He is also an avid record collector since the late sixties. These are albums of apolitical, free, improvised music, but unlike much free jazz of the sixties and seventies, here the head rules the heart. The central core of mats gustafsson, john bethling and andreas werlin remain, along with singers mariam wallentin and sofia jernberg and now a string quartet has. The author of this book johannes rod is a freelance art historian and conservator with a large vinyl collection, most of which i suspect is documented within its pages. Get the best deals on vinyl records rune grammofon when you shop the largest online selection at. Johannes rod free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985. Then a few years ago i got reacquainted with his scorch trios live album where he was allowed much more free reign. The hands rune grammofon, 2018 the swedish trio fire. Jacana, the latest in rune grammofon s occasional series of unusual duo combinations, features the pairs sparky improvised set captured at the 20 kongsberg jazz festival in southern norway. Smells funny by hedvig mollestad trio 7033660032039 vinyl. Rune grammofon rbk2200, rune grammofon rbk22007 format. Unlike chiaroscuro rune grammofon, 2004, which was based on live improvisations, realtime sampling and subsequent postproduction, strjon is a studio concoction.
Author johannes rod is working freelance as an art historian and conservator and has written several books on visual art. Ritual 2016 saw it reduced to 21 and with arrival its been trimmed down to a mere 14, with the core trio of fire. The following is a summary of the rune grammofon albums. Rune grammofon s reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by norwegian artists has grown over the years with its artists being featured heavily in magazines such as the wire and plan b the label is home to the widely respected improvisational group supersilent as. This is a tough book to rate because it is primarily a checklist of all the free jazz lps in the time era listed.
Actions for free jazz orchestra, the piece penderecki was commissioned for donaueschingen, is a bit more than 16 minutes long and explores the balance between composition and improvisation. Jacana, the latest in rune grammofons occasional series of unusual duo combinations, features the pairs sparky improvised set captured at the 20 kongsberg jazz festival in southern norway. Over the years, weve followed the evolution of the norwegian band elephant9 whose psychedelic jazz is. Rune grammofon publish new book profiling independent free jazz. The book serves as a valuable documentation of the extent and variety of free jazz and improv recordings for the period covered and as a useful check list for vinyl collectors.
Records like that open up a can of worms about what free jazz really is. Over the years the fantastic, genredefying norwegian label rune grammofon has published a few books mostly celebrating its own snazzy design aesthetic and rich history, but a gorgeous new volume by art historian johannes rod focuses more on the music and artifacts that have influenced label owner rune kristofferson, who penned one of the forwards for free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 theres a second one by notorious discaholic and reedist mats gustaffson. Rune grammofon label this page lists all recordings from the label rune grammofon. They met at the norwegian academy of music in 2015 with a common desire to play vibrant, improvised music with strong themes and room for spontaneity at a high energy level. Since its inception the labels essentially reaffirmed norway on the map as a purveyor of heterogeneous, forwardthinking music of the highest quality, and established itself as a worthwhile alternative to germanys ecm for those interested in the eurocentric jazz and classical crossroads. Rune grammofon announces 128page book dedicated to free. As publisher and rune grammofon label boss rune kristoffersen explains in his foreword, the book is aimed at the normal collector, rather than. With more than 200 releases, the company has right from the start shown to be a reliable provider of quality records with a strong identity, a community of.
Likewise, rune grammofon has just announced free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985, a 128page overview of 60 independent labels and their releases of free jazz during that period. By colin green such is the dearth of decent and readable books on free jazz and improvisation that any addition is welcome. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 28, 2016 rune grammofon buy this hardback takes its starting point from legendary new york label esp disk home to albert ayler, ornette coleman and sun ra whose motto the artists alone decide what you will hear on their espdisk was itself revolutionary, telling the story of independent, undertheradar jazz to the point in the mid80s. The textured hardback cover is both handsome and practical, with stylish sans serif text embossed into the seagreen fabric. Over the years the fantastic, genredefying norwegian label rune grammofon has published a few books mostly celebrating its own snazzy. Then in 2016 ritual saw the orchestra sheering off 7 of its players and with arrival a further 7 have dispersed leaving 14. Rune grammofon founded by rune kristoffersen under the aegis of manfred eicher of ecm, although it is distributed independently. Rune grammofon is a norwegian record label founded in 1998 by rune kristoffersen. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 1965 1985 free jazz on vinyl. Dec 08, 2011 albatrosh are the twentysomething norwegian duo of pianist eyolf dale and saxophonist andre roligheten. This beautiful 224 hardback book catalogues not only the artwork created by kim hiorthoy for. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 casts a loving eye. The music is based on compositions by pianist mulelid inspired by everything from psalms to free jazz but there is.
