''Live Extracts'' is an album by Norwegian guitarist

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar. In addition to his work as a bandleader, A ...

& The Sonic Codex Orchestra.

Review

Aarset's fifth album as a leader embraces the improvisational power and skill of the expanded Sonic Codex Orchestra.

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John Kelman, in his review of Aarset's album ''Live Extracts'' states: Here the band offer live versions of tunes that differ markedly from recordings on previous studio albums, yet maintain the essential characteristics that are the hallmark of Aarset's music: controlled floating threads that bind together the strong melodies and abstract soundscapes, shaded, ominous atmospheres suffused with deep, subtle colours.

Reception

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'' review awarded the album 5 stars for performance and 4 stars for sound, and ''

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'' review awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

#«Electromoers» (2:16) #«Electromagnetic» (10:20) #«Still Changing» (7:54)
Drums –

Torstein Lofthus Torstein Lofthus (born 10 March 1977) is a Norway, Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining (Norwegian band), Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege ...

Saxophone –

Håkon Kornstad Håkon Games Kornstad (born 5 April 1977 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and co ...

#«Drøbak Saray» (9:43) #«Murky Seven» (2:06) #«Sign Of Seven » (9:46) #«Blå Meis» (9:47)
Saxophone – Håkon Kornstad

Personnel

*Bass –

Audun Erlien Audun Erlien (born 22 February 1967 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (bass guitar, guitar and electronica), known from several albums in various genres. Career Erlien was raised in Tønsberg, Norway, and has been a mu ...

*Drums, electronics & percussion – Wetle Holte *Drums & percussion –

Erland Dahlen Erland Dahlen (born 15 May 1971 in Ulefoss, Norway) is a Norwegian drummer and percussionist. He is a member of several bands in the elektronika/jazz/experimental music genre, like "HET", "Boschamaz", "Kiruna", "Morris" and "Piston Ltd." Care ...

(tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 7) *Guitar & electronics –

*Guitar & steel guitar (pedal steel) –

Bjørn Charles Dreyer Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or ...

*Trumpet & synthesizer –

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(tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)

Credits

*Artwork – Stoffer Ganes *Engineer (Casa Del Jazz) – Johnny Skalleberg *Engineer (Domicil, Dortmund) – Johnny Skalleberg *Engineer (Jazzfestival Saalfelden) – Martin Leitner, Øystein Karlsen *Engineer (Moers Festival) – Geir Østenjø & Reiner Kúhl *Engineer & recording (Leipziger Jazztage) – Øystein Karlsen *Mastering – Bjørn Engelmann *Mixing – Ulf Holand *Photography – Oliver Heisch *Producer – Eivind Aarset *Producer (Jazzfestival Saalfelden) – Franz Ruedel *Producer (Moers Festival) – Bernd Hoffman *Recording (Casa Del Jazz) – Ascanio Cusella *Recording (Domicil, Dortmund) – Fred Bauer *Recording (Erland's Rehearsal Space) – Johnny Skalleberg *Supervision (Moers Festival) – Georg Nihuesmann *Technician (Casa Del Jazz) – Marcello Fagnani *Written by Erlien, Dreyer, Aarset, Dahlen, Halle, Holte

Notes

*Live recordings from: *Track 1,2,5 & 6: Moers Festival, Festivalzelt *Track 3: Jazzfestival Saalfelden and Domicil, Dortmund *Track 4: Leipziger Jazztage and Casa Del Jazz, Rome *Track 7: Erland's rehearsal space *Mixed at Lydlab, mastered at Cutting Room
℗ 2010 Eivind Aarset
© 2010 Jazzland Recordings

References

External links

Eivind Aarset - Live Extracts
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