Elevations

Erik Wollo

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: February 13, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Spotted Peccary
• ASIN: B000MG2LGS
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,531 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Previous releases all picked as Top 10 of the Year on Echoes. Ideal for the downtempo/chill electronic and health/bodywork markets An established recognized artist from an art label known for its quality releases. Featured airplay with KINK-FM and on the annual KINK Lights-Out sampler. National radio promotion with Echoes and Hearts of Space. Limited college radio programs. Various internet reviews and publicity.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lucky 13: Wollo's further explorations of ambient space, June 27, 2007

By	ShriDurga (Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Over the past decade Norwegian composer/producer Erik Wollo has specialized in guitar-based ambient music, releasing a dozen introspective albums that work equally well as unobtrusive background music, or for the more adventurous as the subject of devoted listening. His newest release, Elevations, is a further exploration of this aural landscape, 12 original compositions organized around a central theme developed over three tracks.

The recurrent motif is the Odyssey, presented in three incarnations: Blue, Red and Green. Each of the compositions starts with a subdued wash of synthesizer, to which are added keyboard fills, sound effects, and rhythm, before the statement of a simple melody, played in Blue and Green on the synthesizer, and in Red on the guitar. Once the melody ends, the effects drop out one by one until the compositions end where they began.

Spaced evenly throughout the cd, the Odesseys are interspersed with mostly quieter songs following the same pattern, a kind of aural mountainscape, with gentle slopes on either side of a towering peak.

Elevations is a complete one-man show, with Wollo playing guitars, synthesizers, percussion, as well as programming and producing. Those who appreciate the work Jon Jenkins, Patrick O'Hearn, or Steve Roach will find much to enjoy in Erik Wollo's spacious sound.

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6 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just isn't my type of music., March 9, 2007

By	Anthony J. Phillips - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of Wollo's milder albums. (His music is already mild to begin with) Too boring for me, but good for falling asleep on, and background music. This album reminds me a lot of his earlier album, "Emotioinal Landscapes." It seems that every other of his albums nowadays, are too mild.