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Nils Petter Molvaer: Solid Ether (ECM 1722 314 543 365-2).(Review)
Nils Petter Molvaer: Solid Ether (ECM 1722 314 543 365-2)
Trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer's previous ECM CD, Khmer, was something of a departure for ECM, sounding for all the world like Miles Davis Meets Techno. Not only was the music surprising, though, it was really, really good stuff. Now Molvaer is back with another ECM release, and I can report that although this one is not quite up to the standard of the first one, it is still really good stuff. For example, it is still going to give your woofers a workout, and if you have a good subwoofer, your enjoyment will be even greater. At the same time, there are passages of delicate acoustics that will reward the listener who has assembled a system that is accurate in the midrange and treble.
I got the impression in listening to this new ...
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...in jazz recording. And other Norwegians--including Aarset, the groups Beady Belle and Wibutee and trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer--have all become established artists on the European scene. Like Wesseltoft, they have a penchant for blending...
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...jazz-obsessed DJs, several artists, including fusion vet Herbie Hancock and younger trumpeters Tim Hagans and Nils Petter Molvaer, have integrated static rhythms and elaborate preconceived collages of sound into their compositional schemes...
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...seat-rattling boom and discreetly conducting each jam to a finish, had little to do. And guest trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, Norway's electronic-Miles doppelganger, cut a lonely figure, drowned out by the amplified brilliance of...
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...playing to guests and awaiting the reaction: "What on earth is this?" electronica, two trumpeters, Norway's Nils Petter Molvaer (NP3) or Germany's Till Bronner (Blue-Eyed Soul), both on Verve, are trendiest. Sonorous majesty: Swedish...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Nils Petter Molvaer: Solid Ether (ECM 1722 314 543 365-2).(Review)