Everything to Everyone Bjørn Riis

• 1 Run 05:55
• 2 Lay Me Down 11:40
• 3 The Siren 07:19
• 4 Every Second Every Hour 13:20
• 5 Descending 04:33
• 6 Everything to Everyone 07:27
• Total Runtime 50:14

Info for Everything to Everyone

Bjørn Riis ist nicht nur Gründungsmitglied, Lead-Gitarrist, Produzent und Haupt-Songwriter einer der erfolgreichsten norwegischen Prog-Bands AIRBAG, sondern auch ein produktiver Solokünstler, der am 8. April sein viertes Album bei Karisma Records veröffentlicht. Das Album trägt den Titel „Everything To Everyone“ und enthält sechs epische neue Tracks, die sich mit menschlichen Emotionen und der Angst, sich in dem ständigen Bemühen zu verlieren, jede – oft vermeintliche – Erwartung zu erfüllen, beschäftigen, wie Bjørn erklärt: „Ich wurde von Dantes Inferno inspiriert, als ich mit dem Schreiben begann. Das ist vielleicht ein bisschen prätentiös, aber ich war schon immer fasziniert von dieser sehr persönlichen Reise und der Suche nach einer Art Stück oder Erlösung, während man auf dem Weg sowohl angeleitet als auch verletzt wird. Musikalisch wollte ich den Hörer auf diese Reise mitnehmen, auf der er sowohl Hoffnung als auch Angst erfährt.“

Bjørn Riis

Bjørn Riis
is a founding member of the highly successful Norwegian progressive rock band Airbag. The band’s five critically acclaimed albums, including their latest A Day at the Beach (Karisma Records 2020), has gained Airbag a strong following around the globe.

In addition to being the band’s lead guitarist, main songwriter and co-producer, Bjørn has also worked with other bands and artists, including Opium Cartel, Oak and Marco Ragni.

Airbag has shared the stage with many legendary acts, including Marillion, Yes, Saga, Neil Morse and Riverside and performed at some of the biggest festivals, including Night of the Prog and Cruise to the Edge.

As a solo artist, Bjørn has released four awarded and acclaimed albums, Lullabies in a Car Crash (2014), Forever Comes to an End (2017), Coming Home (2018) and A Storm is Coming (2019). All on the prestigious Norwegian prog label Karisma Records.

Bjørn’s last album, A Storm is Coming, was met with rave reviews from both press and fans. Progrock.org.pl called it “A masterpiece” and gave the album 5/5, while Prog Magazine recognised Bjørn’s unique lyrics by commenting “Such a vulnerability is rare to behold in prog.”

The album feature six striking tracks, all dealing with human emotions and the fear of losing one self in the constant effort to meet every, often perceived, expectation. “I was inspired by Dante’s Inferno when I started to write. A bit pretentious perhaps, but I’ve always been fascinated by that very personal journey and the search for some kind of peace or redemption, while being both mentored and hurt along the way. Musically, I wanted to take the listener on that journey, experiencing both hope and anxiety.”

In addition to Bjørn’s vocals and celebrated guitar playing, Everything to Everyone feature appearances from Henrik Bergan Fossum (Airbag), Kristian Hultgren (Wobbler), Simen Valldal Johannessen (Oak) and Norwegian singer/songwriter Mimmi Tamba.

Once again, Bjørn has teamed up with long-time collaborator Vegard Kleftås Sleipnes, who co-produced the album with Bjørn, engineered and mixed it. Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow and The Opium Cartel) mastered the album.

This album contains no booklet.