Erta Ale, by Large Unit

Erta Ale

by Large Unit

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John Cratchley Paal Nilsson-Love is an essential lynchpin on the Scandinavian Avant Jazz scene. He is ubiquitous and quite,quite brilliant. No stranger to large ensemble work (with both Peter Brotzman and Ken Vandermark) it was,perhaps,only a matter of time until a large ensemble of his own. Vibrant,thrilling,shocking,all of it highly original.

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1.	Round Around Nothing I 09:27	buy track
2.	Fortar Hardar 13:43	buy track
3.	Fendika 12:52	buy track
4.	Birdbox (feat. Klaus Ellerhusen Holm) 06:25	buy track
5.	Round Around Nothing II 13:46	buy track
6.	Culius 13:06	buy track
7.	Erta Ale 13:00	buy track
8.	Slow Love (feat. Christian Meaas Svendsen) 10:08	buy track
9.	Austin Birds 13:33	buy track
10.	Birdbox (feat. Mats Äleklint) 04:40	buy track
11.	Round Around Nothing III 11:44	buy track
12.	Birdbox (feat. Andreas Wildhagen) 05:46	buy track

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released November 13, 2014

PNL025

All music by Paal Nilssen-Love (TONO)

Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Klaus Ellerhusen Holm
Artwork [Cover Art] – Terry Nilssen-Love
Cornet, Flugelhorn – Thomas Johansson (6)
Design – Lasse Marhaug
Double Bass, Electric Bass – Christian Meaas Svendsen, Jon Rune Strøm
Drums, Percussion – Andreas Wildhagen, Paal Nilssen-Love
Electric Guitar – Ketil Gutvik
Lacquer Cut By – Bob Weston
Liner Notes – Audun Vinger
Mastered By – Lasse Marhaug (tracks: 3-1 to 3-4), Paal Nilssen-Love (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7), Bob Weston (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7)
Mixed By – Christian Obermayer (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7), Paal Nilssen-Love (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7)
Music By – Paal Nilssen-Love
Producer – Paal Nilssen-Love
Recorded By – Michael Hohnstick (tracks: 3-1 to 3-4), Simeon Klein (tracks: 3-1 to 3-4)
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Kasper Værnes
Technician [Live Sound], Recorded By – Christian Obermayer (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7)
Trombone – Mats Äleklint
Tuba – Børre Mølstad
Turntables, Electronics – Lasse Marhaug

Recorded live in concert at Victoria, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo; Verftet, Bergen Jazzforum; Dokkhuset, Trondheim and studio on location at Dokkhuset, Trondheim during a tour of Norway between the 30th of January and 4th of February 2014.

Nasjonal Jazzscene: Birdbox (feat. Mats Äleklint), Fendika, Erta Ale, Fendika
Bergen Jazzforum: Birdbox (feat. Klaus Ellerhusen Holm)
Dokkhuset, live: Austin Birds, Slow Love (feat. Lasse Marhaug), Culius
Dokkhuset, studio: Round About Nothing I, II and III, Fortar Hardar, Birdbox (feat. Andreas Wildhagen), Slow Love (feat. Christian Meaas Svendsen)

Mixed at Strype Audio.
Mastered at Chicago Mastering Service.

Bonus disc (CD3), live recording from Moers Festival.

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PNL Records was started in 2007 by Norwegian jazz drummer Paal Nilssen-Love to release his recordings as a solo artist, with his big band Large Unit, and in collaborations with other artists.

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