- Audio CD (Jun 24 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Live
- Label: Rune Grammofon
- ASIN: B00195BM5C
- Other Editions: LP Record
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #75,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. DodoVoodoo |
| 2. I Cover The Mountain Top |
| 3. Skink |
| 4. Hymne |
| 5. Misdirection |
| 6. Doctor Honoris Causa |
| 7. Directions |
Product Description
Album Description
Already a firm live favorite on the Norwegian scene for a couple of years due to a handful of highly energetic and very enthusiastically received concerts, the trio of St†le Storlokken (Supersilent, Humcrush), Nikolai Eilertsen (The National Bank) and Torstein Lofthus (Shining) on drums finally deliver their debut album. St†le Storlokken is widely considered to be the most inventive and musically creative keyboard player to spring out of the Norwegian jazz scene. On DodoVoodoo he mostly concentrates on organ and electric piano, giving the album a late '60s, early '70s feel with traces of rock, jazz, prog and psychedelia. This, in combination with a young rhythm section that comes mostly with a rock background, gives it a fresh and contemporary edge. Nikolai Eilertsen was first known to the Norwegian public through the rock groups Big Bang and The National Bank, which also includes Morten Qvenild from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra and In The Country as well as Jaga Jazzist brothers Lars and Martin Horntvet. Torstein Lofthus is an extremely versatile drummer who has done a lot of session work as well as playing in jazz, soul and rock bands, most notably Shining, being the only member still in the band along with founder Jorgen Munkeby. DodoVoodoo was recorded live in Grand Sport Studio, the same analogue facility where Scorch Trio records.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Voodoo Magic, July 2 2008
By Scott Williams "sneakyneighborsdog" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Dodovoodoo (Audio CD)
Overview:Dodovoodoo is a cross between 70's style jazz rock/fusion (a la Miles Davis) and modern Scandinavian electronica/nu jazz. Elephant9 consists of Rune Grammofon star keyboardist Stale Storlokken, bassist Nikolai Haengsle and drummer Tortstein Lofthus. If you have been following the recent releases on the Rune Grammofon label you will most certainly be familiar Storlokken who is a member of Supersilent, and appears on many other releases such as Arve Henriksen's Strjon and Box's Studio 1. Five of the songs on this release are originals and legendry keyboardist Joe Zawinul wrote the other 2 songs. The group really does a nice take on the jazz fusion. They have all the raw energy that was prevalent in the recordings of this genre in the 70's and they combine it with modern electronica technology. The end result is a fresh, new and clean sound. One of the drawbacks of the 70's style fusion is that the synthesizer technology was still relatively new at that point and some of the sounds could come off as sounding cheesy.
As the years past it lead to a very dated sound. Here everything sounds fresh and novel. Throughout the recording all three musicians really rock out and exciting solos and interactions abound.
Song Highlights:
Doctor Honoris Causa: This Zawinul cover starts of real soulful and slow. Haunting effects are added to storlokken's thoughtful keyboard intro. About 1/2 way through the song the pace picks up and there is a stellar jam session. The song ends as it begins with moody electronica.
I Cover the Mountain Top: The mood of this song is very majestic and reminds one of the work Storlokken did on Arve Henriksen's Strjon (which was inspired by the dramatic scenery of the coast of Norway). It is a medium paced piece.
Doodoovoodo: The title track is a fast paced burner with frenetic percussion, ridiculous bass lines, and fiery keyboard solos. This trio is super tight and can really shred and this track proves it.
Highly recommended, and essential for Rune Grammofon fans.
5.0 out of 5 stars
in a LOUD way, May 14 2010
By vivek savant - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dodovoodoo (Audio CD)
How can one ever go wrong with the creative Norwegians? Once again the output of Rune Gramophone, Norway's premier experimental music label delivers a gem. This is an out and out rock trio that strictly plays instrumental music. In fact Storlokken, the pianist from Humcrush and Super Silent (a sextet much more accessible than Humcrush,IMO) leads this one. Withing seconds of the opening riffs one seriosuly wonders if this is some lost outtake of a hard rockin' Purple track, with Jon Lordish organ sweeps that are rooted in classical but fire like a melodic cannon. Not willing to compromise (read turn down the amplification), they even up the ante by reworking Zawinul (hmmm In a Silent Way?) into an frenetic interplay. Thank you Norway, Thank You!!!
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