルバム『Atomosphères』に収録されているこの曲は、1年のうちで最も変化の激しいこの時期の気持ちによく響きます。当初、私は彼のオリジナル曲を聴いているのだと信じていましたが、彼の故郷のアルメニア民謡を彼自身がジャズにリアレンジしたものであることが判明。Tigran Hamasyanは、1987年にアルメニアで生まれ、幼い頃からジャズに目覚めました。両親とともにアメリカに渡り、自由の国で青春時代を過ごしました。そもそも、このHoy NazanはAlfred Reed(1921-2005)がArmenian Dances（アルメニアン・ダンス）として編曲し、アメリカの吹奏楽で演奏されるようになり一般に普及したようです。きっとハマシアンもアメリカでReedの編曲を耳にしたことでしょう。しかし、Hamasyanは単身アルメニアに戻ることを決意し、今もそこで創作活動を続けています。彼の音楽を聴いていると、親しみやすさと新しさが混じり合ったところに魅力を感じてなりません。このつながりは、創作プロセスからきているのかもしれない。それが彼の作品に対して私が共感を覚える所以です。

ティグラン・ハマシアンの音楽はジャズのエッセンスを体現しつつ、美しい楽器の旋律が聴く者を魅了してなりません。以下に、この曲のオリジナルの歌詞を紹介します。私は、この歌詞を読んだ後、腑に落ちたのでした。これは、本当に深く心に響くラブソングだったんだと知ってね。

Oh my Nazan, my one &only Nazan!

My dear Nazan, my one &only Nazan!

Nazan you are welcome here

You have come from the green mountains

You have come from the deep valleys.

You are a beautiful spring flower,

Oh my Nazan, my one &only Nazan,

For me, you are a little dove,

Oh my Nazan, my one &only Nazan,

Precious love you are welcome here

You have come from the green mountains

You have come from the deep valleys.

My belt jingles and jangles,

And there’s my tall, handsome beloved,

Come on, let’s fall in love

And turn the wicked enemy into stone.

My belt jingles and jangles,

And there’s my tall, handsome beloved,

Come on, my love, come on,

Come down from the mountains and the valleys.

My belt jingles and jangles,

And there’s my tall, handsome beloved.

私のナザン、私の唯一無二のナザン！

愛しいナザン、私の唯一無二のナザン

ナザン、ようこそ

あなたは緑の山から来た

あなたは深い谷から来た

あなたは美しい���の花

ああ、私のナザン、私の唯一無二のナザン、

私にとって、あなたは小さな鳩です、

ああ、私のナザン、私の唯一無二のナザン、

尊い愛よ、ここにようこそ

あなたは緑の山から来た

あなたは深い谷から来た

ベルトがジャラジャラと鳴る、

背の高い、ハンサムな最愛の人がいる、

さあ、恋に落ちよう

邪悪な敵を石に変えよう

私のベルトがジャラジャラ、ジャラジャラ、

背の高いハンサムな最愛の人がいる

さあ、愛しい人よ、さあ、

山や谷から降りておいで。

私のベルトがジャラジャラと鳴る。

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MUZYCZNE REKOMENDACJE: LIVET "Suite for Earth"

Fabryka Sztuki w Łodzi zaprezentowała pod koniec sierpnia projekt muzyczno- teatralny “LIVET”. Spektakl przygotowany został przez Teatr CHOREA we współpracy z norweskim teatrem Carte Blanche i islandzką instytucja kultury MMF Sláturhúsið. Przesłaniem spektaklu  jest troska o  naszą planetę. “Livet” jest współczesnym oratorium dla Ziemi w  kompozycji, opracowaniu i aranżacji Piotra Klimka na…

