Outland Jøkleba - Per Jørgensen, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive

• 1 Vridd 1 01:49
• 2 Bell Jar 05:37
• 3 Blind Owl 02:38
• 4 Beyond the Glass 03:16
• 5 The Nightwood 04:01
• 6 Rodion 03:41
• 7 Horla 03:59
• 8 Vridd 2 02:04
• 9 Tremens 05:02
• 10 Brighton 05:43
• 11 One Flew Over 04:56
• 12 Curious Incident 01:51
• 13 Below the Vulcano 01:44
• 14 Vridd 3 01:08
• Total Runtime 47:29

Info for Outland

Das norwegische Trio Jokleba, gegründet 1990, hat sich als eine der unberechenbarsten Gruppen der norwegischen Szene etabliert. Das vorliegende Album ist das fünfte von Jokleba, aber das erste für ECM. Die alten Freunde Jorgensen, Balke und Kleive arbeiten in ihrem kollektiven Spiel besonders mit Puls, Farbe und Textur, und heben dabei Elektronik, Trompete und Stimme hervor – in frei improvisierten Stücken, die auf die Zusammenhänge zwischen Inspiration und seelischer Instabilität anspielen.

Die Stücktitel setzen Bezüge zu Schriften von Sylvia Plath, Laura Restrepo, Sadegh Hedayat, Guy de Maupassant und Ken Kesey, speziell zu deren Beschreibungen sich auflösender Identitäten, „des menschlichen Geistes, wenn er verloren geht“, wie Jon Balke sich ausdrückt. Alle drei Musiker haben bereits regelmäßig und in ganz unterschiedlichen Kontexten für ECM aufgenommen, aber die spezielle Chemie bei Jokleba ist einzigartig.

Das Akronym Jøkleba setzt sich aus den Anfangssilben der Nachnamen der drei Bandmitglieder zusammen. Seit Per Jørgensen, Jon Balke und Audun Kleive ihr Trio 1990 gründeten, steht Jøkleba eher für die kontinuierliche Wandlungsfähigkeit der Band als für eine klare stilistische Identität. Unberechenbarkeit ist zur Visitenkarte des norwegischen Trios geworden. 'Outland' ist bereits Jøklebas fünftes Album, aber das erste für das Label ECM, für das alle drei Musiker zuvor schon Aufnahmen in anderen Kontexten und mit anderen Ensembles machten.

Auf 'Outland' setzt sich das Trio mit der Korrelation von Inspiration und Instabilität auseinander. Das Booklet enthält Arbeiten des schizophrenen Schweizer Malers, Komponisten und Schriftstellers Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930), der sein halbes Leben in einer Nervenheilanstalt verbrachte. Seine idiosynkratischen Bilder werfen Fragen über die Singularität künstlerischer Visionen auf. Die Titel der Stücke verweisen zudem auf Schriften von Sylvia Plath, Laura Restrepo, Sadegh Hedayat, Guy de Maupassant, Djuna Barnes, Malcolm Lowry und Ken Kesey, in denen es um den Zerfall von Identitäten geht. Oder wie Jon Balke es ausdrückt:

'Um den menschlichen Verstand, wenn er verloren geht.' In seinen größtenteils ad hoc kreierten Stücken jongliert das Trio kollektiv mit einem immensen Arsenal an Rhythmen, Klangfarben und musikalischen Strukturen. Dabei entsteht eine brodelnde, manchmal geradezu überkochende elektro-akustische Musik, die man mit herkömmlichen Stilbegriffen nicht fassen kann. Am 18. November wird Jøkleba die Musik von 'Outland' bei einem Konzert im Kölner Stadtgarten auch erstmals in Deutschland live vorstellen.

Per Jørgensen, trumpet, vocals, kalimba, flute
Jon Balke, electronics, piano
Audun Kleive, electronics, drums, percussion

Audun Kleive
Son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist Iver Kleive, Audun Kleive began his career playing drums in various bands in his hometown of Skien, Norway. As a kid he played snaredrum in different marching bands - a common thing in Norway for many kids. Here his teacher was a violinist. He also took lessons in classical piano his early years, and played orchestral percussion in the local symphony-orchestra.

