- Audio CD (Oct 17 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Spotted Peccary
- ASIN: B00004YWUB
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Blue Mountain |
| 2. Summer Tomorrow |
| 3. Road |
| 4. Rainbows |
| 5. The Eagle |
| 6. Source |
| 7. Fantasia |
| 8. Cross Country |
| 9. Hildring |
| 10. Hjallepallo |
| 11. Secret Place |
| 12. Opal |
| 13. Quiet River |
| 14. Arcadia |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
For Norwegian musician Erik Wollo, Guitar Nova is a return to his roots. Best known for electronic landscapes on albums such as Solstice and Images of Light, Wollo actually generates most of his music with a guitar synthesizer. For Guitar Nova, however, he returns to pure, mostly acoustic guitar in an intricate, delicately balanced set of compositions. But it's not just another solo guitar album. Wollo multitracks his instruments in elaborate designs that have the same evocative power of his more lushly orchestrated synthesizer works. Wollo's melodies ring with an open-air purity, whether fingerpicking a 6-string, strumming a 12-string, or bringing in a laconic slide as he does on "Rainbows." From the moody undertow of "Source" to the interwoven minimalism of "Hildring," Wollo creates a crystalline country music, like Ry Cooder at the edge of the galaxy. --John Diliberto
Exposé
Alive, positive and spirited...Very nice stuff, great music for a hike in the forest on a spring morning.
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Easy to listen to, laid back guitar sounds
Mar 26 2001
Format:Audio CD
This cd has bits that sound a little like some of the Narada label guitar offerings, some other bits like Acoustic Alchemy and also, a little bit country.
I guess laid-back New Age country guitar might be closest. Whatever it is, Wollo's cd is really charming, easy to listen to and despite the comparisons above, unique. If you like relaxed guitar sounds, you will like this cd.
Don't let the title mislead you, this is wonderful music..
Nov 11 2000
Format:Audio CD
When I first got a copy of this cd, "Guitar Nova", I thought, "yawn, another flamenco-flavored guitar CD where the guy will play too many notes way too fast." This is NOT at all what this album is about. The music is sublte, diverse, sparse and full in places, and very interesting to listen to. I would classify Erik Mollo up there somewhere with Michael Hedges, Alex di Grassi, Scott Huckabay, Tony Levin and Dallas Gordon. But the Mr. Mollo's style is not a copy of anyone else's. This may be due, in part, to the Norwegian roots. Mollo uses a variety of stringed instruments including acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, fretless guitar, slide, balalaika, kora, and acoustic bass guitar. The tracks are not spare, single instrument outings, but include a rich feel on each. The samples you get here are short, so you can't get the full flavor of some of the tunes. Try these for a feel of the album's diversity: the first track (Blue Mountain) is rather traditional guitar, and very quiet; track three (Road) picks up the speed early on, so you can get a feel for the intricacy of the stylings; track 6 (Source) has a more electric feel: track 10 (Hjallepallo) starts with some nice harmonics. All in all, a very musically satisfying and fulfilling CD. Thanks again Spotted Peccary Music!
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4 reviews
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Don't let the title mislead you, this is wonderful music..
Nov 10 2000
Format:Audio CD
When I first got a copy of this cd, "Guitar Nova", I thought, "yawn, another flamenco-flavored guitar CD where the guy will play too many notes way too fast." This is NOT at all what this album is about. The music is sublte, diverse, sparse and full in places, and very interesting to listen to. I would classify Erik Mollo up there somewhere with Michael Hedges, Alex di Grassi, Scott Huckabay, Tony Levin and Dallas Gordon. But the Mr. Mollo's style is not a copy of anyone else's. This may be due, in part, to the Norwegian roots. Mollo uses a variety of stringed instruments including acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, fretless guitar, slide, balalaika, kora, and acoustic bass guitar. The tracks are not spare, single instrument outings, but include a rich feel on each. The samples you get here are short, so you can't get the full flavor of some of the tunes. Try these for a feel of the album's diversity: the first track (Blue Mountain) is rather traditional guitar, and very quiet; track three (Road) picks up the speed early on, so you can get a feel for the intricacy of the stylings; track 6 (Source) has a more electric feel: track 10 (Hjallepallo) starts with some nice harmonics. All in all, a very musically satisfying and fulfilling CD. Thanks again Spotted Peccary Music!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Easy to listen to, laid back guitar sounds
Mar 26 2001
Format:Audio CD
This cd has bits that sound a little like some of the Narada label guitar offerings, some other bits like Acoustic Alchemy and also, a little bit country.
I guess laid-back New Age country guitar might be closest. Whatever it is, Wollo's cd is really charming, easy to listen to and despite the comparisons above, unique. If you like relaxed guitar sounds, you will like this cd.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
amazingly whispy melodies!
Nov 27 2005
Format:Audio CD
this album is one of my fav guitar cd's of all time because the songs are simple yet boldly emotional at once.such precise playing I haven't seen the likes of since a sharon isbin album or buckethead's "electric tears"!if you like this the jonas hellborg cd "octave of the holy innocents"would be a worthy companion!
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