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Chance Encounters #011

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Sarah Davachi, Alexandra Spence, Eisuke Yanagisawa, More Eaze, Philipp Bückle & Martijn Pieck, David Toop, Fog, Arsenije Jovanović, Mark O'Leary, Sydney Spann, Sunatirene, Les Vampyrettes, Frans Zwartjes, Angus MacLise, Family Ravine, Piotr Kurek, Reinhold Friedl, Kaija Saariaho, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang and Jez Riley French

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Grande Traxelektor 2023/3 – „Sense”

Minden vallásban nagy szerepe van a várakozásnak, és ti, mint gyakorló traxeletoristák minden évben 12 h��napon át követhetitek, halljátok-látjátok, ahogyan gyarapszik a szelekt, hogy aztán év végén, a traxelektori szentháromság szuperszelekcióján áthaladva meghallgathassátok a mind/move/sense kompilációkat. Áldott legyen a teljesség! Xelektbe! Randomba! Krosszfédbe!

Az elektronikus zene egyik abszurduma, hogy a chill out kifejezést a legpunkabb bandának, a The KLF-nek köszönhetjük. Nem állítom, hogy chill-out válogatás a „Sense”, de ez a figyelős, hátradőlős zenehallgatás forrása. Másik érdekesség, hogy a történelmien fontos, első ambient album, a nagy Brian Eno – Music for Airports-sza ma nem férne be a legjobb 100 ambient album közé. Azért ez vicces. Harmadik évösszegző válogatásunk downtempoban mozog tehát, műfajilag ambient, drone, kortárs, experimental, dub, trip hop, field recordings, minimal, krautrock, etno elemekből építkezik. A terjedelme 140 felvétel, cirka 12 óra, és az online verzió is 11 óra felett van a maga 123 track-jével.

Grande Traxelektor 2023/3 – „Sense” – Spotify Playlist Link

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Grande Traxelektor 2023/3 – „Sense” – Full Playlist

3.14 - Taltos Remembers Newmix [VA - Life Death Resurrection Revenge, Limbic Resonance]Actress - Oway ( f 7 )[LXXXVIII, Ninja Tune] African Head Charge - Push Me Pull You [A Trip To Bolgatanga, On-U Sound] Alva Noto - HYbr-ID Ectopia Removing Infinities [Hybr:ID II, Noton] Alva Noto - HYbr-ID Ectopia Singularity [Hybr:ID II, Noton] Ana Quiroga - We, The Witches [Azabache, Houndstooth] Ancient Plastix - Museum Of Barbed Wire [II, Maple Death] Andrea - Chessbio [Due In Color, Illian Tapes] Andrea - Jaim [Due In Color, Illian Tapes] Anthony Linell - Advanced Spiritual Evolution [Advanced Transcendent Evolution, Northern Electronics] Atom™ - Midnight Shopping [Soft Opening, NN Audio] Ayaz - Reprise [Unpinned, phase group] Beau Wanzer - STEAR [Dead Person's Monologue, iDEAL] Beau Wanzer - WARM WATERBOARDING [Dead Person's Monologue, iDEAL] Biosphere - Delta Function [Inland Delta, Biophon] Biosphere - Random Walk [Inland Delta, Biophon] Biosphere - The String Thing [Inland Delta, Biophon] Black To Comm - On the Grass Her Shoes of Deer-Skin [At Zeenath Parallel Heavens, Thrill Jockey] Blevin Blectum - Soft Death (Afresymegol)[Omnii, Deathbomb Arc] Burial Hex - A Kiss To Birth The Rotted Sun [In Hiding, Cold Spring] Burial Hex - Of Roses, Astronomers & The Falsely Accused [In Hiding, Cold Spring] Carmen Villain - Violet [Music From The Living Monument, Smalltown Supersound] Carrier - Ten by Ten [Lazy Mechanics, The Trilogy Tapes] cEvin Key - Sonic Interlude [bRap and fOrth, vol. 9, Artoffact] Chantal Michelle - Borghese Gardens September [VA - Continuing A Worn Out Tradition III, Archaic Vaults] Civilistjävel! - Kolugn [Fyra Platser, FELT] Civilistjävel! feat. Cucina Povera – Louhivesi [Fyra Platser, FELT] Coco Bryce - Make U Mine [Point Of No Return, Fresh 86] CoH - Habitable [Radiant Faults, Dais] CoH - Nereides [Radiant Faults, Dais] Cosmo Vitelli - 7 Foot Clown in My Bed (Krikor Remix)[Medhead Remixes, Im a Cliche] Cosmo Vitelli - Just Like His Dad (Froid Dub Remix)[Medhead Remixes, Im a Cliche] Dasha Rush - Hans Rivers [Contemplating, Raster] David Toop & Lawrence English - Whistling In The Dark [The Shell That Speaks The Sea, Room40] Dino Sabatini - Reversus Sum [Opera Quattro, Outis Music] Donato Dozzy & Sabla - Flusso II [Crono, Gang of Ducks] Dorisburg & Sebastian Mullaert - Bond [That Who Remembers, Spazio Disponibile] Dorisburg & Sebastian Mullaert - Deep Water Branches [That Who Remembers, Spazio Disponibile] Dorisburg & Sebastian Mullaert - Skyward [That Who Remembers, Spazio Disponibile]

Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - Seraphine [Last Two Inches Of Sky, Punkt Editions] Elin Piel - Skog [VA - Into The Scandinavian Forest, Monument] Erwan Sene - Zones [JUnQ, PAN] Erwan Sene - Block That Kill [JUnQ, PAN] Evitceles - Reveal [Velvet Room, Opal Tapes] Fire & Adrian Sherwood - Sinnervisions [Fire, Salgari] Flesh & The Dream - Book Of Daniel Part 3 (The Image of Gold and The Blazing)[Choose Mortality, Everything Forever] Freak Heat Waves - Altered States [Mondo Tempo, Mood Hut] Froid Dub - Isla Morada [Deep Blue Bass, Delodio] Froid Dub - Original Stalker [Deep Blue Bass, Delodio] Future Sound of London, The - A Desolate Stretch Of Night Road [Environment 7.003, fsoldigital.com] Future Sound of London, The - Clear Mass 4 [FSOLdigital Presents 2023 Calendar, FSOLdigital] Future Sound of London, The - Vertical Reflections [FSOLdigital Presents 2023 Calendar, FSOLdigital] Gazelle Twin - Author of You [Black Dog, Invada] Geins't Naït & Scanner & Laurent Petitgand - MT-26 [OLA, Ici d'ailleurs] German Army - Last Habitat [Caras Rotas, Faith Disciplines] German Army - Ponapea Hentyi [Boising, IDS] German Army - Santalum Macgregorii [Boising, IDS] Greg Foat & Gigi Masin - Viento Calido [Dolphin, Strut] Harmonious Thelonious - Back from the Primitive Galaxy [Cheapo Sounds, Bureau B] Holy Tongue - Am Here In A Place Beyond Desire And Fear [Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare, Amidah] Holy Tongue - Where the Wood is The Water is Not [Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare, Amidah] Hortobágyi László - Fugamelānrāga (Banjar vādak)[6th. All India Music Conference 1990-2023 -Re-Mix Mastered Version Series Vol. 1, aMarxe] How To Dress Well - My Body (Carmen Villain's „My Body Rework”)[What Remains (Remixes), Domino] Ilija Rudman - Pulsar Diaries [Pulsar Diaries, International Feel] Jay Glass Dubs feat. Marcella - Waltz [You Would Love Me Now, Extended Techniques] Jay Glass Dubs feat. Spivak - Narcissus [You Would Love Me Now, Extended Techniques]

