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- Date Released: January 1, 1999
- Genre: International
- Style: Nordic
- Label: Grappa / Phonofile
File under Norwegian Future Folk.
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We Say...
Baba Yaga might be a figure of legend, but Annbjørg Lien herself is very real. She's one of Norway's main musical exports, wonderfully eloquent on both the fiddle and Norway's national instrument, the hardangfele (which is slightly bigger than the violin and features resonant strings). Although the melodies here draw their inspiration from her native tradition, this is very much her own work, edging at several times towards prog rock (as on "Loki," which possesses a decidedly evil, manic streak). There's a delicious, deliberate complexity to the sound, but underneath it still possesses the rhythm and energy of music made for dancing — it's just tempered by a rock sensibility. Lien is a commanding player with a strong imagination in her compositions, but the other musicians frame her work wonderfully, and she's not afraid to relinquish centre stage to let them have their say. File (if you really must pigeonhole) under 'Norwegian Future Folk.'
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They Say...
With her first release for Northside -- an excellent fit, since they only issue Nordic music -- Annbjørg Lien continues to spread her wings, moving quite a distance from the traditional music of her Norwegian homeland. The influence is still very much there, both in her writing and playing on the hardanger fiddle (which has drone strings under the fingerboard) and keyed fiddle, in addition to her rare vocals. But plenty of other ideas come into play, in the influence of rhythms and melodies from warmer climes on "Inoque," a result of her visit to Mozambique with the Save the Children fund, or the title track, whose inspiration comes from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" -- most specifically, the ELP version (Lien has stated she was a fan of the band and prog-rock), with a complex, pompous passage thrown in for good humor and good measure. "Iriandia" travels North to Sami territory, with its musical impressionism of the tundra and the folk tradition of joiking. But perhaps the most heartfelt track is the final one, "W.," another Lien composition, dedicated to the memory of master Norwegian fiddler Hans W. Brimi, whose music affected Lien for many years. She's long since moved on from being just a traditional artist. With this album she makes the transformation to important European musical figure.
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Loki |
4:32 |
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| 02. | |
Irianda |
3:29 |
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| 03. | |
Astra |
4:52 |
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| 04. | |
Àja |
6:47 |
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| 05. | |
Baba Yaga |
4:44 |
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| 06. | |
Old Larry |
4:30 |
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| 07. | |
January |
3:19 |
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| 08. | |
Ritual |
4:32 |
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| 09. | |
Inoque |
4:44 |
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| 10. | |
Wackidoo |
4:27 |
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| 11. | |
W. |
3:49 |
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11 Total Tracks, 49:45 Total Length
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Credits
- Svein Dag Hauge - Guitar // Morten Lund - Mastering // Drew Miller - Graphic Remix // Annbjørg Lien - Fiddle // Annbjørg Lien - Fiddle // Annbjørg Lien - Vocals // Annbjørg Lien - Vocals // Annbjørg Lien - Main Performer // Annbjørg Lien - Main Performer // Rune Arnesen - Percussion // Rune Arnesen - Drums // Roger Tallroth - Bouzouki // Roger Tallroth - Guitar // Roger Tallroth - Arranger // Roger Tallroth - Mandola // Arve Moen Bergset - Violin // Bjørn Ole Rasch - Arranger // Bjørn Ole Rasch - Keyboards // Bjørn Ole Rasch - Programming // Bjørn Ole Rasch - Producer // Bjørn Ole Rasch - Mini Moog // Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Bagpipes // Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Clarinet // Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Flute // Hans Fredrik Jacobsen - Oud // Terje Isungset - Jew's-Harp // Victor Boullet - Photography
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