The Red Album
Øystein Sevåg
Violin meets didjeridoo meets progrock quartet dealing with Sevåg’s polyphonic compositions. His Global House band is going slightly bananas in new terrain. Sara Övinge, Zotora Nygård, Petter Wettre, Ole Marius Melhuus, Andreas Bye. (Including a bonus track that was too wild for the Caravan album, delivered by Vinaccia, Aarset, Hofseth, Erlien and Sevåg).
Performers:
Øystein Sevåg – keyboards
Petter Wettre – saxophone
Sara Övinge – violine
Ole Marius Melhuus – bass guitar
Andres Bye – Drums
Zotora Nygård – Didjeridoo
Bendik Hofseth – saxophone
Eivind Aarset – electric guitar
Audun Erlien – bass guitar
Paolo Vinaccia – drums
All music composed by Øystein Sevåg
Full album credits
Recorded at Musikloftet and Siddhartha Studios, Oslo, Norway 2009-2010.
Recording engineer: Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, and Øystein Sevåg at Siddhartha Studios
Mixed by Øystein Sevåg at Siddhartha Studios.
Produced by Øystein Sevåg.
Cover art and design by Sølve Westli.
The Global House Band performing in Oslo in 2010
Øystein Sevåg, Zotora Nygård, Petter Wettre, Andreas Bye and Ole Marius Melhuus
Reviews:
“Øystein Sevåg’s Red Album is a bubbling spring of musical joy and intelligence. A fantastic band. Highly recommended” – Erling Wiclund, Kulturnytt NRK P2.
“Otherworldly” – Vårt Land.
Warmly recommended” – Jazznytt.
“This is fresh stuff. Sevåg is really taking chances here. An unexpectedly fiery album” – Hamar Arbeiderblad.
“Magnificent and beautiful” – Dagsavisen.
“Once again, you can just lean back and enjoy Sevåg’s musical world” – Hamar Arbeiderblad.
Photo: Kaisa Ytterhaug