Stream tracks and playlists from rune grammofon on your desktop or mobile device. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 casts a loving. Buy free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 by johannes rod isbn. Rune grammofon publish new book profiling independent free. Born out of necessity and a love of the music and the records, the aim of this book is to offer a guide to a selection of independent labels and their releases of free jazz, improvisation and generally jazz outside of the mainstream between 1965 and 1985, with 1965 being the year when espdisk started out as the first independent label dedicated to the music covered in this book, and 1985. Listen to rune grammofon norway now using our online music player. Finally, there is a conversation between kristoffersen and music writer rob young. It looks like an ecm publication but this elegantly packaged work actually comes to you courtesy of the norwegian record label rune grammofon. Such is the dearth of decent and readable books on free jazz and improvisation that any addition is welcome.
How could anybody hope to adequately celebrate rune grammofon s 150th release with one measly compilation. Illustrated this is a guide to 60 independent labels, by johannes rod, for those looking to expand their musical horizon and take a dive. Various rune grammofon money will ruin everything 2. It is with great rune grammofon introduce a new name to their roster.
The central core of mats gustafsson, john bethling and andreas werlin remain, along with singers mariam wallentin and sofia jernberg and now a string quartet has been. Orchestra arrival rune grammofon, 2019 by sammy stein in 20 and 2014 when the fire. Dec 23, 2010 these are albums of apolitical, free, improvised music, but unlike much free jazz of the sixties and seventies, here the head rules the heart. Listening to pictures is a studio album by jon hassell. Rune grammofon rlp 3158, rune grammofon rlp 3158 format. I f chris mcgregors jazz was made while the 60s free form furnace was still hot, the nordic guitar trio scorch is an inheritor.
Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 casts a loving eye on the heyday of the music. Rune grammofon was established in january 1998 with the aim to release music by the most creative and adventurous norwegian artists. Rune grammofon publishing book on independent free jazz. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 rune. Since then, the imprint has curated a prestigious canon of experimental jazz, free improvisation, abstract electronic musi. Internationally acclaimed norwegian record label rune grammofon announced itself to the world in 1998, with the release of supersilents auspicious triplealbum offering. Rune grammofon is an worldrenowned and uniquely sounding record label, and now celebrates their 20 year anniversary with a book and a truly exciting lineup at nasjonal jazzscene in oslo. Rune grammofon rcd2212, rune grammofon rcd 2212 format. This release was originally conceived as a revised and updated version of the classic, out of print book and double cd package released in 2003 to mark the rune grammofon labels fifth anniversary, but a further five years on, the project has become more of a sequel its an entirely new book, redesigned by inhouse visual artist kim hiorthoy, featuring more content than the original, laid. The surmandejohnette album should persuade most free jazz naysayers, and if improvised ambient electronica is to your taste then the rune grammofon label deserves serious attention. They stake out a twilight area of music where free jazz meets heavy metal, with thick sludge being punctuated by blasts of raw unadulterated power.
I can live on this music, those two female voices, such 70ish well sort of end of times invocations. It peaked at number 34 on the uk dance albums chart, as well as number 34 on the uk independent albums chart. Norwegian trumpeter arve henriksen continues to mine the space between the notes, the power of silence and the beauty of nuance on strjon. Internationally acclaimed norwegian record label rune grammofon. Much though i admire the uncompromising attitude of the norwegian rune grammofon. It was released on his own record label, ndeya, on june 8, 2018.
