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Ars Dada returns with the third and final installment of his “Katharsis & Threnoidia” EP trilogy, aptly named Aurora after the Roman goddess of dawn.
The EP contains five tracks steeped in soul-searching turmoil, but yet with a glimpse of daylight optimism, “everything is going to be all right”.
The EP opens with the atmospheric, yet bassdrenched Mourningstar, only to dive head first into the chaotic, heavily free jazz inspired- Laplace’s Demon. Katharsis then offers a bit of melancholic yet life affirming breakbeat positivity. Third track out, Abreaction, is a downtempo, upright bass-driven jazz respite, graced with an excellent Rhodes solo by Arctic Philharmonic’s very own Yegor Shevtsov.
The EP is crowned by the monumental, almost eight-minute long title track. Starting with only a single sitar, Aurora eventually grows into a bombastic, almost postrock-like, orchestral crescendo.
credits
released March 4, 2022
All tracks written, mixed and produced by Erlend Bilsbak aka Ars Dada, except Laplace’s Demon mixed by Erlend Bilsbak and Truls Erlend Andersen.
Cello on tracks 1, 2 and 5 performed by Håvard Roos Bilsbak.
Violin on “Aurora” performed by Brynjar Lien Schulerud.
Viola on “Aurora” performed by Heidi Schulerud Bilsbak.
Trumpet on track 2, 3 and 5 performed by Bengt Haugseth.
Grand piano and/or grand piano fx on track 2, 3 and 4 performed by Yegor Shevtsov.
Hammond organ and Rhodes piano on “Abreaction” performed by Yegor Shevtsov.
Mezzo Soprano on tracks 2 and 3 performed by Marika Schultze
Grand Piano, Pump organ, Rhodes piano and Hammond organ recorded by Truls Erlend Andersen in Store Studio, Bodø.
Strings recorded by Sivert Henriksen in Kysten Studio, Tromsø.
Mastered by Andreas Nordenstam at Nordenstam Mastering, Bergen.
Cover design by Erlend Bilsbak, additional design work by Steffen Andersen.
Big thanks to Draug Media, my family and all the artists that contributed and helped make this EP a reality!
This release was funded by Arts Council Norway, The Audio and Visual Fund, and The Composers’ Remuneration Fund