The Nest (album)
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The Nest (released 2003 in Oslo, Norway on the Emarcy (067 153-2) label) is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad, with special guest artist Anneli Drecker, presenting lyrics by the poet Hart Crane (1899-1932).[1][2]
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Reception
The Dagbladet review awarded the album 4 stars,[3] and Amazon.de review 4.5 stars.[4]
Track listing
- «The Nest» (2:40)
- Preludium - «In Shadow» (4:20)
- «The Window» (3:07)
- «The Bridge I» (5:07)
- «The Bathers» (4:06)
- «The Hope I» (1:36)
- «Exile» (3:14)
- «The Circle» (4:34)
- «Darkland» (2:37)
- «Forgetfulness» (4:00)
- «The Joy» (3:41)
- «The Bridge II» (5:04)
- «Old Song» (3:48)
- «The Hope II» (5:04)
- «The Memory» (4:30)
- «Fear» (3:28)
- «The Nest» (4:01)
- Postludium
Personnel
- Ketil Bjørnstad - piano & synthesizers
- Anneli Drecker - vocals
- Nora Taksdal - viola
- Eivind Aarset - guitars
- Kjetil Bjerkestrand - synthesizers, samples & percussion
Credits
- All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad
- Words from the poetry of Hart Crane (1899-1932)
- Produced by Ketil Bjørnstad
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, August–December 2002
- Engineer - Jan Erik Kongshaug
- Additional recordings by Kjetil Bjerkestrand and Peer Espen Ursfjord
- Mixed by Jan Erik Konshaug and Ketil Bjørnstad
- Mastering by Bjørn Engelmann, Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden
- Cover Photo - «The Nest», from the series «In the Feminine» by Eva-Maria Riegler
- Artist photos - Stian Andersen
- Cover design - Deville
- Anneli Drecker appears courtesy of EMI Records, Norway[5]
References
- ^ Tor Hammerø (2003-02-25). "Ketil Bjørnstad: The Nest" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Artists Biography". Emusic.com. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ a b "Ketil Bjørnstad - Musikk som dyrker skjønnhet og forsoning" (in Norwegian). Amazon.de. 2003-02-11. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ a b "Ketil Bjørnstad: The Nest - Review". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: The Nest - Special guest: Anneli Drecker". Sudo.3.Pro.Tok2.com. Retrieved 2012-10-12.