'Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar. Martin Taxt – tuba. Eivind Lønning – trumpet. Espen Reinertsen – tenor saxophone and flute. On Varianter av døde trær the young Norwegian musicians Martin Taxt, Eivind Lønning and Espen Reinertsen meet the internationally acclaimed guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama from Tokyo. The three Norwegians are highly experienced young improvisers with background from groups like Trondheim Jazzorkester and Music for a Weill. Akiyama says he aims to create music with elements of both primitivism and realism by connecting his own aspirations, in a minimal and straightforward way, to the special instrumental qualities of the guitar. Together with the Norwegian wind players he has created an interesting symbiosis of jazz, folk and contemporary music.'
Tracklist
1 Tverrsnit Av Fuge 5:10
2 Poem Uten Tyngdekraft 5:11
3 Tekno 1:07
4 爪弾き (Tsumabiki) 3:20
5 Ti Mørke Innfallslodd 3:01
6 Trommeltoner 5:34
7 Salme På Vandring 2:20
8 Tekno 1:09
9 Tverrsnit Av Fuge 4:13
10 Poem Uten Tyngdekraft 5:47
11 Tekno 1:11
12 爪弾き (Tsumabiki) 2:48
13 Ti Mørke Innfallslodd 3:26
14 Ultradypt Felt 4:18
15 Tverrsnit Av Fuge 1:08
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Tetuzi Akiyama
Design [Cover] – Jonas Howden Sjøvaag
Liner Notes [Japanese Translations] – Ayumi Katayama
Mastered By, Liner Notes – Toshimaru Nakamura
Mixed By – Thomas Hukkelberg
Producer – Lønning, Reinertsen, Taxt, Akiyama
Recorded By – Thomas Hukkelberg
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Espen Reinertsen
Trumpet – Eivind Lønning
Tuba – Martin Taxt
Notes
Recorded in Kolbotn Church and Lindemansalen, Oslo, Norway on December 8th and 9th 2007
Released in a Digipak
