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Gront
Artist: Väsen
Label: NorthSide
Genre : Acoustic Instrumental
Nordic
World
Instruments : Bouzouki (Swedish bouzouki)
Fiddle (violin)
Guitar, 12-string
Mandolin, octave mandolin
Nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle)
Percussion
Viola
Geography : Sweden
Label : Northside - http://www.noside.com
Description:
The highly-anticipated 1999 release from the leaders of the Viking invasion. Following their critically-acclaimed Whirled (1997), Väsen heralds the new millennium with a powerful new release: Gront is dark and brooding yet suffused with unforgettable melodies and surprising arrangements.
Väsen (VEH-sen), NorthSide's best-selling band, are a unique ensemble who transcend barriers and delight listeners with their music and personality.
Four great Swedish musicians: Olov Johansson on the nyckelharpa (a keyed fiddle unique to Sweden), Mikael Marin on viola, Roger Tallroth on guitar, and André Ferrari on an array of exotic percussion. The quartet's music has a telepathic intensity. Together they create more electricity on their acoustic instruments than most rock bands can generate with their amps turned all the way up to "11." More than one rock critic has proclaimed them "the best band in the world" (but it's safer just to say they are the tallest, and leave it at that.)
Traditional music with a modern attitude. Tremendous individual musicians taking ensemble playing to new heights. Acoustic instruments with power and emotion. This is Väsen.
The highly-anticipated 1999 release from the leaders of the Viking invasion. Following their critically-acclaimed Whirled (1997), Väsen heralds the new millennium with a powerful new release: Gront is dark and brooding yet suffused with unforgettable melodies and surprising arrangements.
Väsen (VEH-sen), NorthSide's best-selling band, are a unique ensemble who transcend barriers and delight listeners with their music and personality.
Four great Swedish musicians: Olov Johansson on the nyckelharpa (a keyed fiddle unique to Sweden), Mikael Marin on viola, Roger Tallroth on guitar, and André Ferrari on an array of exotic percussion. The quartet's music has a telepathic intensity. Together they create more electricity on their acoustic instruments than most rock bands can generate with their amps turned all the way up to "11." More than one rock critic has proclaimed them "the best band in the world" (but it's safer just to say they are the tallest, and leave it at that.)
Traditional music with a modern attitude. Tremendous individual musicians taking ensemble playing to new heights. Acoustic instruments with power and emotion. This is Väsen.
Reviews
- "With string arrangements as crisp and jolting as a Swedish winter morning, Väsen treads an enchanted territory between classical, folk and pop." -- Utne Reader, Jan./Feb. 2000
- "Invoking both serene panoramic vistas and sharp blazing melodies, the music has found fans far beyond the borders of the band's native Sweden, and for good reason." -- CMJ Music Monthly
- "The skill of these musicians is legend...but it is the instinctive relationship they have developed over years of working together that makes them so exciting." -- Cliff Furnald, rootsworld.com
Track List:
| 1 | Ploska | 5:01 | |
| 2 | Stäppen (The Steppe) | 4:03 | |
| 3 | Göskarlen (The Pikeman) | 5:25 | |
| 4 | JTT | 6:03 | MP3 Download |
| 5 | Reel Carrowkeel | 4:22 | |
| 6 | Trana (Crane) | 1:49 | |
| 7 | Svampmannen (The Mushroomman) | 6:32 | |
| 8 | Ekorrn (Squirrel) | 4:23 | |
| 9 | Grontmannen (The Grontman) | 3:23 | |
| 10 | Väntans Vals (Waiting Waltz) | 4:29 | |
| 11 | Näcken | 8:35 |
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