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Full playlist by David Grundy

4 December 2004 next playlist >>

:: Track 1

Kings of Convenience: Summer on the Westhill (4 mins 33 secs)
Album: Quiet is the New Loud
Astralwerks 29072

:: Track 2

Nils Petter Molvaer: Vilderness 2 (4 mins 49 secs)
Album: Solid Ether
ECM 543 645-2

:: Track 3

Misha Alperin: Emptiness (4 mins) 
Album: At Home
ECM 549 610-2


BACKGROUND
All of these pieces have a similar 'Late Junction' feel which enables them to segue together very well in sequence. In fact, the first and last are actually tracks I heard on the programme.

The track from Kings of Convenience has a wonderfully relaxed feel, a song which immediately grabbed me when I first heard it, even though I knew nothing about the artists or the album.

Nils Petter Molvaer's blend of modern electronic beats and soundscapes and Miles Davis-esque trumpet shouldn't work, but it does. This is one of his best tracks, in my opinion: the mix of the electronics and melody is perfectly balanced to create a unique and haunting effect.

Finally, a typical ECM track in many ways, and one tailored exactly to Late Junction's standards. A spare yet beautiful, almost Messiaen-esque atmosphere pervades the piece.
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