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End, The (Jernberg / Moster / Gustafsson / Hana / Fjordheim): Why Do You Mourn  [VINYL] (Trost Records)

The third album from the genre-merging quintet The End of of Sofia Jernberg (vocals), Kjetil Moster (clarinet and tenor saxophone), Mats Gustafsson (flutes, baritone saxophone and electronics), Anders Hana (baritone and bass guitar) and Borge Fjordheim (drums), an experimental song-based project influenced by avant rock, jazz and soundscape in seven nuanced pieces.
 

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Sofia Jernberg-voice

Mats Gustafsson-flutes, baritone saxophone, live electronics

Kjetil Moster-clarinet, tenor saxophone, electronics

Anders Hana-baritone, bass guitars, langeleik

Borge Fjordheim-drums


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UPC: 9120036683761

Label: Trost Records
Catalog ID: TROST 234LP
Squidco Product Code: 33446

Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2023
Country: Austria
Packaging: LP
Recorded at Electrolud Studio, Stavanger, Norway, in September 2021 and May 2022, by Borge Fjordheim .

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"The End is near -- after two albums on the now defunct UK label Rare Noise, the powerful project of Sofia Jernberg (vocals), Kjetil (clarinet and tenor saxophone), Mats Gustafsson (flutes, baritone saxophone and electronics), Anders Hana (baritone and bass guitar), and Borge Fjordheim (drums) releases their third album on Trost. They combine avant-rock, jazz, and a haunting beautiful voice to a seethe mix of emotions, noise, music -- a sonic landscape, dynamic, and captivating. This album is a true testament to the power of experimental music that continues to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories. Sofia Jernberg's voice is a central element -- her timbre and diverse vocal techniques set new accents and give the tracks an extraordinary emotional depth."-Trost



"Why Do You Mourn is the third release by the Swedish/Norwegian group The End. Ethiopian-born Swedish vocalist Sofia Jernberg is backed by the double reedists Mats Gustafsson (The Thing, Fire! and Fire! Orchestra) and Kjetil Møster (Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, Møster!, and Zanussi Five), plus guitarist Anders Hana (Circulasione Totale Orchestra) and drummer Børge Fjordheim. It follows two releases on the RareNoise Records label, Allt Är Intet (2020) and Svårmod Och Vemod Är Värdesinnen (2018).

The sounds resemble the music genre favored by Don Cherry during his years in Sweden. It is world music, but one that claims no specific country of origin, nor for that matter, genre. The End fluctuates between folk, free jazz, hardcore, poetry and jazz rock. "Snow," the longest track on the album at 13+ minutes opens the disc with sung/spoken poetry interwoven by saxophone freak-outs and thunderous bass guitar and drums. The song gives way to squawks and screams until the storm subsides and a return to gentle passages of prose. "Doomfunk MCs" skates on edges, on Møster's saxophone, Hana's guitar, and Jernberg's voice as the band marches triumphantly through the track. "Wasted Blame" and "Whose Face" by Gustafsson are influenced by the poetry of Robert Creeley. Here the band also pulls from the heavy sounds of Black Sabbath, tempered by the very lovely voice of Jernberg. "Winter Doesn't End" by Rigmor Gustafsson is presented as a simple acoustic folk tune where Jernberg is accompanied by guitar, flute, clarinet and drum. In the same vein "Smokey Black" with its gentle recitation of various versions of the color black. The summation of the entire affair is the otherworldly and eerie "Black Vivaldi Sonata" with Jernberg singing "I don't care if we start a war in heaven, who really needs to be rescued?" Hopefully, this is a rhetorical question."-Mark Corroto, All About Jazz

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Artist Biographies

"Sofia Jernberg (born 5 July 1983, Ethiopia) is a Swedish experimental singer and composer.

Between 2002 and 2004, Jernberg studied jazz at Fridhems Folk High School. Later she studied for Per Mårtensson and Henrik Strindberg at The Gotland School of Music Composition. In 2008, she received the Royal Swedish Academy of Music's jazz award.

Jernberg is the leader (together with the pianist Cecilia Persson) of the chamber jazz group Paavo. The group received the "jazz group of the year" award from Swedish Radio.

