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Artist:	TRIDIM + JIM O'ROURKE & BARRY GUY
Title:	2 of 2
Label:	SOFA (NORWAY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	SOFA 510CD

Håkon Kornstad (reeds); David Stackenäs (guitar); Ingar Zach (drums/percussion); Barry Guy (bass); Jim O'Rourke (remix). "This CD presents three different tappings of TRI-DIM. TRI-DIM was one of the first young improv groups to rise to the surface on the vital, ever growing music scene in Oslo. This is TRI-DIM's second album and it should in more than one way document the work they have been doing over the last two years. The first track is a live recording from Blå from April 2002. Second, a remix by Jim O'Rourke, using some of TRI-DIMs unreleased material."

Artist:	NUDE ON SAND
Title:	Nude On Sand
Label:	SOFA (NORWAY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SOFA 537CD

Sofa has, during its 11 years of existence, presented many artists who have pushed the boundaries of voice: Sidsel Endresen, Phil Minton, Maja Ratkje and Anita Kaasbøll, among others. With Nude On Sand, it is perhaps the lyrics that lead the music in unexpected directions. The project started off in a series of commissioned works, and slowly developed into this fascinating duo. Free-folk perhaps? Taku Sugimoto, Shirley Collins, Lou Reed and Diamanda Galas meet up to share blood, and the blood hits the ground to become a little weed called Nude On Sand. Musically, their debut album is stripped, but not minimalist. There are few formal restrictions, allowing the music to shift with a SNAP from naive blues, spoken word and completely fragmented pop songs. The lyrics follow these abrupt shifts with endearing absurdity, representing the blogosphere as much as poetry. The result is essentially vulnerable, exposing a youthful, Beckett-like nakedness. Members include Jenny Hval (guitar and voice) and Håvard Volden (guitar).

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