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Sundst\u00f8l\u00b4s second Guitarist and instrument collector Geir Sundst\u00f8l appeared on over 260 albums as a session player and sideman before he released his solo debut \u201cFurulund\u201d in 2015. After 27 years as a professional musician he finally took the big step, and was rewarded with glowing reviews and a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannspris) nomination. Mojo described Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s debut album as \u201ca soothing series of languid guitar soundscapes that blend Cooderesque western warmth with a twilight Norwegian chill.\u201d The British magazine HiFi+ highlighted \u201cthe great choice of sounds\u201d and the Norwegian music writer Terje Mosnes referred to the \u201cmusicianship that doesn\u2019t shout, but that wins the listener over through the subtle tonal diversity that gradually emerges, making each listen a new experience.\u201d Now, a year later, Geir Sundst\u00f8l is following up his success with a new album that is even more fully realised. \u201cLangen ro\u201d offers a wide range of genre references and an original and distinctive sound. Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s music has clearly cinematic features, while at the same time retaining a subdued and linear quality that is reminiscent of ambient. Sundst\u00f8l himself said that here he wanted to make an album of \u201cunderwater music\u201d. Synthesizers play a more important role on \u201cLangen ro\u201d, and he even offers us an original (and synthesizer-free) take on Giorgio Moroder\u2019s \u201cTony\u2019s Theme\u201d (from the Scarface OST). Sundst\u00f8l is still very much in demand as a musical collaborator regardless of genre, and this autumn he is touring extensively as a member of Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r\u2019s group.<\/p>\n
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Guitarist and instrument collector Geir Sundst\u00f8l appeared on over 260 albums as a session player and sideman before he released his solo debut \u201cFurulund\u201d in 2015. After 27 years as a professional musician he finally took the big step, and was rewarded with glowing reviews and a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannspris) nomination.<\/p>\n
Now, a year later, Geir Sundst\u00f8l is following up his success with a new album that is even more fully realised. \u201cLangen ro\u201d offers a wide range of genre references and an original and distinctive sound. Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s music has clearly cinematic features, while at the same time retaining a subdued and linear quality that is reminiscent of ambient. Sundst\u00f8l himself said that here he wanted to make an album of \u201cunderwater music\u201d. Synthesizers play a more important role on \u201cLangen ro\u201d, and he even offers us an original (and synthesizer-free) take on Giorgio Moroder\u2019s \u201cTony\u2019s Theme\u201d (from the Scarface OST). Sundst\u00f8l composed, or \u201cinvented\u201d, as he prefers to describe it, most of the material on the album, but the traditional folk tune \u201cGr\u00e5tarslaget\u201d is also packaged in a new way here.<\/p>\n
Whereas Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s debut album \u201cFurulund\u201d was recorded over an extended period of time in Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s home studio, \u201cLangen ro\u201d was recorded in the course of a few days at Jakob\u00b4s Church in the centre of Oslo. The church is often used for recordings and concerts due to its superb acoustics. As on \u201cFurulund\u201d, Geir collaborated with engineer B\u00e5rd Ingebrigtsen, and among his guests are a number of first-class musicians and friends, including keyboardist David Wallumr\u00f8d (Spirit in the Dark, Needlepoint) and drummer Erland Dahlen (Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r), who also appeard on \u201cFurulund\u201d. Bass player Nikolai Eilertsen (M\u00f8ster!, Elephant 9, Band of Gold), drummer Martin Langlie, violinist Erik Sollid (Valkyrien) and percussionist Martin Winstad (Bernhoft) are casting their spell on Sundst\u00f8l\u2019s music for the first time here. Sundst\u00f8l is still very much in demand as a musical collaborator regardless of genre, and this autumn he is touring extensively as a member of Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r\u2019s group.<\/p>\n
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