Streamer

Nils Petter Molvaer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thirsty Ear
• ASIN: B000JJ4PPS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,603 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Streamer staples together recordings from a couple of live gigs from 2002, mostly performing material recorded and issued on another CD not long before... Frozen being something of a war-dance, Marrow emerging from synthetic groans into hefty thumping beat with background voices then a reinstatement of plaintive trumpet. On Little Indian there s more and different plaintive trumpet, with a female voice somewhere in the background. I suspect (slapaboom, slapaboom, slapaboom) there might be good reason for my preferring those portions of Little Indian which have no metronomic element, between the pseudo-strings start and the serious quiet organ chords which signal that we are now in Kakonita . The applause after that one was well deserved...

Perhaps one of the curious percussion noises registered as a click of the fingers and took me out of the hypnosis on which this music seems especially to depend for its effect. Inventive and a forerunner of later work Molvaer might be, he s also a lovely lyrical trumpeter selective as to what he plays, an artist of atmospheres. --Popmatters

Product Description

Nils Petter Molvaer is known throughout the world for his trumpet and sleek electronic compositions. His use of electronics and his trumpet stylings are signatures to his work, which at times is sombre, dreamlike and introspective, while at others, vibrant and bombastic. This album takes the listener to realms both familiar and strange, through compositions that are sure to entice fans of jazz and electronic music alike. This is a rare opportunity for the electro jazz head.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sit down, eyes closed, November 26, 2006

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Markus Beeyt (Turlock, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streamer (Audio CD)

I found this album browsing for jazz... Whoa! I like it. Sometimes a bit tedious for the impatient listener, this music is best enjoyed in darkness while sitting still, or driving alone down a country road during a storm. This is a "mood" selection of tunes, spooky and full of pathos. Nils Molvaer plays his trumpet in sustained, echoic notes, sometimes "outside" the key signature and chord progression, but in a way that pulls you IN. He calls upon his trumpet, although typically a bright and flashy instrument, to descend to the depths of a sad viola in a pedantic classical piece composed in a minor key. Drums and deep bass throb rhythmically throughout the selections with just enough variation to keep one interested and alert for the next change.

I recall Pink Floyd's "Echoes" or some of Eno's music that create a similar state for the listener. You will like this electro-jazz disc. It grows on you. Buy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jet Streamer!, March 28, 2010

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Mr. JOHN R. GILLIE "Nordicblues" (Brisbane AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streamer (Audio CD)

Wow!I have been listening to Nils Petter Molvaer for about 3 years now, and my admiration grows with each new disc I hear. His absorption of the Miles Davis heritage is clear, but there is also a restraint and discernment in his playing which delights and surprises.
Streamer has been on repeat in my car since it arrived, and I have not even begun to tire of it yet.As an introduction to the NPM catalogue, or an example of superb live music it is one of the best. The use of samples is seamless and adds a whole new dimension to already complex music.
This is one you shouldn't miss.