Duets, by Kristoffer Eikrem & Bendik Baksaas

Duets

by Kristoffer Eikrem & Bendik Baksaas

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The "Duets" double cassette by Kristoffer Eikrem & Bendik Baksaas was awarded the Oslo-prize for "album of the year 2018" by Natt & Dag, Norway's biggest culture magazine.

Due to many requests from our listeners we decided to pick the duo's 40 most precious minutes of music from the project and press a limited run of 300 copies on vinyl.

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Super limited high bias double cassette stacked in a book-shaped cover. Artwork by Hans Jørgen Wærner. Booklet photo by Kristoffer Eikrem. Product shots by Jan Tore Eriksen.

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1.	Juni 02:52	buy track
2.	Maria 05:17	buy track
3.	Gulli 03:59	buy track
4.	Renato 06:46	buy track
5.	Haik 04:02	buy track
6.	Hesse 06:14	buy track
7.	Tobi 03:09	buy track
8.	Gig 02:51	buy track
9.	Mietek & Saba 06:19	buy track
10.	Step Into Heaven 04:09	buy track
11.	This Is Nothing Personal 02:07	buy track
12.	Statu Nascendi 03:03	buy track
13.	Dancing Reality 03:09	buy track
14.	Eyes Of The Abstract 04:30	buy track
15.	Moments Blend 01:41	buy track
16.	Acid Sentō 03:19	buy track
17.	Passing Trains 05:47	buy track
18.	Look Again At The Shadow 04:37	buy track
19.	If You Like 02:19	buy track
20.	Manzanares 04:12	buy track

about

The duo behind the double album “Duets”, consisting of musicians Bendik Baksaas & Kristoffer Eikrem, is a minimalistic and cinematic ambient experience with emotion, creatively conducted by simple melodies and sounds. Duets’ emotional nerve has some emphasis on the traditional ambient form of music, but at the same time has more of an imaginary and comprehensive take on structure, form and melodies with organic elements spontaneously scattered throughout the music. These organic elements can be heard through the trumpet’s lyrical sounds, field recordings from various parts of the world (recorded by Baksaas) and percussion loops. Baksaas & Eikrem are interested in maintaining the same playfulness and communication often found in jazz bands.

Baksaas & Eikrem had already worked together several years prior in 2015, when Baksaas worked with the jazz band Mopti, which Eikrem was already a member of. Their musical collaboration however developed after one concert, where the band Mopti decided that the two of them should perform a duo piece. Both were positively surprised by the result (takes from the concert can be heard on the track “This is nothing personal”) and decided to continue their collaboration together aside from Mopti.

Apart from some musical and field recordings, the the album was recorded in Baksaas’ studio, improvised over various ideas. Bendik Baksaas has mixed the album and it is mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio.

credits

released June 16, 2018

All tracks composed by Bendik Baksaas & Kristoffer Eikrem, except track 9 composed by Mieczyslaw Litwinski. All tracks produced by Bendik Baksaas in Østerdalsgata (cassette 2) and Påfuglen (cassette 1).

Piano by Kjetil Jerve on “Maria"
Violin by Håkon Aase on “Gulli"
Tablas by Sanskriti Shrestha on “Hesse"
Harmonium by Saba & Mietek Litwinski on “Mietek & Sab"

Mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio.
Artwork by Hans Jørgen Wærner.
Supported by Bandorg.

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Mutual Intentions Oslo, Norway

Mutual Intentions is an Oslo based label and crew unified by their work in music and visual arts. Mutual Intentions members are musicians Ivan Ave, Fredfades, SRAW, Yogisoul, Mest Seff, Jawn Rice, Kristoffer Eikrem, Bendik HK, photographer Moe Chakiri, videographer Erik Treimann, designer Hans Jørgen Wærner and manager Stian Nicolaysen. ... more