30-07-2017, 09:33
Terje Rypdal & The Chasers – Blue
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The complete opposite of easy listening, which I wouldn’t go as far as calling uneasy listening (although some might, I suppose), just demanding of attention! Quite avant garde and experimental, but engaging for me because there are continual sonic surprises and Terje Rypdal really knows a thing or two about making a guitar sing – I love his playing. There are jazz, rock and even ambient elements and it won’t be to everyone’s taste – I just like this kind of thing now and then – it sort of punctuates the regular, more structured stuff/genres. It’s instrumental, released in 1985 and The Chasers are bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr and drummer Audun Kleive.
Couldn’t settle on just one track, so this is “Kompet Går”, which according to Google translate means ‘competence goes’ so that was no help at all … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bHRvd-wx2s
“I Disremember Quite Well” – I can relate to that, lol! …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUl2P3AI3LU
... and “Last Night” –
The complete opposite of easy listening, which I wouldn’t go as far as calling uneasy listening (although some might, I suppose), just demanding of attention! Quite avant garde and experimental, but engaging for me because there are continual sonic surprises and Terje Rypdal really knows a thing or two about making a guitar sing – I love his playing. There are jazz, rock and even ambient elements and it won’t be to everyone’s taste – I just like this kind of thing now and then – it sort of punctuates the regular, more structured stuff/genres. It’s instrumental, released in 1985 and The Chasers are bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr and drummer Audun Kleive.
Couldn’t settle on just one track, so this is “Kompet Går”, which according to Google translate means ‘competence goes’ so that was no help at all … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bHRvd-wx2s
“I Disremember Quite Well” – I can relate to that, lol! …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUl2P3AI3LU
... and “Last Night” –
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