Dhafer Youssef - "Birds Requiem" w/ Eivind Aarset and Nils Petter Molvaer (and others)

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Sony/88883721842

http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Dhafer_Youssef/Birds_Requiem/?id=88883721842 (jtu)

Short movie with interview (Dhafer Youssef, Eivind Aarset and others) about «Birds Requiem» .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0XimaROpGg (jtu)

new interview w/ Nils Petter Molvær in AllAboutJazz
(where he also talks about his next project “Lucid Dream”):

review of Moritz von Oswald/Nils Petter Molvaer’s “1/1” by John Kelman:

new album by Ketil Bjørnstad w/ Eivind Aarset "La Notte", ECM records 3724553:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=45830

http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Ketil_Bjrnstad/La_Notte/?id=3724553 (jtu)

Nils Petter Molvaer has done a tour in norway in december with "Nordic Voices"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48o5hK7OIyE

http://www.nordicvoices.no/

Dec 3: NV & NPM Fredrikstad Domirke, N

Dec 4: NV & NPM Trondheim, Vår Frue kirke, N

Dec 5: NV & NPM Tromsø, Ishavskatedralen, N

Dec 6: NV & NPM Bergen Domkirke, N

Dec 7: NV & NPM Drammen, Bragernes kirke, N

Dec 8: NV & NPM Oslo, Paulus kirke, N (jtu)

"Music from Norway: Just How Important Is It, Really? "
asks John Kelman from AllAboutJazz

Henning Bolte has delivered an extended analysis of “Narrative from the Subtropics” for AllAboutJazz:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=45285

http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10126389 (jtu)

Dagsavisen and Side2 both look at Arve Henriksen and Jan Bang’s albums together as related albums:

http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/alle-anmeldelser/musikkanmeldelse/motes-og-skilles/

http://www.side2.no/musikk/anmeldelser/article3675701.ece (jtu)

from Eivind Aarset’s home page:
"I have contributed on several tracks on the new album "Berserk" (released on Rare Noise Records) made and produced by the gifted musicians/producers Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari and Lorenzo Feliciati.
other contributers to the project are: Pat Mastaletto, Gianluca Petrella, Jamie Saft, Sandro Satta,
Fabrizio Puglis, Jamie Saft, Cristiano Calcagnile, Simone Cavina" (jtu)

Kjetil Husebø has released a new solo album called «Sources». the album is getting very solid reviews in Norway: http://kjetilhuseboe.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/kjetil-husebo-sources/ (jtu)

Mari Boine has released a new album with her music rearranged for the Norwegian Radio Orchestra:

http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Mari_Boine/Gilvve_Gollt_-_Sow_Your_Gold/?id=3747563

http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10126392 (jtu)

CD/LP/Track review Jan Bang "Narrative from the Subtropics" (2013, Jazzland Recordings)
by John Kelmann from AllAboutJazz.
personnel, among others:: Jan Bang; Nils Chr. Moe Repstad; Eivind Aarset; Sidsel Endresen; Lars Danielsson; Erik Honoré; Arve Henriksen; Stian Westerhus; Nils Petter Molvæer

Moritz von Oswald and future jazz trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær announce "1/1", a collaborative LP.
addionally check also @ residentadvisor and beatsinternational (nn/hjb)
Nils Petter Molvaer and Moritz von Oswaldwill also be performing the entire album at Punkt Festival
on Sunday Sept 8 (nn)

2013 Molde International Jazz Festival:
Molde, Norway, July 15-20, 2013. a review by John Kelman.
view the article here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=45007

short outlook tothe Rewire Festival, Den Haag nov 2013  featuring Nils Petter Molvaer and Moritz von Oswald: http://thequietus.com/articles/12544-rewire-festival-2013 (nn)

also, AllAboutJazz.com has published a new interview with Arve Henriksen:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=44554 (jtu)

Jaga Jazzist's new release: "Live with Britten Sinfonia"
an article  by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz (jk)

Nils Petter Molvær with BIOSPHERE: NPM is joined at Brecon Jazz by Biosphere
(Norwegian musician Geir Jenssen), who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music.
well known for his use of music loops and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources, his 1997 album Substrata
is considered one of the best classic ambient albums of all time (nn)

watch a 50 min audience video of Eivind Aarset from 2012-05-19 St.Petersburg
on youtube. it says on the credits to that video it was edited by Eivind.
The picture is a little rough due to the low light

but the sound is pretty good. The band was cookin' that night (nn)

Nils Petter Molvær plays on Trilok Gurtu’s album “Spellbound”.

http://moosicus.com/spellbound/. the album by indian masterdrummer Trilok Gurtu
released in April 2013. feat. a lineup of great trumpet players:
Nils Petter Molvær, Ibrahim Maalouf and Paolo Fresu (jtu)

Good news from Nils Petter Molvaer's facebook page about an in october upcoming album:

"sitting here with Lorens and Moritz von Oswald doing some raw-mixes for
the album to be relased in october. apx 90 minutes to be edited down to 50-ish :-) dark lovely soundscapes. it ended up quite ambient. I like the feel of it :-)" (jtu)

from the Punkt Festival’s facebook page:

“Victoria” soundtrack available now: Punkt’s Jan Bang and Erik Honoré have composed the music for "Victoria", based on Knut Hamsun’s novel, together with Arve Henriksen and Gaute Storaas. “Victoria” is directed by Torun Lian (“Bare skyer beveger stjernene”, “Frida med hjertet i hånden”) and the main actors are Jakob Oftebro, Iben Akerlie and Bill Skarsgård. The film premieres in Norway this weekend. the soundtrack is available on iTunes , and on CD from monday, march 11th.

Also from the Punkt Festival’s facebook page: 
Punkt 2013 dates confirmed: 5. – 7. September.  stay tuned! (jtu)

from Punktfestival’s facebook page:

"Punkt’s Jan Bang and Erik Honoré have composed the music for "Victoria", based on Knut Hamsun’s novel, together with Arve Henriksen and Gaute Storaas. “Victoria” is directed by Torun Lian (“Bare skyer beveger stjernene”, “Frida med hjertet i hånden”) and the main actors are Jakob Oftebro, Iben Akerlie and Bill Skarsgård. the film will premiere in norway on march 1st.

long trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YMhINaS5xg

shorter trailer with English subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YP9PGmHYOs (jtu)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzw_z2EkyTI 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIKMjP7vVsM (pps)

Nils Petter Molvaer yesterday posted a link on his official facebook page
to the concert in the Nidarosdomen with the choir Schola Sanctae Sunnivae on february 2nd
- https://www.facebook.com/events/322573257848865/?ref=3
- http://www.billettorget.no/konsert.asp?KonsertID=1285
information in norwegian only, but apart from the concert date,
there really is no new information that we haven’t already covered. (jtu)