Jon Balke, Stian Omenås, Endre Ruset - Noriaki (2023) Hi Res

Molde writer Endre Ruset has had great success with his book of poetry, Noriaki, which was published by Flamme Forlag in 2017. It has been called jump poetry, since the poems consistently use the name Noriaki, after the legendary Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai. Since 2014, Noriaki has also been a tea ceremony and an art project in lively development together with musician Stian Omenås.

In 2022, Endre and Stian decided to make a recording of the Noriaki book. They brought along pianist Jon Balke and recorded the album over two days in Hov Kirke in the interior. The result was a delightful journey in various sounds and moods, from experimental minimalism to magnificent lyrical parts. Energetic, listening and focused. A dreamy poetic journey from Molde to Japan, through the different seasons and all its senses. The poems are short, but full of greatness.