Naaljos Ljom - Naaljos Ljom (2021)
BAND/ARTIST: Naaljos Ljom
- Title: Naaljos Ljom
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Motvind
- Genre: electronic, acid folk
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 35 min
- Total Size: 83; 181 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Fascinating, microtonal “acid folk” from N.M.O.’s Morten J. Olsen and his former MoHa! bandmate Anders Hana, offering an inventive play of tradition entwined with modernism for Lillehammer’s Motvind Records - think echoes of Rashad Becker, Christos Chondropoulos, Michael O’Shea, Ka Baird, Laura Cannell
The duo’s eponymous debut is a remarkable fusion of past and present concerns future-proofed in a way that’s surely legible by listeners now and to come. Together with guest instrumentation by Olav Christer Rossebø (fiddle) and Kenneth Lien (voice), Anders’ microfret-modified electric guitar and lilting, zither-like tones from a langelik are driven by Morten’s steady but subtly offbeat percussion and pitch bent analog synths and computer processing, resulting what sounds like a parallel, or uchronic adjunct to Norway’s rich folk traditions that uncannily resonates with many other far flung styles; from the tang and buzz of Australian Aborigine music to the sway of Ethiopiques, thru mesmerising middle eastern tones, and north African desert blues.
In their own words: "We have tried to look at the music from different angles by using other registers, playing the melody in a much slower tempo or using a subdivision grouping other than that of the main beat. This, we have in turn, mixed with elements of electronic (dance) music, an idea that is derived from the fact that the traditional music first and foremost was used as dance music in the old days. The tracks on this record are our interpretations reflecting our musical preferences and there are probably as many ways to approach this music as there are pitches and scales. We hope this could serve as an inspiration for others who have had simillar thoughts.”
Rather than any stunts or tricks, they use electronics to enhance, enliven, and refract tradition, stimulating new sensations from familiar sources. Looking back and forward simultaneously, they travel astrally perpendicular from the buzzing tonalities of ‘Gorralaus’ to the aching, archaic cadence of Kenneth Lien’s shanty-like vox contrasting with bittersweet synth dissonance in ‘En venn jeg havde meg en tid’, leading off at lush angles resembling Ethiopiques’ swaying chromatic melodies in ‘Langeleikslaatt’, while ‘Galne Listen’ reminds to Dariush Dolat Shahi’s amazing sehtar-and-modular works, and the jaws-harp like buzz and bounce of ‘Uppstaden’ is loaded with crafty club potential.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Naaljos Ljom - Gorrlaus (6:28)
1.02 - Naaljos Ljom - Langeleikslått (4:51)
1.03 - Naaljos Ljom - Homslien (7:04)
1.04 - Naaljos Ljom - Galne Visten (5:04)
1.05 - Naaljos Ljom - Uppstaden (8:32)
1.06 - Naaljos Ljom - En venn jeg havde meg en tid (3:31)
The duo’s eponymous debut is a remarkable fusion of past and present concerns future-proofed in a way that’s surely legible by listeners now and to come. Together with guest instrumentation by Olav Christer Rossebø (fiddle) and Kenneth Lien (voice), Anders’ microfret-modified electric guitar and lilting, zither-like tones from a langelik are driven by Morten’s steady but subtly offbeat percussion and pitch bent analog synths and computer processing, resulting what sounds like a parallel, or uchronic adjunct to Norway’s rich folk traditions that uncannily resonates with many other far flung styles; from the tang and buzz of Australian Aborigine music to the sway of Ethiopiques, thru mesmerising middle eastern tones, and north African desert blues.
In their own words: "We have tried to look at the music from different angles by using other registers, playing the melody in a much slower tempo or using a subdivision grouping other than that of the main beat. This, we have in turn, mixed with elements of electronic (dance) music, an idea that is derived from the fact that the traditional music first and foremost was used as dance music in the old days. The tracks on this record are our interpretations reflecting our musical preferences and there are probably as many ways to approach this music as there are pitches and scales. We hope this could serve as an inspiration for others who have had simillar thoughts.”
Rather than any stunts or tricks, they use electronics to enhance, enliven, and refract tradition, stimulating new sensations from familiar sources. Looking back and forward simultaneously, they travel astrally perpendicular from the buzzing tonalities of ‘Gorralaus’ to the aching, archaic cadence of Kenneth Lien’s shanty-like vox contrasting with bittersweet synth dissonance in ‘En venn jeg havde meg en tid’, leading off at lush angles resembling Ethiopiques’ swaying chromatic melodies in ‘Langeleikslaatt’, while ‘Galne Listen’ reminds to Dariush Dolat Shahi’s amazing sehtar-and-modular works, and the jaws-harp like buzz and bounce of ‘Uppstaden’ is loaded with crafty club potential.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Naaljos Ljom - Gorrlaus (6:28)
1.02 - Naaljos Ljom - Langeleikslått (4:51)
1.03 - Naaljos Ljom - Homslien (7:04)
1.04 - Naaljos Ljom - Galne Visten (5:04)
1.05 - Naaljos Ljom - Uppstaden (8:32)
1.06 - Naaljos Ljom - En venn jeg havde meg en tid (3:31)
Year 2021 | Folk | Electronic | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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