Artist: Erik Wollo
Trackliste:
CD1 : Traces
1. Tide 1
2. Entrance
3. Totem
4. Vapor
5. Ceremony
6. Tide 2
7. Discovery
8. The Change
9. Little Dream In Turquoise
10. Circles
11. The Drone
12. Finale
13. The Boat 1
14. The Boat 2
CD 2: Images of Light
1. Monument
2. Return
3. String Flow
4. Between
5. Urban Space
6. Reflections
7. Corona
8. Impressions
9. Nature Morte
10. Eclipse
11. Second Meeting
12. Dream Convert
13. Pastorale
14. Echo Of Spring
15. Star Scenery
CD 3: Solstice
1. Solstice 1
2. Voyager
3. Elf
4. Abracada
5. Province
6. The Great White
7. Solstice 2
8. Capricorn
9. Andromeda
10. Nimbus (retrace)
11. Chant Pastiche Meeting
12. Scope
13. Northern Lights Alap
14. Delta
15. Solstice 3
Three of Erik Wøllo's influential early works are reborn and released anew in this set of special remastered editions.
Originally released between 1985 and 1992, these albums have long been out of print and difficult to find on CD. This set presents all three classic albums, along with eight previously unreleased tracks from the era, all remastered with depth and clarity that far surpass the original releases. Each CD is housed in a dual gatefold vinyl record style jacket, and features elegant, updated artwork based on the original versions.
TRACES
Although he had recorded two earlier solo albums, it was on 1985's "Traces" that Erik found his signature sound.
"Traces is a very special album to me," explains Wollo. "I felt I really got into something new and I have explored these ideas on several albums since."
Featuring expansive synth textures, hypnotic sequencer patterns, electric guitars and guitar-synthesizers, Traces was Norway's first electronic music release. "In 1984-85, MIDI technology was new and groundbreaking," Erik recalls, "and I was one of the first to explore all the new possibilities. Musically this technology opened up a new world, and I have continued to further develop and refine these musical structures over the years.”
“I heard Traces on vinyl back in the early 80s. It is still one of my top 10 albums. There is just an elegant, efficient and emotional quality about it that just holds up like it was created today. A truly timeless piece of beauty."
- Steve Roach
IMAGES OF LIGHT
Images of Light was originally released in Norway in 1989, and then in the USA in 1990. Expanding on the distinctive electronic style that first appeared on "Traces," Wollo delivers adventurous and vibrant compositions performed on guitars and synthesizers. The true potential of Wollo's shining, consonant chord structures, tender melodic phrasing, and masterful sound design was realized on "Images of Light." Rich, timeless music with texture and melody, highly sculpted and detailed, resulting in a pulsing, vibrant and atmospherically three-dimensional experience.
"Images of Light is a music that is immediately organic without any distractions from it's electronic medium, a true test of a classic. This was the first Wøllo work that I heard and I knew instantly that this was highly tuned, crafted music by an artist that the world needed to know about. Beautifully composed illustrations in form, pulse, and melody that now, re-envisioned, finally present the work at its finest!"
- Howard Givens
