1982 (NILS OKLAND / SIGBJORN APELAND / OYVIND SKARBO)

 

Pintura

 

Tracks:

[Untitled] 01:53 / [Untitled] 03:32 / [Untitled] 10:38 / [Untitled] 02:18 / [Untitled] 06:02 / [Untitled] 02:53 / [Untitled] 03:17 / [Untitled] 03:52

 

Nils Økland (Hardanger fiddle, violin), Sigbjørn Apeland (harmonium, Wurlitzer organ), Øyvind Skarbø (drums)

 

Modern, improvised chamber music from the trio 1982, comprising of fiddler Nils Økland and organist Sigbjørn Apeland (who together recently released a critically acclaimed homage to Norwegian violinist/composer Ole Bull on ECM) alongside drummer Øyvind Skarbø.

 

The group’s instrumentation is unusual. As far as we know there is no other ensemble playing improvised music using the combination of harmonium, drums and Hardanger fiddle. This gives 1982 a distinctive sound, but in a purely musical sense, too, the group follows its own path.

 

Fiddler Nils Økland has a background as a folk musician, and is renowned internationally for his innovative playing style. His solo albums on the ECM and Rune Grammofon labels have received glowing reviews. Økland was a member of the Christian Wallumrød Ensemble for several years. Sigbjørn Apeland plays church organ and harmonium, and holds Norway’s only doctorate in ethnomusicology. He is known for operating at the point where folk music, church music and improvisational music intersect. In 2010 he released his first solo album with solo harmonium improvisations, ‘Glossolalia’ (HUBROCD2503).

Drummer Øyvind Skarbø has studied with Terje Isungset and has undertaken study tours to Nigeria and Cuba. He plays with BMX, Kresten Osgood, Per Jørgensen and the Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson, in addition to working with a solo project under the name of DIE, Allroundhandwerker!

 

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