Jazz meets Electronic: Nils Petter Molvær
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Nils Petter Molvær released in 1997 his groundbreaking album Khmer.The Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and producer is since then regarded as pioneer for the fusion of jazz and electronic music. For "Khmer" he won the German "Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (annual price of the German record critic) and L.A. Weekly nominated this album as jazz album of the year 1998. In spite of all the prizes it's finally you, who has to like it. I like it a lot, but I like jazz as I like electronic music. One day I like jazz more, the other I'm more on the electric side of life, so it is no big surprise, that I like the fusion of both genres.
The album bruits a slightly melancholic and epic atmosphere. Dominant instruments are the trumpet, drums and sometimes the electric guitar. Of course also synthesizers are used, but they usually consitute the background.If you like the album "Ki-Oku" of DJ Krush and Toshinori Kondo, I'm pretty sure that you will like "Khmer" too and also its successor "Solid Ether". Sadly my rip program refused to take the whole CD, so I can only show show you two songs of the first part of the CD - not my favorite ones, though I like them. None the less they are still quite representative for his style.
As small compensation you get a live recording of one of his concerts. I didn't know the song yet, it must be of one of his new albums, that I still don't know. I guess I have to catch up ;).
Finally here are links to "listen into his work":http://www.jazzecho.de/artist_discography.jsp?objectId=15613(Real streams) and to his "website":http://www.nilspettermolvaer.no .
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