Åsne Valland Nordli

Benedicte Maurseth, Asne Valland Nordli - Over Tones (2014) {ECM 2315}

Benedicte Maurseth, Asne Valland Nordli - Over Tones (2014) {ECM 2315}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 202MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 124MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Ethnic, Nordic Folk

Over Tones is the highly attractive ECM debut of two exceptional folk musicians from the West of Norway – Benedicte Maurseth who plays the Hardanger fiddle and sings and vocalist Åsne Valland Nordli. Both musicians are well established in their homeland. Maurseth studied with Hardanger fiddle master Knut Hamre, and came to wider attention in 2007 as Norway’s Young Folk Musician of the Year. Nordli has collaborated with musicians ranging from the Bergen Philharmonic to jazz improvisers. Individually and together, Maurseth and Nordli have found personal ways to extend the essence of a great tradition – through historically-informed interpretation of old music and also through their own pieces.
Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Night: An Acoustic Jazz Project (2012) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Night (2012)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time - 50:30 minutes | 3,12 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192kHz | Time - 50:30 minutes | 1,89 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Hoff Ensemble consists of some of Norway's finest jazz and session musicians, fronted by trumpeter Mathias Eick, of ECM renown, who plays a leading role in several of the compositions. The ensemble's basic quartet features legendary veteran bassist Arild Andersen and arranger Jan Gunnar Hoff on piano. Hoff has performed with his own group since 1993, collaborating with such artists as Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Maria Joao and Alex Acuna. This time in this great Norwegian band he mixes flavours in a "cross-over" setting… The music is created by film composers Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud and among the vocalists are some of Norway's top names in popular music: Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket, Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg.
Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Night (2012) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Night (2012)
BD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:33 minutes | Front + PDF Booklet | 2,89 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front + PDF Booklet | 1,37 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Front + PDF Booklet | 963 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Lindberg Lyd # 2L-087-PABD

Hoff Ensemble consists of some of Norway's finest jazz and session musicians, fronted by trumpeter Mathias Eick, of ECM renown, who plays a leading role in several of the compositions. The ensemble's basic quartet features legendary veteran bassist Arild Andersen and arranger Jan Gunnar Hoff on piano. The music on Quiet Winter Night is created by film composers Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud and among the vocalists are some of Norway's top names in popular music: Helene Bøksle, Åsne Valland Nordli, Sondre Bratland, Unni Wilhelmsen, Tomine Harket, Bjørn Johan Muri, Cecilia Vennersten and Bjørn Eidsvåg.