Khidja - Roata [Transmissions Part 1, Malka Tuti] Khidja - Under Stressure [Transmissions Part 2, Malka Tuti] Kim Oxlund - How Long Does It Last [Very Special Things, Hotham Sound] Kim Oxlund - Older Than the Sea [Very Special Things, Hotham Sound] Kurvenschreiber - Doppelwortbefehl [Licht Ausgang, Udacha] Labelle - Apporter l'amour [Noir Anima, InFiné Éditions & Eumolpe] Laibach - Lepo - krasno [Sketches Of The Red Districts, Mute] Lia Kohl - Sit on the Floor and Wait for Storms [The Ceiling Reposes, American Dreams] Loraine James - I'm Trying To Love Myself [Gentle Confrontation, Hyperdub] Loraine James - Tired of Me [Gentle Confrontation, Hyperdub] L'vovna - 07182018-02.03.05 [VA - Continuing A Worn Out Tradition III, Archaic Vaults] Maara - Yearning [The Ancient Truth, Step Ball Chain] Maps and Diagrams - Brume [A Study Of Ends Or Purpose, Handstitched] Maps and Diagrams - Slopewater [A Study Of Ends Or Purpose, Handstitched] Marmo - Fenomenologia Del Giudizio [Epistolae, Utter] Marmo - Semiotica [Epistolae, Utter] Material + Object - x6x [Telepath, Editions Mego] Mouse on Mars - Bilk A3 [Bilk, Sonig] Nihiloxica - Postloya [Source Of Denial, Crammed Discs] Nihiloxica - Trip Chug [Source Of Denial, Crammed Discs] nueen - III [Link, 3XL] nueen - IV [Link, 3XL] NVST - Fourissfourisnoanswer (The VERSION)[Filled with Oil, Les Disques Magnétiques] O Yuki Conjugate - Deep Head Scene [A Tension of Opposites Vols. 3 & 4, OYC Limited] Om Unit & Dego Rankin - Bristol Theme (V.I.V.E.K Remix)[Acid Dub Versions II, Self-Released] Oval - Wildwasser [Romantiq, Thrill Jockey] Oval - Zauberwort [Romantiq, Thrill Jockey]Palestre - Coexistència[Sciogli Assurdi, The Trilogy Tapes] Paul St. Hilaire - Little Way [Tikiman Vol.1, Kynant]Polypores - Our Tiny Orbits [Praedormitium, Castles in Space] Powell & London Contemporary Orchestra - 23 [26 Lives, Diagonal]Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Darkening Rain (Killer Whale Atmospheres) For Phillipe [Killer Whale Atmospheres, Hospital Productions] Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Grown In The Shade Of The Glacier [Killer Whale Atmospheres, Hospital Productions] Rhys Fulber - Night Render (Evitceles Remix)[Brutal Nature Redux, FR]

