Guitar Nova

Erik Wollo

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spotted Peccary
• ASIN: B00004YWUB
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,995 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blue Mountain

2. Summer Tomorrow

3. Road

4. Rainbows

5. Eagle

6. Source

7. Fantasia

8. Cross Country

9. Hildring

10. Hjallepallo

11. Secret Place

12. Opal

13. Quiet River

14. Arcadia

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For Norwegian musician Erik Wollo, Guitar Nova is a return to his roots. Best known for electronic landscapes on albums such as Solstice and Images of Light, Wollo actually generates most of his music with a guitar synthesizer. For Guitar Nova, however, he returns to pure, mostly acoustic guitar in an intricate, delicately balanced set of compositions. But it's not just another solo guitar album. Wollo multitracks his instruments in elaborate designs that have the same evocative power of his more lushly orchestrated synthesizer works. Wollo's melodies ring with an open-air purity, whether fingerpicking a 6-string, strumming a 12-string, or bringing in a laconic slide as he does on "Rainbows." From the moody undertow of "Source" to the interwoven minimalism of "Hildring," Wollo creates a crystalline country music, like Ry Cooder at the edge of the galaxy. --John Diliberto

Exposé

Alive, positive and spirited...Very nice stuff, great music for a hike in the forest on a spring morning.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the title mislead you, this is wonderful music.., November 10, 2000

By	Guardian of the Zen Sea "Indigo" (Looking after the sun and surf) - See all my reviews

When I first got a copy of this cd, "Guitar Nova", I thought, "yawn, another flamenco-flavored guitar CD where the guy will play too many notes way too fast." This is NOT at all what this album is about. The music is sublte, diverse, sparse and full in places, and very interesting to listen to. I would classify Erik Mollo up there somewhere with Michael Hedges, Alex di Grassi, Scott Huckabay, Tony Levin and Dallas Gordon. But the Mr. Mollo's style is not a copy of anyone else's. This may be due, in part, to the Norwegian roots. Mollo uses a variety of stringed instruments including acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, fretless guitar, slide, balalaika, kora, and acoustic bass guitar. The tracks are not spare, single instrument outings, but include a rich feel on each. The samples you get here are short, so you can't get the full flavor of some of the tunes. Try these for a feel of the album's diversity: the first track (Blue Mountain) is rather traditional guitar, and very quiet; track three (Road) picks up the speed early on, so you can get a feel for the intricacy of the stylings; track 6 (Source) has a more electric feel: track 10 (Hjallepallo) starts with some nice harmonics. All in all, a very musically satisfying and fulfilling CD. Thanks again Spotted Peccary Music!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to listen to, laid back guitar sounds, March 26, 2001

By	Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

This cd has bits that sound a little like some of the Narada label guitar offerings, some other bits like Acoustic Alchemy and also, a little bit country.

I guess laid-back New Age country guitar might be closest. Whatever it is, Wollo's cd is really charming, easy to listen to and despite the comparisons above, unique. If you like relaxed guitar sounds, you will like this cd.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazingly whispy melodies!, November 27, 2005

By	crown of indica "buckethead noir" (saint paul,mn,usa) - See all my reviews

this album is one of my fav guitar cd's of all time because the songs are simple yet boldly emotional at once.such precise playing I haven't seen the likes of since a sharon isbin album or buckethead's "electric tears"!if you like this the jonas hellborg cd "octave of the holy innocents"would be a worthy companion!