Électronique Noire


Électronique Noire is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.

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.

Reception

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

Track listing

  1. «Dark Moisture»
Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær
Bass – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Drums – Anders Engen
Electric piano – Bugge Wesseltoft
Mixing – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Recording – Truls Birkeland
Recording – Bugge Wesseltoft
Recorded By – Giert Clausen
  1. «Entrance / U-Bahn»
Voice – Nils Petter Molvær
Bass – Jonny Sjo
Bass clarinet, soprano saxophone – Vidar Johansen
Synthesizer – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
Drums – Kim Ofstad
Edition – Bugge Wesseltoft & Eivind Aarset
Recording – Kaj Hjertenes & Per Ravnaas
Recording, mixing – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
  1. «Lost And Found»
Drums – Kim Ofstad
Synthesizer, Recording – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
Mixing – Bernhard Löhr
  1. «Superstrings»
Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær
Bass – Jonny Sjo
Drums – Kim Ofstad
Edited By, Arranged By – Eivind Aarset
Mixing, edition, arranging – Bugge Wesseltoft
Recording – Truls Birkeland
Recording – Giert Clausen
  1. «Électronique Noire»
Drums – Kim Ofstad
Mixed By – Bernhard Löhr
Recording – Bugge Wesseltoft
Sounds, inputs arrangements – Bugge Wesseltoft
  1. «Wake-Up Call»
Drums – Kim Ofstad
Mixing – Bernhard Löhr
Recording – Bugge Wesseltoft
Sounds, inputs arranging – Bugge Wesseltoft
  1. «Namib»
Composition – Eivind Aarset & Kjetil Saunes
Synthesizer, sampler, recording, sampler, mixing, programming – Kjetil Saunes
  1. «Spooky Danish Waltz»
Bass – Bjørn Kjellemyr
Drums – Anders Engen & Kim Ofstad
Mixing – Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Recording – Giert Clausen
Recording – Truls Birkeland
Synthesizer, recording – Kjetil Bjerkestrand
  1. «Porcupine Night Walk»
Bass – Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Drums – Anders Engen
Mixed By – Bernhard Löhr
Recording – Truls Birkeland

Credits

  • Arrangements – Eivind Aarset
  • Compositions – Eivind Aarset
  • Cover design – Tina Jørgensen
  • Guitar