White Willow (band)
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White Willow is a Norwegian art rock band, mixing elements of orchestral pop, 70's progressive rock, jazz-rock and even electronic elements. They have released 5 albums so far: 1995's Ignis Fatuus, which features symphonic folk rock in the vein of early King Crimson and Genesis as well as Mellow Candle; 1998's Ex Tenebris, which is minimalist prog/post-rock; 2000's Sacrament, a full-blown symphonic rock/pop release; 2004's Storm Season, the band's best-selling record to date, mixing darker, more guitar-heavy elements into their sound, and their fifth studio album, Signal to Noise, which was released in August 2006. According to their website (as of July 2011), their new album Terminal Twilight is set to be released on October 17th 2011.[1]
White Willow's influences range from 10cc, The Beach Boys, Big Star and Steely Dan to King Crimson, Magma, Weather Report and even Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell. They have been hailed by The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music as "one of the most significant progressive groups of the current era".[2] Typical of their sound is the prominence of female vocals, flute and mellotrons and analog synthesizers.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current band members
- Sylvia Erichsen - vocals
- Lars Fredrik Frøislie - keyboards
- Ketil Vestrum Einarsen - flute
- Jacob Holm-Lupo - guitar (founding member)
- Ellen Andrea Wang - bass
- Mattias Olsson - drums
[edit] Former band members
- Trude Eidtang - vocals
- Marthe Berger Walthinsen - bass
- Aage Moltke Schou - drums
- Erik Holm - drums
- Danny Young - drums
- Alexander Engebretsen - bass
- Per Christian Stenberg - bass
- Eldrid Johansen - vocals
- Sara Trondal - vocals
- Tirill Mohn - violin
- Audun Kjus - flute and vocals
- Jan Tariq Rahman - keyboards, bass, woodwinds and vocals (founding member)
[edit] Discography
- Ignis Fatuus (1995, The Laser's Edge)
- Ex Tenebris (1998, The Laser's Edge)
- Sacrament (2000, The Laser's Edge)
- Storm Season (2004, The Laser's Edge; Japanese version released through Avalon/Marquee)
- Signal to Noise (2006, The Laser's Edge)
- Terminal Twilight (2011, Termo Records)
[edit] References
- ^ "White Willow website". http://www.whitewillow.info/. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ "DPRP CD Reviews - 2000 - Volume 33". www.dprp.net. http://www.dprp.net/reviews/0033.htm#willow. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
