Jaga Jazzist: Magazine
MIC's Listen to Norway series continues with Jaga Jazzist's 'Magazine'
The record in your hand is a remastered reissue of Jaga Jazzist’s 98´ debut record. For the first time it is released outside of Norway, and considering the band’s formidable success in the years that have elapsed since its original release, it serves as a truly unique document to where they started and also proof of where they were always headed. Having just celebrated their ten-year-anniversary the band enjoys a special status in many countries; cherished by selective listeners and often mentioned by esteemed musicians. On Magazine they display a less breaks oriented and more tranquil side of their musical expression. It is different from their hugely successful later records, yet it is unmistakably Jaga, and as critics repeat over and over: the record unquestionably contains some of the band’s finest moments
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Himmelkvad
Celebrated vocal ensemble Nordic Voices is currently out on its promo tour for their new outing ‘Himmelkvad’, a critically acclaimed album presenting Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen’s unique vocal universe. MIC Norway takes a closer look at the cutting-edge vocal ensemble and ground-breaking composer.
I was the devil in my younger years
Late Feb sees Enslaved heading out on a month-long European tour. MIC Norway hooked up with Enslaved’s Ivar Peersen to talk about musical cross pollination, inspirational sources, humour and his fascination for singer-songwriter Stein Torleif Bjella.