Saint Abdullah - Visit to the Optometrist [VA - Continuing A Worn Out Tradition III, Archaic Vaults] Saint Abdullah & Jason Nazary & Peter Eldh - Divine Timing Is Intuitive [Evicted In The Morning, Disciples] Sam Goku - Zoom Out [The Things We See When We Look Closer, Permanent Vacation] Saphileaum - Dear [Intrapersonal Experience, Good Morning Tapes] Saphileaum - Interlingua [VA - Into The Scandinavian Forest, Monument] Saphileaum - Useful Wisdom [Intrapersonal Experience, Good Morning Tapes]Scaafandre - A Ticket To Unknow [Outer Edges , Believe Digital] Scotch Rolex & Shackleton - Shattered [Death by Tickling, Silver Triplet] Shackleton - The Dying Regime [The Scandal Of Time, Woe To The Septic Heart!] Shackleton & Waclaw Zimpel feat. Siddhartha Belmannu - Your Love Pours Like Water [In The Cell Of Dreams, 7k!] She Spread Sorrow - Queen of Guilt [Orchid Seeds, Helen Scarsdale Agency] Spivak - Mid Week Ritual [You Win Again, Ecstatic] Stefan Dubs - Saudrune Dub [VA - Tones & Echoes, Egregore Collective] Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Coral Reef [Golden Apples of the Sun, Transversales Disques] Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Golden Apples Of The Sun [Golden Apples of the Sun, Transversales Disques] Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Oceanium [Golden Apples of the Sun, Transversales Disques] Terrain - Blind Spot [Corners, Varmal] The Black Dog - Beton-Brut [My Brutal Life, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Future Townscapes [My Brutal Life, Dust Science] The Black Dog - SHF Is Dead [Music For Dead Airports, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Unité d’Habitation [My Brutal Life, Dust Science] The Mole - #ew Horseplay [The River Widens, Circus Company] The Mole - Weak Stranger [The River Widens, Circus Company] The Orb & David Gilmour - Flat Side Seamlessly Martian Spheres of Reflection Mix Movement 3 [Metallic Spheres In Colour, Sony] Totek - Touchh [ttk. 1, Darker Than Wax] Ultramarine - Dawn [Send And Return, Blackford Hill] Ultramarine - Decima [Send And Return, Blackford Hill] Ultramarine - Xylonite [Send And Return, Blackford Hill] Vague Imaginaires - Onde cosmique [L'Île Volante, Versatile] Vanishing Twin - Lazy Garden [Afternoon X, Fire] Vanishing Twin - The Down Below [Afternoon X, Fire] VC-118A - Replace Image [Waves Of Change, Delsin] VC-118A - Ufonic [Waves Of Change, Delsin] VHS Head - Devour the Heart [Phocus, Skam] Vince Clarke - Red Planet [Songs Of Silence, Mute] Void - Circadian Rhythm [REM, Agos] Void - Midnight [REM, Agos] Wata Igarashi - Floating Against Time [Agartha, Kompakt] Yushh - OXI Ambigan [Siro Silo EP, Well Street]

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Jan Bang - vocals, live sampling, samples, ac. piano

Erik Honoré - synthesizer, samples, synth bass, voice, lyrics

Eivind Aarset - guitar, electronics, bass

John Derek Bishop - live sampling, voice, bass, field recordings

Samuel Rohrer - drums, percussion, electronics, modular synths

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DANIEL HERSKEDAL / Out of the fog

Daniel Herskedal（ダニエル・ハースケダール）はノルウェーのチューバ奏者。トリオ編成の前作も素晴らしかったけれど、本作はvocalに同じくノルウェーのシンガー・ソングライター、Emilie Nicolas（エミリエ・ニコラス）をフューチャーしたアルバムです。

全曲Daniel Herskedalのオリジナル。寂寞として、荘厳にしてドラマチック。その旋律には中東的な響きも感じさせる。それがチューバの音色に極めて相性が良いのです。

そしてEmilie Nicolasの歌。透明に澄んだ空気を感じさせる彼女の歌が、この上なく切なくて、Daniel Herskedalの劇的な世界観と見事に溶け合っているのです。

メンバーは二人の他にギターのEivind AarsetとドラムのHelge Andreas Norbakken。二人でタイトにリズムを刻み、独特の推進力で全体を支えています。

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يلا روح 🌀!

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Délicieux désert, solitude pâmée, Quand le remous de l’eau par la lune lamée Compte éternellement ses échos de cristal.

Paul Valéry

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Andy Sheppard Trio - Rome - 2023 - Past Daily Downbeat

Kick in – dig in – join in: Become a Patron! https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AndySheppardTrio-Casa-Roma-2023-10-29.mp3 Heading over to Rome this weekend for a set by The Andy Sheppard Trio – recorded live at Casa del Jazz on October 29th of last year. Andy Sheppard’s first leader date for ECM was the 2008 recording Movements In Colour (where Eivind Aarset was one of the featured…

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Eivind Aarset — Light Extracts. 2001 : Jazzland.

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Potentials By Bendik Hofseth, Eivind Aarset, Helge Iberg, Sidiki Camara, Mats Eilertsen, Per Oddvar Johansen, Giert Clausen From the album Pollen and Leaves (Forest Quadrology) Added to Discover Weekly playlist by Unknown User on April 1, 2024 at 12:00AM Listen on Spotify https://ift.tt/WT6Xpck

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In conversation with Petter Carlsen ...

Earlier in the year, you may remember that we caught up with ‘Long Distance Calling’, and discovered that they had recently asked one of Norway’s finest vocalists to join them as lead singer on their new album, and tour of Europe.  When we went along to a show, we also discovered that Petter was the opening act each night - at which point, it seemed like a great chance to grab him for a chat! Born in Alta, not so many years ago, Petter Carlsen has spent much of his life creating beautifully personal and atmospheric music, reflecting the cold, dark and wild surroundings of northern Norway. His debut album  “You Go Bird” was released in 2009 and turned on many Norwegian ears. His second album “Clocks Don’t Count” was released to incredible reviews in 2011 in Europe, through UK indie label Function Records. Subsequently Petter really began to gain ground as an artist, and has picked up fans all over the world whilst touring as special guest with UK band Anathema, Danish artist Tim Christensen and throughout clubs and festivals in Europe, September 2014 saw the release of his third album “Sirens”; produced by Wetle Holte (Eivind Aarset, Anja Garbarek) and mixed by Christer A. Cederberg (Anathema). With all of these musical achievements, and long distance touring, it would seem that Petter has travelled far in life -and with much more travelling on the horizon, we were curious to know, how he got from there, to the here and now ...

HR - What first interested you in music? 

PC - I became very fascinated by a lot of music at an early age, but the band that made me want to learn how to play the guitar was Metallica.  The first time I heard ‘Fade to Black’ I was blown to Pluto and back (via Jupiter). Then I had to put together a two week intense promo campaign towards my mother to get her to invest in a guitar and amp. She did.

HR - Who taught you to play?

PC  - James Hetfield! haha. Some friends of mine had a head start, and I learned a few chords from them. But mostly I listened to music and tried to play the songs with the help from my ears and hands and some tabs. However I early started exploring how to write my own songs. That was the main aim all the way. My first band was called ‘Burger Heads’ and our inspirations was Metallica and Paradise Lost + other heavy bands.

HR - Is there a lively music scene in Alta?

PC - Yes, and It’s growing. There are a lot of youngsters that are eager up there, more now than before I think. There are more songwriters now and less cover bands. It’s a small town, but there is something going on. We have a very nice festival in the summer called Aronnesrocken which was founded on the idea of creating a scene for the up and coming. We also have a place called ‘Huset’ which translates ‘The House’ where there are lots of creative and hungry souls making music, and dance and other forms of art.

HR - Blackmoon Magazine is sold in ‘Puska’s Music’, and we have heard a lot about it - how much of your youth did you spend in the Alta store? And as an adult too?!!! ;)

PC -The legend’s original name is Gunnar Schwaiger, but everybody calls him Puskas. The store was quite big in the ninetees, and I was there very often - always exploring new bands , trying to find gold. I did. I remember quite a few times sitting down by the bar with headphones on and being blown away by Metallica, Paradise Lost,  TNT, Seigmen etc. I got a fulltime job there in ’99 and quit school (university). I don’t regret it. I enjoyed working there very much.

The store is still going strong despite that Puskas lost his beloved wife and partner for the last years.

May it last forever!

HR - Given the wealth of music you had the opportunity to listen to - Who have been your biggest influences?

PC - Anathema. I discovered the ‘Eternity’ album at Puskas too :) In recent years we have become friends and we have worked together for many occasions. They are very generous. It’s family.

HR - And what about Norwegian musical heroes?

PC - Åge Aleksandersen, Kari Bremnes, Kvelertak, Wetle Holte, Aleksander Kostopoulos, Motorpsycho, Seigmen, Jaga Jazzist and a lot of people I’ve been so fortunate to work with!

HR - Living so far north, in Alta, did you feel distant from the opportunities that may exist in the music industry?

PC - No , I didn’t. Ignorance is bliss haha. However I was quite young when I moved to Oslo, and I was 25 when I went ‘all in’as a musician.  I didn’t dare at first. So I worked as a sound engineer for a long time before I was ready to give it a shot with my own music.

I have to mention that I don’t think coming from the outskirts is any set back, quite the contrary. I’ve had a tremendous support from people in my hometown.

I have always been back and forth between Alta and Oslo. I have a lot of contacts both here and there.  I found my musical companions in Oslo , but I also have quite a few in Alta. Besides that, I am really happy to travel outside Norway and do gigs.

HR - What do you feel was your first real success?

PC - hmmm. Going to the next round in UKM with ‘Burger Heads’ in ’96. UKM is a cultural event for young artists.

HR - That’s pretty impressive! You have another project ‘Pil and Bue’ - how is that going?  How did the partnership with Aleksander happen?

PC - Pil & Bue is going very well. We are both very excited about it and at the moment we are doing festival shows in Norway. We have done two albums so far and are starting to work on the next this autumn.

The reason we met was because I needed a stand in drummer on a couple of shows for my solo project. At last his name came up and he was free and keen on doing the gigs. At a shabby hotel room in Amsterdam we talked about how we began playing music. It was quite similar for us, we started out with heavier and more aggressive music. His first band was called ‘Sinnsyk Ugle’ (Insane Owl) and was a hardcore band. We decided then and there that we should start a rock band. A few weeks after we returned to Norway he called me to let me know that he’d bought a new Gretsch drum kit, perfect for our plan. And as we felt that we didn’t need any more members, the band was up and running in no time. It felt good going back to the roots, and it still does. I’m happy that we met, cause the collaboration is very good.

HR - You’re about to tour Norway too - how does it make you feel to play to your home town?

PC - It’s always a little different than other shows. For a long time I didn’t enjoy those shows as much as others, but I think that’s over. Now I am more relaxed about it. I feel that I have a lot of fans and supportive people there, making it a pleasure.

HR - How did you meet up with ‘Long Distance Calling’? 

PC - Zoetemeer, the Netherlands, October 2010. I was supporting Anathema on their entire european tour, and LDC joined in for some shows in NL and in Germany. We hit it off straight away and have been friends ever since.

HR - on tour you are both vocalist for them, and opening act with your solo material - Do you enjoy the experience as a whole?

PC - Yes, I do! We have a very good time on the road - even though I don’t speak german haha. The initial plan was to bring Pil & Bue as a support act but illness in Aleksander’s family made that impossible. How fragile we are. It was a bit challenging to do the solo support when people were expecting a rock show, but all in all it went well. I learned a lot on tour I think.

HR - Do you feel like you have to be two different people - to be able to perform as a solo artist, and as part of a band on the same bill?

PC - Good question. It’s two very different set-ups but I’m the one who’s singing, and singing both my own stuff and LDC’s stuff comes natural to me. Takes a lot of focusing though, but I enjoy the challenge. So I guess the answer is no.

HR - Will you be involved with their future projects?

PC - I don’t know at the moment. We talked about writing together ... Let’s see what happens. Would like to give it a go. I know that we’ll be doing a new tour early next year for the ‘Trips’ album.

HR - And as a solo artist, and also Pil & Bue - what’s next?

PC - On the solo side I am making a new record. It’s gonna be a little different this time. The plan is to release it next spring.

Pil & Bue is the main ship as of now. We are two people and we have a certain responsibility for each other. The solo part is easier to initiate when it’s a little quiet in the P&B camp.

HR - Which of your compositions are you most proud of - solo or with a band?

PC - Impossible to say. I have to say I’m proud of them all. That’s a good feeling.

HR - And If you hadn’t become a musician, what would you have done?

PC - There was no other option!