Ivar Grydeland

Ivar Grydeland & Henry Kaiser – In the Arctic Dreamtime (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:05:02 minutes | 600 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rune Grammofon

These two extraordinary guitarists first met in an Oslo studio in January 2019. Having admired each other’s work for some time, they decided right there and then to record an electric guitar duet collaboration specifically to create a soundtrack for a classic Norwegian silent film. They spent 30 minutes setting up before Kaiser suggested a short test recording to one of the less likely candidates, Roald Amundsen’s 1925 documentary “Ellsworths flyveekspedition 1925”. One hour and 56 minutes later they set down their guitars and shook their heads in wonder. They had played for the entire length of the film without breaks, in the process creating a complete score for the film. Five tracks with a total playing time of 65 minutes were selected for this CD release.

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