Électronique Noire

Électronique Noire
Studio album by Eivind Aarset Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Anders Engen Bugge Wesseltoft Nils Petter Molvær Jonny Sjo Vidar Johansen Kim Ofstad Kjetil Bjerkestrand Kjetil Saunes Bjørn Kjellemyr
Released	1998
Genre	Nu Jazz
Length	59:36
Label	Jazzland EmArcy
Producer	Eivind Aarset
Eivind Aarset chronology
Électronique Noire (1998) Light Extracts (2001)

Électronique Noire (released 1998 in Oslo, Norway by Jazzland – 558 128-2, EmArcy – 558 128-2) is a Nu Jazz album by the Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.^[1][2][3]

Background

This is a ground breaking debut solo album, and whether collaborating with trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer or recording for Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland label, Eivind Aarset remains a highly treasured ambasadour of the Norwegian jazz scene. Électronique noire was rated "one of the best electric jazz albums of the post-Miles era" by no less than the New York Times. Melting jazz and electronic music into the most unexpected alloys, incorporating Aarsets unstoppable creativity and very personal sound, the result is an appreciably hearable album.^[4][5]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars,^[2] and the reviewer Beate Nossum of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 3.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Dagbladet	[3]

Track listing

1. «Dark Moisture» (7:50)
   Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær
   Bass – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
   Drums – Anders Engen
   Electric piano (Rhodes) – Bugge Wesseltoft
   Mixing (Mix) – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
   Recording (bass & drums) – Truls Birkeland
   Recording (Rhodes) – Bugge Wesseltoft
   Recorded By (trumpet) – Giert Clausen
2. «Entrance / U-Bahn» (8:33)
   Voice (distorted shouting) – Nils Petter Molvær
   Bass – Jonny Sjo
   Bass clarinet (additional), soprano saxophone – Vidar Johansen
   Synthesizer – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
   Drums – Kim Ofstad
   Edition – Bugge Wesseltoft & Eivind Aarset
   Recording – Kaj Hjertenes & Per Ravnaas
   Recording (bassclarinet, sax), mixing – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
3. «Lost And Found» (7:32)
   Drums – Kim Ofstad
   Synthesizer, Recording (synthesizer) – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
   Mixing – Bernhard Löhr
4. «Superstrings» (8:26)
   Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær
   Bass – Jonny Sjo
   Drums – Kim Ofstad
   Edited By, Arranged By – Eivind Aarset
   Mixing, edition, arranging – Bugge Wesseltoft
   Recording (bass & drums) – Truls Birkeland
   Recording (trumpet) – Giert Clausen
5. «Électronique Noire» (3:53)
   Drums – Kim Ofstad
   Mixed By – Bernhard Löhr
   Recording (dissonant chords) – Bugge Wesseltoft
   Sounds (dissonant chords), inputs arrangements – Bugge Wesseltoft
6. «Wake-Up Call» (6:36)
   Drums – Kim Ofstad
   Mixing – Bernhard Löhr
   Recording (dissonant chords) – Bugge Wesseltoft
   Sounds (dissonant chords), inputs arranging – Bugge Wesseltoft
7. «Namib» (3:00)
   Composition – Eivind Aarset & Kjetil Saunes
   Synthesizer, sampler, recording (synthesizer), sampler, mixing, programming – Kjetil Saunes
8. «Spooky Danish Waltz» (7:06)
   Bass – Bjørn Kjellemyr
   Drums – Anders Engen & Kim Ofstad
   Mixing – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
   Recording (bass) – Giert Clausen
   Recording (drums) – Truls Birkeland
   Synthesizer, recording (synthesizer) – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
9. «Porcupine Night Walk» (6:40)
   Bass – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
   Drums – Anders Engen
   Mixed By – Bernhard Löhr
   Recording (bass & drums) – Truls Birkeland

Credits

• Arrangements – Eivind Aarset (tracks: 1–3 & 5–9)
• Compositions – Eivind Aarset (tracks: 1–6, 8 & 9)
• Cover design – Tina Jørgensen
• Guitar (straight, treated, e-bowed, looped, ugly, pretty], programming, sampler, bass, producer – Eivind Aarset
• Mastering – Bernhard Löhr
• Photography – Mats H. Ljungberg
• Recording – Eivind Aarset (tracks: 1, 3–9)

Notes

• Most of the compositions on this album is based on the commission work "7" for Maijazz 97
• "Lost And Found" inspired by Bendik Hofseth
• "Dark Moisture" mix in Lydlab, bass and drums recorded in Studio 1, trumpet recorded in Fersk Lyd, Rhodes recorded in Bugge's Room
• "Entrance / U-Bahn" recorded live at Maijazz 97 in Stavanger for NRK, bassclarinet, sax recording and mix in Lydlab
• "Lost And Found" mix in Mono Music Studio, synthesizer recorded in Dr. Kills Laboratorium
• "Superstrings" mix in Bugge's Room, bass & drums recorded in Studio 1, trumpet recorded in Fersk Lyd
• "Électronique Noire" and "Wake-Up Call" mix in Mono Music Studio, disonant chords recorded in Bugge's Room
• "Namib" mix, programming, synthesizer and sampler recording in Pilfabrikken
• "Spooky Danish Waltz" mix in Lydlab, drums recorded in Studio 1, bass recorded in Fersk Lyd, synthesizer recorded in Dr. Kills Laboratorium
• "Porcupine Night Walk" mix in Mono Music Studio, drums and bass recorded in Studio 1
• Mastered in Polar Studio^[6]

References

1. "Eivind Aarset: cooking in the undercurrent". ListenTo.no.
2. "Eivind Aarset – Electronique Noire review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
3. Nossum, Beate (1998-04-01). "Eivind Aarset – Han har bidratt med kyndig gitarspill hos nær sagt alle norske artister av betydning siden midten av 80-tallet" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
4. Hammerø, Tor (2001-09-18). "Eivind Aarset's Électronique Noire: Light Extracts - Review" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
5. "Eivind Aarset – "Dream Logic"". PunktFestival.no. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
6. "Eivind Aarset – Électronique Noire". Discogs.com.

External links

• Eivind Aarset Official Website