{"title":"Odin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1981, the Norwegian Jazz Federation established its own record label called Odin. With a catalog that encompasses different styles of jazz and improvised music, Odin has become a prominent name in the industry. One of their bestsellers is *album_name* by *artist_name* and *artist_name*. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"agoja","title":"Agoja","description":"\u003cp\u003eKjetil Mulelid's various projects have received international acclaim, ranging from his duo with Siril Malmedal Hauge, his trio, and the quartet Wako. His first solo album, \"Piano\" (Rune Grammofon, 2021) received plaudits that placed him in the same company as pianists like Keith Jarret, Brad Mehldau, and Bill Evans. With \"Agoja\" Mulelid demonstrates what a musician and composer worthy of such acclaim can do with an ensemble cast of musicians of the highest calibre. On \"Agoja\" three features are immediately apparent. First, that Mulelid's compositions are melodic, yet frequently surprising in their path from their beginning to end; second, that he is a generous band leader, allowing the musicians both to be themselves and to express themselves, often while he merges almost completely into the background; finally, that each composition has its own unique identity, yet bears Mulelid's hallmark clearly and distinctly. Kjetil Mulelid (b.1991, Hurdal, Norway) has distinguished himself as an inventive artist, blending jazz, psalms, and improvised music in both his own playing and compositions. After graduating from the famous \"Jazzlinja\" in Trondheim back in 2014, he has been heavily touring the world's nooks and crannies with his own music and projects. He has played concerts in large parts of Europe and Japan and released several well-received albums as a solo artists, as well as with his own Kjetil Mulelid Trio, the jazz quartet Wako, with singer Emilie Storaas as the duo Kjemilie, and with singer Siril Malmedal Hauge - both as a band and as a piano \/ vocal duo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50388256620875,"sku":"2180370","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50388257014091,"sku":"2180377","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Kjetil_Mulelid_Agoja_4751b0da_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726340559"},{"product_id":"realm-of-opportunities","title":"Realm of Opportunities","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Tonic For The Troops have, after extensive touring, established themselves as a tight collective with high octane performances providing enjoyable and accessible jazz. After several ‘top of the year’ lists for their debut album Ambush, ATFTT are joining forces again for their second album! The ingredients still consist of straight ahead post-bop with a modern and contemporary sound, but ‘Realm of Opportunities’ also opens up a more lyrical and emotional approach. Ellen Brekken has established herself as one of the most versatile bass players in Norway today. In A Tonic For The Troops we can see her evolution as a composer as well, with a firm grasp of melody and development, demonstrated in cinematic and suite-like tunes.The band utilises the strengths of some of the most energetic performers on the Norwegian jazz scene today, leading successful bands in their own right. Espen Berg (piano), Magnus Bakken (sax) and Magnus Sefaniassen Eide (drums) all bring great solo contributions too, but the band´s real secret weapons are both their playful interaction and also their openness to using a melting-pot of musical ideas. A Tonic For The Troops demonstrate once again with 'Realm of Opportunities' that their energy and motivation are at their peak, showcasing a life-affirming band in top shape!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50394483229003,"sku":"2053938","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50394483392843,"sku":"2053948","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/A_Tonic_For_The_Troops_-_Realm_of_Opportunities_a3eae96f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726440594"},{"product_id":"hva-na-ekko","title":"Hva na, Ekko?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHva nå, Ekko?\u003c\/i\u003e (“What now, Ekko?”) tells the story about Ekko that is unhappily in love with Narcissus. She follows him wherever he goes, and has neither her own thoughts or opinions. After a while it feels meaningless, and Ekko starts to wonder what happens if she stops to repeat what other people say. What shall she say then? And does she need to follow Narcissus that anyway just cares about himself? The music explores Ekko´s feelings and possibilities, and the unpredictability of the improvisational music is a parallel to an echo that speaks freely. What happens then? «Hva nå, Ekko?» is a commissioned work by Liv Andrea Hauge, written for Festspillene i Helgeland 2022. The ambition behind the work is based on exploring improvisation in a bigger jazz ensemble. Composed by Liv 4 Andrea Hauge, it´s performed by some of the foremost young jazz musicians on the Norwegian stage: Ragnhild Moan, Signe Emmeluth, Torstein Lavik Larsen, Marte Eberson, Fredrik Luhr Diecthricson and Andreas Winther\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50401930969419,"sku":"2023911","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50401931067723,"sku":"2023913","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/WEB_Image_Liv_Andrea_Hauge_Ensemble_Hva_Na__Ekko___703366109585989786635_pl.jpg?v=1726526404"},{"product_id":"marbles-2","title":"Marbles","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndré Roligheten is known for his strong presence in a number of collaborations with everything from Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity, Team Hegdal, Friends \u0026amp; Neighbors, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Susanne Sundfør, to his own release \"Roligheten - Homegrown\" from 2017.With his new adventurous ensemble, he is now releasing brand new music on the album \"Marbles\" (Odin, 03.11.23). The album contains a collection of compositions that facilitate bold interaction. The compositions are conceived as parallel universes with their own, improvised musical forms. Imagine that Sonny Rollins and Egberto Gismonti met on the beach at a yoga retreat in Hawaii and decided to make an album together! Roligheten brings out a highly personal expression in his warm tenor saxophone together with a star team of Scandinavian musicians. Each and every one of them adds a unique depth and substance to the musical universe; Strøm's rigorous double bass, Ståhl's bold vibraphone, Nilssen's elastic drums and Lindström's gripping pedal steel. This merges into a unique sound that carries Roligheten's compositions on a golden stool. The gallery of people in this ensemble has prestigious names, and they have worked with artists and bands such as Tonbruket, Bushman's Revenge, Ane Brun, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobo Stenson, Supersonic Orchestra and Georg Riedel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50401998799179,"sku":"2056784","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50401999192395,"sku":"2056786","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/andre_roligheten_Marbles_d5be2301_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726528477"},{"product_id":"flukten","title":"Flukten","description":"\u003cp\u003eFLUKTEN is a Norwegian jazz quartet, with members from Hanna Paulsberg Concept, Atomic, Moskus, GURLS, Wako, Espen Berg Trio, Hullyboo, Skadedyr and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Their debut album Velkommen håp from 2021, was well received and earned them a Norwegian Grammy in the category of jazz. When Flukten was going to record a follow-up to \"Velkommen håp\", they again wanted to record in the same studio and collaborate with technician Mike Hartung. The new album shows how thw quartet has evolved, and the album was recorded by musicians with surplus energy to follow up the first album. Concerts are scheduled throughout Norweay, as well as Oslo Jazz Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50429852189003,"sku":"2197592","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50429857202507,"sku":"2197598","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/flukten_b01d7459_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728613414"},{"product_id":"water-fabric","title":"Water Fabric","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith nine exceptionally strong trio and solo albums Espen Berg (40) has become one of the most central and tone-setting Norwegian jazz musicians today. November 24 marks the release of his new album Water Fabric on Odin Records, which shows completely new sides of Espen as a composer. He has put together a hand-picked ensemble consisting of six high-profile Norwegian musicians with a background in jazz, classical, Norwegian folk music and Indian classical music. This composition reflects Espen's ability to make any musical expression his own, and with Water Fabric he has created a melodious, boundary-breaking, and breathtaking work that both oozes with the joy of playing and also shows a deep respect for musical traditions and craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50443655709003,"sku":"2148635","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"but-swinging-doesnt-bend-them-down","title":"...but swinging doesnt bend them down","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Source - nearly 30 years in the tradition of the infinite peculiar. The Source is a quartet with a long history. Actually started in 1993, with the founding members Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Per Oddvar Johansen, Trygve Seim og Øyvind Brække, who all by then studied at the Jazz Course at the Trondheim Music Conservatory. The new quartet album; \u003ci\u003e... but swinging doesn`t bend them down\u003c\/i\u003e will be published in October on the legendary record label Odin. The title is an excerpt from the poem Birches by the American poet Robert Frost, a title that encompass a child´s dream of climbing the treetops and swinging birch branches. It could be read as a reflection over the conflict between the free play in nature and the boundaries of adult life awaiting on the ground… But maybe the ground can wait? Just join the sheer joy of climbing the trees and the careful balance that is needed not to fall and be at one with the flexibility of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50503352320331,"sku":"1149312","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a3c870a2-0ec4-481a-bb52-d4d0a0561d4e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727795235"},{"product_id":"plastic-wave","title":"Plastic Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlastic Wave\u003c\/i\u003e comes as the sequel to 2018´s celebrated \u003ci\u003eHappy Endlings\u003c\/i\u003e, where Ole Morten Vågan, one of the most sought-after bass players in Norway, collaborated with the unpredictable and creative Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, comprised of a sort of who´s who in Norwegian jazz. Where \u003ci\u003eHappy Endlings\u003c\/i\u003e took the listener on a 72-minute-long ride on the edge of their seat through a myriad of innovation, shock and surprise \u003ci\u003ePlastic Wave\u003c\/i\u003e sees TJO and Vågan take their mischievous end time antics from the previous album to the next phase, in some sorts a musical excavation of the next evolutionary step - and the sequel is no less than 12 minutes longer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50522178289995,"sku":"1140790","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a8ecdd55-3b50-467b-a03b-a32bd759eb31_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728000021"},{"product_id":"maetrix","title":"Maetrix","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, the Norwegian pianist and composer Espen Berg was commissioned to write for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. With the opportunity to hand-pick a line-up consisting of 14 of Scandinavia’s most creative and prolific jazz artists, Espen grasped this opportunity with both hands and a mind bursting with ideas. MAETRIX premiered at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival in 2017 to a standing ovation, making the audience shake their head in awe. However, MAETRIX isn’t just an impressive feat, it’s also incredibly beautiful music. With MAETRIX, Espen has solidified his call to explore a kind of music where complex rhythms are paired with strong, heartfelt melodies. The name itself combines the 1999 blockbuster movie title The Matrix, with metrics. Similar to the movie, the listener can choose which reality to listen to, either intellectually by diving into the mechanical and the conceptual, or emotionally by getting carried away by the melodies and the music as a whole.The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra demonstrates yet again to inherit a flexibility and agility more commonly associated with smaller bands. Every musician add their personal rendition to the scores, transcending the music and make it come alive. MAETRIX has been performed at seven festivals and venues in Norway and Sweden, and it was recorded in Rainbow Studio, Oslo in May 2021 by Martin Abrahamsen. For Espen it has been a defining project, and many of the songs have lived on in his trio\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odin","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":51005079322955,"sku":"2237160","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51005079552331,"sku":"2237162","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/trondheim_jazz_orch_MAETRIX_ESPEN_BERG_3e4cdf90_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1737527153"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_19a47779_thumbnail_4096_d4e34234-d663-4d92-a9ce-f581d9129ed4.jpg?v=1726340525","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/odin.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}