Khmer

by Nils Petter Molv忙r

Khmer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 October 1997
  • Label: ECM Records
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 42:50
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album by Norwegian trumpeter and composer Nils Petter Molv忙r was a landmark release for the ECM record label. It pioneers a fusion of ambient textures, trip-hop and breakbeat rhythms, and Molv忙r's distinctive, electronically-processed trumpet sound. The album's unique blend of jazz improvisation with modern electronic production was highly influential in defining the nu jazz genre.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic, atmospheric, instrumental, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Khmer (4:59)
  2. Tlon (7:52)
  3. Access / Song Of Sand I (5:50)
  4. On Stream (5:01)
  5. Platonic Years (6:33)
  6. Phum (3:39)
  7. Song Of Sand II (6:10)
  8. Exit (2:42)

Credits

  • Nils Petter Molv忙r - primary artist, composed by, trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, sampler [samples], trumpet, percussion, sampler [samples], trumpet, bass, sampler [samples], trumpet, bass, sampler [samples], guitar, trumpet, sampler [samples], bass, sampler [percussion sample]
  • Sascha Kleis - design [cover design]
  • Rune Arnesen - drums
  • Reidar Sk氓r - effects [sound treatment], sounds [sound treatment]
  • Ulf Holand - engineer, producer, sampler [samples]
  • Morten M酶lster - guitar, guitar [guitar solo]
  • Eivind Aarset - guitar [guitars], effects [treatments], performer [talk box], guitar [e-bow guitar], sampler [samples], effects [guitar treatments], performer [talk box], guitar [ambient guitar], sampler [samples]
  • Roger Ludvigsen - guitar, percussion, dulcimer, acoustic guitar
  • John Gollings - photography by [cover]
  • Knut Strand - photography by [liner photo]
  • Manfred Eicher - producer
  • Ab Und Zu - featuring [sample by]
  • Bill Laswell - featuring [sample produced by]

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