Arild Brøter

Wholly instrumental, prog/jazz fusion in approach, the band is led by drummer Arild Brøter who writes most of the material. Together with his henchmen - including Marie Faerevaag on saxophone - they create a musical landscape as exhilarating and energising as a Norwegian fjord. ‘Crab Key’ and ‘Erised’ are good examples with Oyvind’s Broter’s sweeping keys complementing Stephan Hvinden’s heavier guitar figures - ‘Erised’ could even be a theme to a Scandi crime thriller. ‘Second Rate Punk’ develops into a funky wig-out where the guitar plays off the added brass section with great effect. This Chicago brassiness (as in Chicago, the band) continues on the strangely entitled NOL861613060…

We've been following the career of Norway's Lucifer Was here at SoT for quite a number of years, and for those who might be new to the band, they formed in the late 1960's under various different names before settling on Lucifer Was in the early '70s. The band played plenty of live gigs until 1974, when they split up before recording any of the original music they had written and played live. Fast forward to 1995 when various members of the original band got together for some jamming, and an updated version of Lucifer Was crept from the grave, recording their first ever album in 1997 and they have stayed fairly active since then. Morning Star is their latest Transubstans Records release, and comes three years after 2014's DiesGrows. This new one also features the complete original line-up of Lucifer Was along with the current version of the band!…

Arild Brøter provided an interesting musical solo project released under the band moniker Pymlico. From dreamy soundscapes to quirky circus music, from odd rhythms to big symphonic passages. This instrumental CD contains a wide range of styles, but always focusing on the good melodies.