Supersilent Discography of CDs

Supersilent CD discography 3 CD set from Norwegian death-free jazz-electronic-improv band Supersilent. Rune Grammofon. 2003. 1-3 is raw, manic, and excellent, but a bit imposing as a three-CD set. 4 is good, but slightly under average since it captures Supersilent in transition from the group's feverish beginnings to its slightly more laid-back sound of later years. And then you have 5, full of consistently exciting free improvisation, perfectly balanced between acoustic and electronic, rock and jazz, loud and quiet. This one is definitely the place to start exploring the seductive music of the Norwegian quartet -- because after you get hooked, you can still look up to the exquisite 6. Released in 2001, it was put together from four different performances recorded in 1999 and 2000. There is a gap between 1998's 4 and this album, a gap the group members spent honing their listening skills. Arve Henriksen's trumpet, already fractured in the previous albums, becomes downright ambient and haunting -- the almost obligatory reference to Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis must be updated with serious acknowledgments to Bill Dixon. The drums also adopt a quieter attitude, exploring background textures and taking tortuous, covered paths to impose a groove without anyone noticing. "5.4," by far the softest track on this CD, also provides its highlight. Its measured pace and use of space are exemplary. But 5 is not all droning and floating. In "5.1" and ...

Supersilent albums Play it over and over, and you will still find amazing things in Supersilent's 6. The level of unspoken understanding, interplay, and clarity of vision in experimentation is now beyond words. This album was put together from four days of improvisations in the studio. The digipack case doesn't mention the group ...

Supersilent music CDs Supersilent celebrate 10 years as a groundbreaking quartet with their first studio album in almost 5 years. . Supersilent music lives in a no-man's-land between the genres, somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition. It can sometimes appear to be written or at least arranged, again making it clear that ...

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Supersilent songs Supersilent has earned themselves a small but devoted cult following, and this concert--shot with 16 mm black-and-white film at an explosive sold-out show in Oslo in 2005--demonstrates why, as they churn through an intense, unpredictable, and exhausting 109-minute performance. PAL/Region 0. This sold out concert took place in Oslo in August last ...

Supersilent CD discography Norwegian improv trio Supersilent's latest CD sounds more like their middle-period work than their last album, 9, did. That disc found the three remaining members of the group (drummer Jarle Vespestad having departed) playing Hammond organs and creating Tangerine Dream-like soundscapes. This time, they've returned to other instruments: trumpet, piano, keyboards, ...

Rune Grammofon. 2003. Audio Mixer: Helge Sten. Recording information: Athletic Sound 01 (08/02/1997-08/17/1997); Audio Virus Lab15 (08/02/1997-08/17/1997). Photographer: Ellen Ane Eggen.

Personnel: Arve Henriksen (vocals, trumpet, electronics); Helge Sten (electric guitar); Ståle Storlokken (keyboards, synthesizer); Jarle Vespestad (drums).

The follow-up to the introductory package 1-3, 4 is the album that established the Norwegian quartet Supersilent as an up-and-coming free improv artist, drawing much attention from the magazine The Wire, especially. When all young artists were either drawn to lowercase or atmospheric experimental electro, the quartet dived into burning-hot free ...

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve.