On Langeleik, two pioneers of alternative pedal steel meet across oceans, time, and temperaments. Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Geir Sundstøl and London-based pedal-steel player Joe Harvey-Whyte merge the instrument’s ghostly resonance with field recordings, ambient drones and vintage synths to create a sound that feels as fluid and alive as the rivers that inspired it.
22
May
[ May 24th, 2024 release on Hubro: SPLASHGIRL + Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – More Human ]
release date: 24.05.2024 on Hubro Records
Hibernation may be unsettling but Randall Dunn’s mastery of intimate space and dynamics provides moments of heart-stopping beauty – 9/10 – UNCUT
synths and electronica infiltrate their customary sparse drama, and they still possess the knack of creating what’s best described as uplifting melancholy – PROG
The seventh album from Splashgirl, “More Human” is made in collaboration with singer/sound artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, and producer Randall Dunn. The album title, “More Human,” explores the role of humanity in a society increasingly reliant on technology, where artists face direct competition from artificial intelligence. What is the difference between what humans create and what machines create as technology becomes more sophisticated? And how can we preserve the genuinely human in music produced by live musicians coming together to create music?
05
Nov
[ November 10th, 2023 release on Hubro: Trond Kallevåg : Amerikabåten ]
On his third album, recorded for HUBRO, as the other two: debut Bedeus & Hawaii and following Fengselsfugl , guitarist and composer, Trond Kallevåg, sets sail and explores the stories and mystique of American music and culture. With a cinematic quality reminiscent of Ry Cooder and Bill Frisell, it draws inspiration from transformative journeys of hundreds of thousands of Norwegians who embarked on transformative journeys across the vast ocean.
21
Aug
[ August the 26th, 2022 release on Norsk Jazzforum: This Is Our Music – Jazz Out Of Norway vol.10 ]
The Norwegian jazz scene has it all: cutting edge-contemporary, orchestral and vocal jazz, jazz rock…and a growing audience, jostling and responding to the music while getting younger and younger. It has a background in folk music, with original instruments and sounds, traditions carried forward and transformed by the people of today. It has a classical music heritage with prominent composers who have left a deep mark. All of this has pushed the nation’s music… ANNE YVEN
05
Oct
[ October the 8th, 2021 release via HUBRO: Geir Sundstøl – St. Hanshaugen Steel ]
release date: 08.10.2021
GEIR SUNDSTØL augments his soundworld with vintage electronics and new collaborators.
Arve Henriksen and Sølvguttene boys choir join the Yamaha CS-20, Optigon, Logan String Melody, and regular compadres David Wallumrød (Minimoog / Prophet 5 / Arp Pro Soloist / Hohner Clavinet / Juno 6), Mats Eilertsen (acoustic bass/organ), Jo Berger Myhre (bass) and Erland Dahlen (drums / Schulmerich handbells / water phone / electric insects…)
04
Oct
[ October the 4th release from Hubro – Jo Berger Myhre & Ólafur Björn Ólafsson – Lanzarote ]
release date: 4th October 2019
Jo Berger Myhre and Ólafur Björn Ólafsson’s new album, ‘Lanzarote’ follows duo’s debut big time with an opening “Grain of Sand” dedicated to the memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson, profilic and versatile Icelandic composer whom we lost tragically in 2018.
05
Oct
[ October 2018 release from HUBRO – Geir Sundstøl – Brødløs ]
release: 5.10.18
Ambient goes country and David Bowie and Brian Eno share a tune with John Coltrane in slide guitar maestro Geir Sundstol’s astonishing cinematic travelogue. This How this new recording from HUBRO can be briefly described. To learn more about it, continue reading below: