''Reminder'' is a

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by the Norwegian band

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, released by

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on May 8, 2012 (RUNE 342).

Critical reception

The band Pixel and the album ''Reminder'' is the exam project of bass player and vocalist

Ellen Andrea Wang Ellen Andrea Wang (born 10 October 1986 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (double bass and singer) and composer. She is the cousin of singer-songwriter Marthe Wang. Raised in Søndre Land, Oppland, she released her debut album, ...

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...

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Bruce Lindsay, in his review of Pixel's album ''Reminder'' states: The reviewer Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper

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awarded the album dice 4, and the reviewer Frode Hermanrud of the Norwegian newspaper

Oppland Arbeiderblad ''Oppland Arbeiderblad'' (''OA'') is a newspaper based in Gjøvik, Norway. It was founded in 1924 after the Labour Party lost its newspaper in the city, '' Ny Dag'', to the Communists. At that time there were several daily newspapers in Vestoppl ...

} awarded the album dice 5.

Track listing

:''All compositions by Ellen Andrea Wang'' #"Prelude" (2:26) #"Home" (3:03) #"Esset" (4:51) #"Call Me" (3:26) #"She Knows" (4:35) #"Wake Up" (3:48) #"Waltz 1" (3:40) #"Hvor Ble den Av?" (8:38) #"I Hang" (4:21) #"An Apple in the Country Hill" (4:17)

Personnel

– Double bass and vocals * Jon Audun Baar – Drums & percussions *

Harald Lassen Harald Lassen (born March 13, 1987, in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician, songwriter, and bandleader. In addition to being the front man of LASSEN, he has played with several other bands, including DUPLEX, Mopti (with Bendik B ...

– Tenor & soprano saxophone and backing vocals * Jonas Kilmork Vemøy – Trumpet and backing vocals

References

External links

Call Me single
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