Let Go Instrumentals Tytingvåg Ensemble

• 1 Rat Race 04:36
• 2 Let There Be You And Me 02:59
• 3 Ghost 03:48
• 4 War 04:05
• 5 Playful 03:55
• 6 Between Us 03:28
• 7 Interlude 00:34
• 8 So Long 04:53
• 9 Let Go 05:12
• 10 Every Day Monsters 04:17
• 11 Beautiful 05:08
• Total Runtime 42:55

Info for Let Go Instrumentals

„Let Go – Instrumentals“ is both a bold experiment and a highly atmospheric Jazz-album: The songs of Randi Tytingvågs „Let Go“ are returning as dreamy instrumentals - from which the original vocal tracks have carefully been removed.

When Tytingvåg re-released her acclaimed full-length „Let Go“ internationally early this year, listeners marveled at how the charismatic Norwegian singer had managed to create a captivating sound and momentum without the use of either drums or percussion. The achievement wasn't merely hers, though, but equally relied on the talents of her long-term live-band Tytingvåg Ensemble. As its members are now impressively demonstrating, the stories behind these songs are even holding up without the unique voice of their bandleader.

In fact, one could claim with justification that the album has even gained in charm and ambiance thanks to the reduction of the pieces to their bare essence. Suddenly, the musicians are reacting to melodies and words which are no longer objectively present but are still resounding through these songs like the scent of a sweet perfume in an empty room. An unreal, nocturnal and ghostly breeze is blowing through these eleven pieces drawing from Jazz, Folk, Chanson, Chamber Music and Klezmer alike. The reason why this diverse music still manages to remain cohesive and organic can be traced back to the close co-operation between the singer and her accompanists: „The musicians I work with always play an important role when arranging the songs I compose“, emphasises Tytingvåg. It tells: Featuring a line-up of pianist Anders Aarum's, bassist Jens Fossum and the trio of Espen Leite, Ola Kvernberg and Morten Michelsen (on accordeon, clarinet and violin respectively), the performers lay down a both suspenseful and melancholic sound.

The result will surprise more than just those, who already considered the original „Let Go“ a „charming, colourful and rich galaxy of sounds“ (Jazzthetik). After all: That's exactly what this mysteriously charming instrumental work outside of categories and conventions has turned into as well.

Randi Tytingvåg, vocals
Anders Aarum, piano & glockenspiel
Espen Leite, accordion
Jens Fossum, double bass
Ola Kvernberg, violin
Morten Michelsen, clarinet
Julie Dahle Aagård, backing vocals

Recorded and mixed by Vidar Lunden at Musikkloftet, Oslo
Mastered by Ulf Holand at LydLab
Remastered by Hans-Jörg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics, Germany
Produced by Anders Aarum, Randi Tytingvåg, Dagobert Böhm

Randi Tytingvåg is a Norwegian singer and songwriter with roots in the jazz genre. She is known for her great, characteristic voice and for her way of communicating with the audience. Her compositions and lyrics have integrity and underline her talent for storytelling.When Carina Prange from Jazzzeitung asked what inspired her she answered: “There’s a story behind every one of my songs. Something that happened to me, or to some one that I know. Or something that I’ve heard or read about. It has to be something that really gets to me.. I call it the “emotional trigger point” – something that makes me want to take action. Then I try to make something personal out of it, without getting private...a very important difference!”The compositions are a crossover between the different genres she herself has been influenced by; jazz, the singer/songwriter tradition, rock, cabaret, folk and chamber music. Her music has a deep grounding – she is aware of her roots and heavily influenced by the people and nature surrounding her. Her voice carries a dualistic mix; strong and fragile at the same time.She finished her jazz studies in London in 2001. She made her debut as a jazz singer the same year at the Maijazz festival. In 2004 she was announced to be ”The artist of the year” in her hometown Stavanger. Her debut album ”Heavenly Attack” and the EP ”Beyond Surface” were released soon after this. In 2006 she released the album ”Let Go”. In the same year Randi also made her debut as an actress at Rogaland Teater in the music drama ”Skyfri himmel”, by Bjørn Eidsvåg and Olaug Nilssen. In 2009 she released her third album, RED, on the German label Ozella Music. The reviews have been outstanding; Tytingvåg is a critically acclaimed singer and songwriter who has managed to create her own unique sound:”Somewhere between Tom Waits, Astor Piazolla and Cole Porter, the thirty-one-year-old musician creates a tremendous wealth of melodies and harmonies that could easily fill several concept albums.” Mane Stelzer, MELODIVA CD Tipp November 2009

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