Slagr consists of Anne Hytta on hardanger fiddle, Amund Sjølie Sveen on vibraphone and harmonic glasses and cellist Sigrun Eng. The combination of these tre instruments enables Slagr to create a variety of resonant, sonorous sounds, concise and yet poetic.
Tradition and modernity form a darkly beguiling liaison in Slagr's music. Eschewing obvious quotes or cliched references, the minimalist chamberfolk trio from Oslo blend the brittle, drily poetic string stirrings of Norwegian tradition with the nocturnal eroticism of Jazz, the rhythmical patterns of Steve Reich and the sparse canvases of Morton Feldman. Pieces evolve slowly and almost imperceptibly, as Percussionist Amund Sjølie Sveen places sustained Vibraphone-droplets and glassy harmonics on top of the closely intertwined melodic motives and austere chord progressions of Anne Hytta's Fiddle and Sigrun Eng's Cello. As part of a deep and trance-like process, the band carefully and slowly arrive at a resonant, sonorous continuum of sounds that is as concise as it is poetic.The music of Slagr has been characterized as contemporary world music from the north. Their Debut Album "Solaris" was released November 2007. In February 2011 they are releasing their second album on German label Ozella Music.Buy the Solaris Album here:
Record Label: Ozella music
Booking:
SOLID Musikk
Lene Furuli, phone +47 99 16 07 41
booking@solidmusikk.com
Previous concerts:
17.02.11: IKEA Furuset, Oslo
14.02.11: Riksscenen, Oslo Album release
18.12.10: Gamle Aker kirke, Oslo
25.11.10: Teknisk Museum, Oslo
12.11.10: Øyer ungdomsskole, Øyer
29.10.10: WOMEX, Copenhagen
30.05.10: Tøyen kirke, Oslo
18.12.09: Kampen kirke, Oslo
16.12.09: Heddal låvekyrkje
12.05.09: Sound of Mu, Oslo
26.04.09: Alta
24.04.09: Tana
23.04.09: Vadsø
22.04.09: Kirkenes
21.04.09: Vardø
11.02.09: Gamle Aker kirke
25.10.08: Commission Concert at Osafestivalen
13.02.08: Ringsaker kirke
11.02.08: Café Mir, Oslo
08.02.08: Sauland kirke
07.02.08: Rjukan kino
06.02.08: Evju
05.02.08: Rauland
04.02.08: Seljord
25.11.07: Release Concert of Debut Album "Solaris" at Belleville, Oslo
24.10.07: Biermannsgården, Oslo
28.09.07: Folkelarm, Oslo
27.04.07: Hellviktangen kafé, Nesodden
22.02.07: Café Mir, Oslo
11.12.06: Columbi Egg, Bergen
04.06.06: Sigrid Undset-dagene, Lillehammer
31.03.06: Galleri Texas, Ås
25.03.06: Telemarksgalleriet, Notodden
21.10.05: Folkelarm, Oslo
07.08.05: Ornes stavkirke, Urnes
06.08.05: Mårenbiennalen, Måren
03.08.05: Oslo Ladegård
29.07.05: Koster Kammarmusikfestival, Syd-Koster, Sverige
06.10.04: Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo
31.07.04: Commission Concert at Telemarkfestivalen
09.06.04: Fabrikken, Oslo
