Erik Wøllo - Guitar Nova

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Artist:		Erik Wøllo
Album:		Guitar Nova

Released by:		Spotted Peccary
Year:		2000

Nr. of discs:		1
Nr. of tracks:		14
Total playtime:		00:55:00

Artist: Erik Wøllo
Album: Guitar Nova

Genres: Ethnic, Jazzy / loungy, Classical (synthesized)

Acoustic guitar music. Rhythmic and melodic music. Guitar Nova represents a new direction in the career of Erik Wøllo. On this album he goes back and picks up his acoustic guitars again, like he did on his very first albums. Various acoustic guitars that appears as an ensemble of new and exciting musical landscapes. These tracks reflects a musical experience that covers a wide range of styles. Here are fragments from jazz, classical, ethnic and ambient music, carefully blended together in a new and higly original musical content.

All music performed by Erik Wøllo on various acoustic guitars and stringed instruments. On one of the tracks, highly acclaimed Norwegian jazz musician Jon Eberson appears, as a guest soloist on acoustic guitar.

All music is composed and produced by Erik Wøllo in his Wintergarden Studio in Norway, and reflects his long time experience with modern digital studio technology.

Review extracts:

John Diliberto / Echoes: "Wøllo multitracks his instruments in elaborate designs that have the same evocative power of his more lushly orchestrated synthesizer works. Wøllo's melodies ring with an open-air purity, whether fingerpicking a 6-string, strumming a 12-string, or bringing in a laconic slide [...] From the moody undertow of Source to the interwoven minimalism of Hildring, Wøllo creates a crystalline country music, like Ry Coder at the edge of the galaxy."

David J Opdyke / AmbiEntrance: "The unassuming acoustic beauty of Guitar Nova smolders with aromatic fragrances and illuminates 14 scenes of idyllic peacefulness. Erik Wøllo's six-stringed magic lulls as well as excites, particularly if one isn't averse to such truly musical undertakings. An 8.4 for loveliness and warmth which can provide a perfect blanket against winter's chill."

Ben Kettlewell / Alternate Music Press: "The music of Erik Wøllo embodies a Zen-like economy, focusing on a purity of tone, clarity of harmony, and counterpoint to achieve a tender lyricism [...] Each piece on the album dissolves into a magical shimmer that glows and fades at just the right moments. Wøllo has constructed this album beautifully..."

Carol Wright / Barnes & Noble: "The unique, rhythmically charged music of Norwegian guitarist Erik Wøllo is as pristine as airborne crystals [...] Abounding with good-humored spirit yet sophisticated enough to be a challenge, Guitar Nova stands up after many listens."

Bert Strolenberg / Sonic Immersion: "Guitar Nova encompasses 14 introspective, varied guitar pieces reflecting lots of emotion and creating a smooth and engaging atmosphere. This music certainly deserves my thumb up!"