Khmer (album)

Khmer (released 1997 in Germany by ECM Records (ECM 1560) – 537 798-2) is an album by the Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær. The album mixes elements of electronica and jazz.[1][2][3]

Khmer
Studio album by Nils Petter Molvær
Released	1998
Recorded	1996–97 in Lydlab A/S, Oslo, lydingeniør: Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Genre	Nu Jazz
Length	42:44
Label	ECM Records
Producer	Manfred Eicher and Ulf W.Ø. Holand
Nils Petter Molvær chronology
Hastening Westwards (1998) Khmer (1998) Solid Ether (2000)

The album is based on sampled and artificially generated sounds, backed by beats from house and drum'n'bass. However, the often very slow rhythms are played on acoustic drums.[4]

Reception

Christian Genzel of Allmusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[3] He wrote, "Khmer is surely the most unusual album ever released by ECM" due to the CD's then-unprecedented mix of jazz and electronica.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. «Khmer» (4:59)
   Drums – Rune Arnesen
   E-bow (guitar), sampler – Eivind Aarset
   Percussion, dulcimer – Roger Ludvigsen
   Trumpet, percussion, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær
2. «Tløn» (7:52)
   Drums – Rune Arnesen
   Effects (guitar treatments), performer (talk box) – Eivind Aarset
   Guitar – Morten Mølster
   Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
   Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær
3. Felles spor (5:50)
   Drums – Rune Arnesen
   Effects – Reidar Skår
   Guitar – Eivind Aarset
   Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
   Trumpet, bass, sampler, guitar – Nils Petter Molvær
   • «Access»
   • «Song of Sand I»
4. «On Stream» (5:01)
   Guitar – Eivind Aarset & Morten Mølster
   Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
   Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær
5. «Platonic Years» (6:33)
   Drums – Rune Arnesen
   Featuring (samples) – Ab und Zu
   Featuring (sample production) – Bill Laswell
   Guitar – Morten Mølster
   Guitar (ambient), sampler – Eivind Aarset
   Trumpet, bass, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær
6. «Phum» (3:39)
   Acoustic guitar – Roger Ludvigsen
   Trumpet, sampler – Nils Petter Molvær
7. «Song of Sand II» (6:10)
   Drums – Rune Arnesen
   Guitar – Eivind Aarset
   Sampler – Ulf W. Ø. Holand
   Trumpet, bass, sampler, guitar – Nils Petter Molvær
8. «Exit» (2:42)
   Acoustic guitar – Roger Ludvigsen
   E-bow (guitar) – Eivind Aarset
   Sampler (percussion) – Nils Petter Molvær

Credits

• Composer – Nils Petter Molvær
• Design – Sascha Kleis
• Engineer – Ulf W. Ø. Holand*
• Cover photography – John Gollings
• Photography (liner photo) – Knut Strand
• Producer – Manfred Eicher, Ulf W. Ø. Holand
• Production – ECM

Notes

• Recorded 1996–97 at Lydlab A/S, Oslo.
• Track 5 contains samples from the albums: "Axiom Ambient: Lost In The Translation" Courtesy of Axiom / Island Records; "Totally" Courtesy of Curling Legs Productions
• The cover shows the statue "Les Lutteurs". The photography was reproduced from the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais exhibition catalogue "Angkor et dix siècles d'art khmer”, Paris 1997
• All compositions published by ECM Verlag
  ℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH
  © 1997 ECM Records GmbH
• This CD was partly supported by "Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere” and NOPA[5]

References

1. Walters, John L (25 February 2010). "Nils Petter Molvaer Queen Elizabeth Hall, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
2. "Nils Petter Molvaer's "Khmer"". MontrealJazzFest.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
3. "Nils Petter Molvær – Khmer review". Allmusic.com.
4. "Nils Petter Molvær: Skeletons, Samples and Fish Fillets". AllAboutJazz.com.
5. "Nils Petter Molvær – Khmer". Discogs.com.

External links

• Nils Petter Molvær Official Website