At some point around the age of 16 he was picked up by Guttorm Guttormsen and Ole-Johnny Michaelsen, two local jazzmusicians. An organ-trio was formed. Sax,drums and B3. Soon after he joined a summer-course in Søgne, Norway, where he met Radka Toneff and Arild Andersen -they had a totally improvised encounter one late night in a library - a revelation that forever changed Auduns life.

After moving to Oslo to study at the School of Music (Musikkhøyskolen) in 1980, he joined various jazz/rock bands such as Lotus (1981-83) and Oslo 13 (1981-84), eventually making his recording debut with the album Anti-therapy (1983). His talent soon placed him among the most sought-after drummers in Oslo, and he continued 1983 with the Anne-Marie Giørtz Quintet on the festival route, and on that artist’s album release Breaking Out (1983). Also that year, Kleive joined the Frode Alnæs/Nils Petter Molvær quartet, simultaneously also appearing with Sidsel Endresen during 1983-84.

He has performed with the groups AHA/Extended Nose, with whom he recorded Keep Nose In Front (1984), Jamaha (1986) and Slow But Sudden, langsam aber plötzlich (1988-90). He participated also in the Brødrene Balke Etno Funk group, the Knut Riisnæs Quartet (1984), Terje Rypdals trio The Chasers also in 1984 (with releases in 1985, 86, 88 og 94), and the Circulasione Totale Orchestra (1986-89), releasing Accent in 1987. In 1991 he also performed together with Nils Petter Molvær, Bugge Wesseltoft and Bjørn Kjellemyr and also composed, arranged and performed the album "Music for Men and Machines” (1992) together with Jon Eberson.

Continuing with Oslo 13 he recorded Off Balance in 1987 and Live 1993, as well as touring internationally and recording with Trio 87 from 1987-90. He has performed or recorded with many international artists, notably the Swedish on Swedish group Entra Live records , Jon Eberson Trio (Stash 1986), Jon Eberson/Sidsel Endresen (1987), Jan Gunnar Hoff (releases 1993/95/96 and 2003), Marilyn Mazur's Future Song (1994/98/2002/03), Gunnar Andreas Berg (1996), Bugge Wesseltoft (New conception of jazz 1995-96), Bendik Hofseth (1997) and Olga Konkova (Going with the flow,1997).

From 1990 to 2003 he had a fruitful and productive collaboration with Jon Balke and Per Jørgensen (JøKleBa), recording On and On (1991), Jøkleba! (1992) og Jøkleba Live (1996), also joining Jon Balke's Magnetic North ensemble for touring and recording between 1993 and 2002. His playing is also featured on many ECM recordings, notably Kyanos for Jon Balke, Small Labyrinths for Marilyn Mazur's Future Song, Nonsentration for Jon Balke/Oslo 13, and Chaser / Blue / The Singles Collection / If Mountains Could Sing for Terje Rypdal/The Chasers, among others.

Not limiting himself only to jazz, his involvement with other musicians such as Kari Bremnes not only featured his skills as a drummer, but also displays his considerable talent as an arranger ("Mit vilde hjerte" og "Blaa Krukke"). He also performed with Bremnes and Kjetil Bjørnstad on their "Løsrivelse" album, and produced the critically praised techno-jazz band Krøyt, Sub album. Co-owner of the studio Audiopol, he has produced and engineered a pile of both young and mature artists like Bushmans Revenge, Puma, Hans Ulrik, Mike Stern, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Krøyt, Chili Vanilla, Petter Wettre, Lord Kelvin, Transjoik, Bol, Kirsti Huke Quartet, Klaus Holm Kollektif, Dingobats, Solid, Sidsel Endresen, Magnetic North to name but a few.

In 1996 he was invited to Copenhagen, as the only Norwegian jazz musician to perform for that year’s European City of Culture festivities, indeed an esteemed honor. Shortly thereafter, in 1998, he received the Klart Svar (“Clear Answer”) Award from the Kongsberg International Jazz Festival.

Booklet for Outland