''Sonic Codex'' 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 ...

Background

This fourth solo album ''Sonic Codex'' from Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset incorporates concepts from his earlier albums, restates, elaborates and reinforces them to generate a genuine masterpiece, that might be a defining moment in both Aarset’s career and the history of Jazzland. ''Sonic Codex'' puts forward rules of engagement that Aarset collaborate with the audience, and very deliberately quotes and redefines the musicality that made up his previous three albums, “Electronique Noire”, “Light Extracts”, and “Connected”, yet also points his way forward: it is an innovative present that simultaneously summarizes the past, and predicts the future.

Reception

The review of the Norwegian newspaper

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awarded the album 4 stars (dice).

Track listing

#«Sign Of Seven» (6:26)
Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik
Baritone guitar & celesta –

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 ...

#«Quicksilver Dream» (6:23)
Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik
Drums – Anders Engen
Featuring (sample) – Punkt #«Dröbak Saray» (6:47)
Synthesizer – Audun Erlien & Wetle Holte #«Cameo» (5:17)
Celesta – Wetle Holte #«Still Changing» (8:11)
Banjo – Tor Egil Kreken
Organ (Wurlitzer), vocal sampler – Audun Erlien
Synthesizer & piano – Wetle Holte #«Black Noise/White Silence» (3:06)
Electric bass –

Marius Reksjø Marius Julian Reksjø (born 3 October 1973 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (Double bass, upright bass), known from cooperation within Bugge Wesseltoft's Jazzland Community and the band Beady Belle with his wife Beate ...

#«Family Pictures III» (3:38)
Electric bass – Eivind Aarset
Sampler (field Recording), producer –

Erik Honoré Erik Honoré (born 11 December 1966) is a Norwegian writer, musician, record producer and sound engineer. As a musician, he has collaborated with Jan Bang, David Sylvian, Brian Eno/ Peter Schwalm, Jon Hassell, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriks ...

Sampler & producer –

Jan Bang Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré. (in Norweg ...

#«Sleeps With Fishes» (6:28) #«The Return Of Black Noise And Murky Lamabada» (11:34)
Electric bass – Marius Reksjø

Credits

*Acoustic bass – Marius Reksjø (tracks: 1-2, 8) *Drums, percussion & programming – Wetle Holte *Electric bass – Audun Erlien (tracks: 3-5) *Guitars, kalimba, percussion (logdrum), programming, glockenspiel & additional recordings – Eivind Aarset *Artwork – Stoffen Ganes *Mastering – Thomas Eberger *Mixing – Erik Honoré, Mike Hartung (tracks: 1, 5), Reidar Skår (tracks: 2, 6, 8-9), Ulf Holand (tracks: 3-4) *Photography (cover) – Fin Sersk-Hanssen *Photography (of Eivind Aarset) – Johannes Rodach *Producer – Eivind Aarset, Erik Honoré (tracks: 7), Jan Bang (tracks: 7) *Recording – Erik Honoré (tracks: 7), Espen Gundersen (tracks: 3-5), Mike Hartung (tracks: 1-2, 6, 8-9) *Recording (clarinet & bass clarinet) – Pelle Fridell (tracks: 1-2, 5)

Notes

*Sample on track 2 taken from "Body Language" appearing on the album "Crime Scenes" *Track 1, 2, 6, 8 & 9 recorded at Propeller Studio *Track 3 to 5 recorded at Audiopol *Track 7 recorded at Punkt Studios *Clarinet and bass clarinet recorded at Pelles room *Additional recordings at Katakomben *Track 1 & 5 mixed at Propeller Studio *Track 3 & 4 mixed at Lydlab *Track 2, 6, 8 & 9 mixed at 7 etg *Track 7 mixed at Punkt Studios *Mastered at Cutting Room, Stockholm

References

External links

Eivind Aarset Official Website
Eivind Aarset albums 2007 albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub