Re: Aarset gear / Turkish sound

["simeon harris" <simeonharris@hotmail.com>]

i'd go with Electronique Noir or Light Extracts for solo stuff - Light 
Extracts is slightly more chilled and ambient in places, but maybe not 
quite 
so strong melodically - they're both superb though. his most recent solo 
effort, Connected is very different and sees him exploring some new areas 
(not so successfully IMO)

i'd also have a crack at Khmer by Nils Petter Molvaer - it's pretty old 
now 
and they've developed hugely, but it has a raw edginess to it that is 
pretty 
compelling

The new NPM "live" album called Streamer is superb and i would highly 
recommend it. i say "live" in inverted commas, because the source material 
was recorded live, but it has been manipuated, remixed and added to. a 
superb listen and flows beautifully. that track Sauna i suggested is my 
favourite track at the moment.

i've been listenting to some trio concerts that Aarset has been doing of 
late (recorded from German radio) - very interesting to hear how he 
reduces 
his tunes to the bare essentials and then re-vibrates them in a live 
setting. his drummer uses Ableton to augment the band's sound in very 
subtle 
and pleasing ways...top notch stuff...!

sim


>Wow!  I like, I like!  Thanks for the link.  Now I have to check out his 
>albums.  Any suggestions on a good one to start with?

>>On Feb 14, 2005, at 5:15 AM, simeon harris wrote:

>>go here and listen to the clip of "sauna" (a few tantalising notes) 
>>http://www.nilspettermolvaer.com/
>>
>>and also go here- http://www.hopper-management.com/artist.php?AR_ID=147 
>>and watch the video of "dust kittens"
>>
>>this is all i could find that's public domain, i'm afraid...
>>
>>sim