Nils Økland (born 7 January 1961) is a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player known as a bridge builder between contemporary music and folk music, and the brother of the musician Torbjørn Økland. kland performed with the short-lived musical group Løver og Tigre ("Lions and Tigers," 1983), with Balkansemblet (1984-1995 and 2005-) and in a duo along with jazz bassist Bjørnar Andresen (Hot Club Records, 1986).
Nils Økland Band: Kjølvatn by Mark Sullivan, published on April 25, 2016. His solo album Monograph (ECM, 2011) spotlighted his lyrical, folkloric side; Lysøen-Hommage à Ole Bull (ECM, 2011) with keyboardist Sigbjorn Apeland payed tribute to the Norwegian classical tradition; Lumen Drones (ECM, 2014) found him making trance music with two rock musicians; and the recent Felt Like Old Folk (Smeraldina-Rima, 2016) collaboration with the Belgian duo Linus was almost completely improvised. He was also a member of Thomas Strønen's "Time is a Blind Guide" band, although he does not appear on the recording.
Download Kjølvatn by Nils Økland Band in high-resolution audio at ProStudioMasters. though this beautiful recording of originals stays closer to traditional Nordic and Celtic folk melodies, its secret lies in their gentle massaging by jazz intonations. it’ll be on my 2015 fave raves list.
Kjølvatn (CD, Album). ECM Records, ECM Records.
Nils Økland Band Kjølvatn Nils Økland viola d’amore, Hardanger fiddle, violin, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm alto and baritone saxophones Sigbjørn Apeland harmonium Mats Eilertsen double bass Håkon Mørch Stene percussion, vibraphone Recorded June 2012, Hoff Church Østre Toten, Norway Engineer: Audun Strype Executive producer: Manfred Eicher . Since his 1996 solo debut, Blå Harding, Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Nils Økland has charted a range of melodic waters, always docking at the intersection of traditional and contemporary music. His relationship with ECM has produced a series of artistic statements, each more cohesive than the last. His first for the label was 2009’s Monograph, a solo album of great scope that led to 2011’s Lysøen, in duet with Sigbjørn Apeland.
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On Kjølvatn most of the music is from Økland’s pen but each band member contributes his unique perspective to the arrangements. As Nils says: Over the years I have moved between a wide range of genres from classical violin to Balkan folk, rock, jazz, free improvisation and Norwegian folk music. I've always composed my own material inspired by all these expressions. In early baroque music – another musical style I let myself be inspired by – it was common to have sketches as the basis for making new music. In this band we work with methods influenced by this
1 | MaliArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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2 | UndergrunnArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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3 | DrevArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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4 | KjølvatnArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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5 | PulsArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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6 | FivreldArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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7 | StartArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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8 | SkuggeArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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9 | Blå HardingArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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10 | AmstelArranged By – Stene*, Eilertsen*, Økland*, Nystrøm*, Apeland*Music By – Nils Økland |
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