Eivind Aarset - Électronique Noire (1998)

Guitarist Eivind Aarset, one of the most exciting, individual and creative voices from the Norwegian jazz underground, saw "Electronique Noir", his first release as a leader, hailed as "One of the best post Miles electric jazz albums" by none other than the The New York Times as well as America's leading jazz magazine Jazz Times and the UK's Jazzwise. Now Light Extracts, his much anticipated follow up album, is set to establish Eivind as one of the key voices in European Nu-Jazz. Once again his music is a here-and-now reflection of the latest, most exciting sounds to be found in jazz, mixing improvisation with rhythms from European club culture, exploring the potential of a music so new it has not yet set any frontiers or rules and the only limits are the limits of the imagination. In 1998, Aarset released "Electronique Noire", his debut as a bandleader, and among the first Jazzland releases. Critics cast about for description that fitted the album: "Post rock"; "Nu Jazz"; "Post Miles Ambient"; and "Drum 'n' Bass Fusion" are among the many efforts, yet none truly captures the unlikely match of diversity and coherence that the album displays. During this time, Aarset was working and touring with Nils Petter Molvaer, recording on the trumpeter's landmark album "Khmer" (and each Molvaer album since). As Molvaer broke through, gaining an international listenership, many fans found their way to "Electronique Noire" and the initial, mind-bending impact of the album opener, "Dark Moisture," is still a popular topic of discussion among Aarset fans.


Tracks:

*01.- Dark Moisture
*02.- Entrance / U-Bahn
*03.- Lost and Found
*04.- Superstrings
*05.- Électronique Noire
*06.- Wake-Up Call
*07.- Namib
*08.- Spooky Danish Waltz
*09.- Porcupine Night Walk



Personnel:

*Eivind Aarset: guitars
*Anders Engen: drums,
*Ingebrit Flaten: bass
*Nils Petter Molvaer: trumpet
*Bugge Wesseltoft: rhodes
*Kim Ofstad: drums
*Jonny Sjo: bass
*Kjetil Bjerkestrand: synth
*Vidar Johansen: bass clarinet, soprano sax
*Kjetil Saunes: synth
*Bjørn Kjellemyr: bass








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