Released 1998 | Length 42:44 Release date 1998 | |
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Recorded 1996–97 in Lydlab A/S, Oslo, lydingeniør:Ulf W.Ø. Holand Similar Nils Petter Molvær albums, Nu jazz albums |
Nils petter molvaer khmer
Khmer (released 1997 in Germany by ECM Records (ECM 1560) – 537 798-2) is an album by the Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær. The album mixes elements of electronica and jazz.
Contents
The album is based on sampled and artificially generated sounds, backed by beats from house and drum'n'bass. However, the often very slow rhythms are played on acoustic drums.
Reception
Christian Genzel of Allmusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars. He wrote, "Khmer is surely the most unusual album ever released by ECM" due to the CD's then-unprecedented mix of jazz and electronica.
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Track listing
- «Khmer» (4:59)
Drums – Rune Arnesen
E-bow (guitar), sampler – Eivind Aarset
Percussion, dulcimer – Roger Ludvigsen
Trumpet, percussion, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær - «Tløn» (7:52)
Drums – Rune Arnesen
Effects (guitar treatments), performer (talk box) – Eivind Aarset
Guitar – Morten Mølster
Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær - Felles spor (5:50)
Drums – Rune Arnesen
Effects – Reidar Skår
Guitar – Eivind Aarset
Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
Trumpet, bass, sampler, guitar – Nils Petter Molvær - «Access»
- «Song of Sand I»
- «On Stream» (5:01)
Guitar – Eivind Aarset & Morten Mølster
Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær - «Platonic Years» (6:33)
Drums – Rune Arnesen
Featuring (samples) – Ab und Zu
Featuring (sample production) – Bill Laswell
Guitar – Morten Mølster
Guitar (ambient), sampler – Eivind Aarset
Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær - «Phum» (3:39)
Acoustic guitar – Roger Ludvigsen
Trumpet, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær - «Song of Sand II» (6:10)
Drums – Rune Arnesen
Guitar – Eivind Aarset
Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
Trumpet, bass, sampler, guitar – Nils Petter Molvær - «Exit» (2:42)
Acoustic guitar – Roger Ludvigsen
E-bow (guitar) – Eivind Aarset
Sampler (percussion) – Nils Petter Molvær
Credits
Songs
1Khmer4:54
2Tløn7:52
3Access / Song of Sand I5:51
References
Khmer (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA