Naaljos Ljom
Sometimes a band appears that has twisted and turned so much on a musical material that it sounds brand new. Though, no one can invent something completely new, it is usually clear that it comes from one place, but just as clear that it is on its way to another. In the middle of this point in the transformation, on this mountain pass between dusty wax roll recordings and strobe-lit nightclub sound systems, we are standing when we hear the debut album of the duo Naaljos Ljom. They are known from noisy bands like MoHa! and Ultralyd with which they have toured over large parts of Europe, as well as parts of the USA, Asia and Australia. Now they have dived into the tonality and rhythm in traditional Norwegian folk music and dressed it up in an electronic dance music costume.
Sometimes a band appears that has twisted and turned so much on a musical material that it sounds brand new. Though, no one can invent something completely new, it is usually clear that it comes from one place, but just as clear that it is on its way to another. In the middle of this point in the transformation, on this mountain pass between dusty wax roll recordings and strobe-lit nightclub sound systems, we are standing when we hear the debut album of the duo Naaljos Ljom. They are known from noisy bands like MoHa! and Ultralyd with which they have toured over large parts of Europe, as well as parts of the USA, Asia and Australia. Now they have dived into the tonality and rhythm in traditional Norwegian folk music and dressed it up in an electronic dance music costume.
Sometimes a band appears that has twisted and turned so much on a musical material that it sounds brand new. Though, no one can invent something completely new, it is usually clear that it comes from one place, but just as clear that it is on its way to another. In the middle of this point in the transformation, on this mountain pass between dusty wax roll recordings and strobe-lit nightclub sound systems, we are standing when we hear the debut album of the duo Naaljos Ljom. They are known from noisy bands like MoHa! and Ultralyd with which they have toured over large parts of Europe, as well as parts of the USA, Asia and Australia. Now they have dived into the tonality and rhythm in traditional Norwegian folk music and dressed it up in an electronic dance music costume.
Track list:
A1 Gorrlaus (06.28)
A2 Langeleikslått (04.50)
A3 Homslien (07.03)
B1 Galne Visten (05.04)
B2 Uppstaden (0832)
B3 En venn jeg havde meg en tid (03.31)
Recorded and mixed in Stavanger, February 2021 by Anders and Morten.
Mastered by Mike Grinser @Manmade Mastering, Berlin.
Cover art by James Beckett.
Screen printing by Dridmachine.
Layout by JAHJAH Studio.
Rose painting by Knut Buen.
MOT13LP (perspektiv på norsk folkemusikk no. 3)
Release date: September 3d 2021