Jernberg is also working on the contemporary classical music scene, in which she serves as both singer and composer. As a singer she has premiered pieces by composers such as Lars Bröndum. She was a soloist with Norrbotten NEO when they performed Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire. Jernberg has composed for several established ensembles such as Duo ego and Norrbotten NEO."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Jernberg)
12/6/2023

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"Born 1964 in Umeå, Northern Sweden.Saxplayer, improviser and composer. Solo artist and international tours and projects with a.o. Sonic Youth, Merzbow, Jim O´Rourke, Barry Guy, Otomo Yoshihide, Yoshimi, Ken Vandermark and in working groups The Thing, FIRE!, Gush, Boots Brown, Swedish Azz and Fake (the facts). Large ensemble work with Barry Guy New Orchestra,FIRE! Orchestra and the NU - ensemble.over 1800 concerts and over 200 record productions in Europe, Australia, Africa, North & South America and Asia.Collaborations with contemporary dance, theater, art, poetry as well as projects with noise, electronica, contemporary rock and free jazz.Discaholic - running the discaholic corner website.Producer of international festivals and concert tours as well as work with own record labels Slottet, OlofBright Editions and Blue Tower Records."-Mats Gustafsson Website (http://matsgus.com/archives/category/bio)
12/6/2023

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"Kjetil Traavik Møster (born 17 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet) and composer, known from bands like The Core, Ultralyd, Brat, Zanussi 5, and performance with Chick Corea at Moldejazz 2000, later released on CD. He has also made his mark with experimental performances at the interface between electronic based fri-rock and jazz."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjetil_M%C3%B8ster)
12/6/2023

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"Anders Hana (born 7 August 1982 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (guitar), composer and marine biologist, known as a veteran of the bands Noxagt, Ultralyd and Moha!, and a series of wildlife projects in northern Norway.

Hana established Jazzuken in Stavanger, Norway in 2003, and operated the jazz club Sting there for three years. He moved to Oslo, where he cooperated with Mats Gustafsson at All Ears (2005).

He has released several albums with the drummer Morten J. Olsen as MoHa!, and contributes to the quartet Ultralyd together with Kjetil Møster (saxophones), Kjetil D. Brandsdal (bass) and Olsen (drums). He played guitar with the rock band Noxagt. He and Møster are the duo Hakj; with Olsen and Andrew D'Angelo they are the trio Morthana; and as a duo with Paal Nilssen-Love they released the album AM/FM (2006) on Utech Records. He has been in a trio on the Norwegian jazz scene with Per Zanussi and Børge Fjordheim. Hana has performed and toured with Jaga Jazzist for more than a year around 2005.

Hana took a master's degree in coastal ecology at the University of Agder in 2014, and has since been involved in several wildlife projects, for example at the aquarium Atlanterhavsparken in Ålesund where he since 2017 has led a research group working on the potential reintroduction of the Humboldt penguin in Nordland county."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Hana)
12/6/2023

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Borge Fjordheim: Songwriter/Producer

The drummer, composer, arranger and producer Børge Fjordheim co-owns recording studio Elektrolüd and vinyl pressing plant T-Time Vinyl Plant in Stavanger, Norway. Fjordheim is also a part of the impro-rockband Cloroform. Since 1997 he has co-produced pop-singer Morten Abel's records, while also being the regular drummer on his tours. Other artists he tours regularly with include Sivert Höyem and Janove. As a songwriter and producer, Børge has worked with Eva & The Heartmaker, Janove, Marion Ravn, Thea & The Wild, Lene Marlin, Monica Heldal, Halvdan Sivertsen, Hilde Selvikvåg, Kylie Minogue and more. Fjordheim has also written music for radio, TV and film.

-Arctic Rights (https://www.arcticrights.com/music/borge-fjordheim)
12/6/2023

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Track Listing:



SIDE A



1. Snow (13:01)

2. Doomfunk MC's (6:05)

3. Wasted Blame (4:30)

SIDE A



1. Winter Doesn't End (3:18)

2. Whose Face (7:50)

3. Smokey Black (1:18)

4. Black Vivaldi Sonata (9:36)

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