All releases come in the digipak format with exclusive design by the designer kim hiorthoy. So this book would rate higher for people with a vast album collection as you could check off the albums you have or not aware of and now want to pursue but if youre somewhat of a beginner with a small collection this book probably wouldnt be for you. Chiaroscuro by arve henriksen 7033660030370 vinyl lp. Rune grammofon norway label music on cd, mp3 and vinyl available at juno records. Their first two albums, exit 20 and enter 2014, presented us with sizable and ambitious lineups of 28 musicians. Orchestra released exit and enter there were 28 musicians. One of norways finest record labels, rune grammofon is to publish a new book on the labels and artist that defined the precd era of avantgarde jazz and improvised music. Rune grammofon s reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by norwegian artists has grown over the years with its artists being featured heavily in magazines such as the wire and plan b. Rune grammofon buy jazz music albums from over 1500 record. When rune grammofon released krokofants dynamite selftitled debut in 2014, the power trio had already become a sensation on norways live scene. Drones and extended techniques such as overblowing sit alongside brass chords, which hang in the air as well as a rather ordinary walking bass. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 casts a loving eye on the heyday of the music bleader. Lets put it to music 20 years of rune grammofon discogs. The book has 128 pages with layout and design is by kim hiorthoy, and it comes in a beautiful hardback geltex cover.
There are also 64 sleeve illustrations, including some extremely rare ones, as well as forewords by swedish sax player and composer mats gustafsson and rune grammofon founder rune kristoffersen. The inclusion of high quality colour reproductions of 64 lp covers, including classic designs for espdisk, hat hutart, ogun, rift, etc, are a considerable bonus. Sten and paal have been working together since forming a trio with swedish bassist johan berthling fire. Jazzwise catches up with rune grammofons head honcho, rune kristoffersen, to get the gen on a couple of his formative jazzlistening moments. Food, molecular gastronomy rune grammofon john l walters. Sep 05, 2014 the great norwegian label rune grammofon pays tribute to its predecessors. Buy the latest and most popular jazz releases from rune grammofon, available in cd, vinyl, dvd, bluray and super audio cd. Tons of runs for the contemporary pianist by laverne.
Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 book rcd2072 various. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 rune grammofon. There is a solid dose of youthful playfulness and curiosity at work here, at the same time they show an assured maturity that belies their age 26, 26 and 29. Free jazz and improvisation on vinyl 19651985 book. Master oogway are four young musician aged between 23 and 26. Rune grammofon s latest release of duo combinations brings together swedish pianist sten sandell and norwegian drummer paal nilssenlove, two free improvising masters from similar circles captured live in an outstanding set at the 20 kongsberg jazz festival. That rings true for rune grammofon as well, and they would like to add that a sleeve is never designed for the sole purpose of selling a product it took 28 releases before an artist was pictured on the sleeve, or necessarily reflect the music in any way, but rather to establish a suggestive relation between the two, often based on the album. Rune grammofon was established in january 1998 with the aim to. Orchestra actions excerpt by rune grammofon published on 20200124t15.
Orchestra actions excerpt by rune grammofon from desktop or your mobile device. Their sound, equal parts avantrock, free jazz, jazz rock, and metal, was right in line with other bands in. Rune grammofon is publishing a book tracing independent free jazz and improv labels between 1965 and 1985, from the beginning of espdisk through to the ascendant cd format. Free jazz impro mats gustafsson krzysztof penderecki. Finally got the melaza lp after a quick listen convinced me that i needed it. Apr 10, 2020 actions for free jazz orchestra, the piece penderecki was commissioned for donaueschingen, is a bit more than 16 minutes long and explores the balance between composition and improvisation. Free jazz, experimental, contemporary jazz, ballad, avantgarde. Rune kristoffersens rune grammofon label has defied industry decline with thoroughly norwegian panache for more than 10 years. Star composer maria schneider hailed their great interplay and amazing improvisation. Browse all jazz recordings available to buy on the rune grammofon label. Since then, it has documented the amazing flowering and development of young norwegian talent within the areas of electronica, improvisation, ambient, free music and everything in between to longoverdue international acclaim.
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