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Daring solo follow-up<\/p>\n
Guitarist and vocalist Fredrik William Olsen, from Bod\u00f8 in northern Norway, has earned a reputation as a distinctive composer and lyricist with the three albums he has released together with the band Kr\u00e5kes\u00f8lv, one of which won a Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy).<\/p>\n
Kr\u00e5kes\u00f8lv\u2019s critically acclaimed eponymous album of earlier this year was described as the band\u2019s most direct, electric and rocking release yet. In his solo project, though, Olsen has gone in an entirely different direction. His debut album, \u201cHver gang \u00e6 gr\u00e6v\u201d, received glowing reviews in 2012. Now he is releasing his even more condensed and pared down follow-up, \u201cTil stede\u201d, which is even more daring and streamlined than his debut.<\/p>\n
Most reviews mention Olsen\u2019s lyrics, which have already earned him a Spellemannspris nomination. His trademark as a lyricist has been cultivating melancholic and somewhat mystical elements in an original manner, with a strong sense of language. \u201cI\u2019ve worked hard at making my lyrics less cryptic on this album,\u201d he says. \u201cIn the past few years I\u2019ve become more concerned with writing more clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The arrangements, too, are clearer and more austere this time around, and in addition to Olsen\u2019s intimate vocals and guitar playing the album features only acoustic instruments: double bass, piano, drums and strings.<\/p>\n
The strings were arranged by Petter Waldemar Nohr Unstad, Olsen\u2019s colleague in Kr\u00e5kes\u00f8lv; Ivar Bowitz, frontman in Cold Mailman; and Ole-Henrik Moe, Jr, the ubiquitous violinist and composer of contemporary music.<\/p>\n
\u201cTil stede\u201d was recorded at Store Studio in Bod\u00f8 with technician and co-producer Hallstein Sandvin. The string arrangements were recorded at Malabar Studio in Oslo.<\/p>\n
The album is being released both as a CD and as an LP in a limited edition with a gatefold cover and including a CD. The stunning graphic art on the release was created by artist Bernt Richardss\u00f8nn Dyrstad.<\/p>\n
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