Morten Olsen, the composer, insists that music must be seductive, regardless of whether it's by Miles Davis, György Ligeti, or Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.
Compositional Technique
The album creates the illusion of a jazz ensemble, but the jazz drummer is actually a computer program manipulated by Morten Rasmussen and Morten Olsen.
Recording & Production
Morten Olsen's partner, Morten Rasmussen, was an indispensable collaborator, playing keyboards, programming, and sharing a sound studio with Olsen.
Recording & Production
Morten Olsen, the composer, plays multiple instruments on the record, including acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, double-bass, electric bass, and keyboards, with double-bass being his main instrument.
Recording & Production
Morten Olsen's album 'Be My Quiet Friend' took over ten years to produce, despite being based on spontaneous moments and improvisation.
Performer Biography
Irina-Kalina Goudeva, the vocalist on the album, is an established artist primarily known as a classical double-bassist, engaged by the Royal Danish Orchestra in 1997.
Compositional Technique
The album combines entirely improvised passages with others that were meticulously written out, making it difficult to distinguish between the two.
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