Sunday, February 1, 2015

Terje Rypdal - After the Rain (1976)


Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Terje Rypdal - Bleak House (1968)
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous, and Jack DeJohnette - S/T (1979)
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous, and Jack DeJohnette - To Be Continued
Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal, & Jon Christensen - The Sea (1995) + The Sea II (1998)

Atmospheric jazz fusion from this Norwegian guitarist/ECM great. Though many of Rypdal's records, such as What Comes After and Odyssey (released in '74 and '75, respectively) qualify as some of ECM's most raucous, prog-y releases, After the Rain, a fully solo effort, is a low-key, almost folky affair. His big, distinctive leads are still present, but here they soar over acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizers, and the like, while drums and percussion (do bells count as percussion?) are completely absent. Probably my favorite of his solo albums.

Track listing:
1. Autumn Breeze
2. Air
3. Now and Then
4. Wind
5. After the Rain
6. Kjare Maren
7. Little Bell
8. Vintage Year
9. Multer
10. Like a Child, Like a Song

Whenever I seem to be far away
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 4, 2015 at 4:02 AM

    S*it this one is rare and an oddball in the Rypdal catalog. No drums no killer e-guitar solos just really laid back mood music for landscapes. Brilliant stuff plus Im a sucker for the ARP string ensemble! Thanks again for posting this!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 25, 2016 at 2:28 PM

    ¡Muchas gracias!

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  3. Nicko.February 14, 2017 at 12:34 PM

    thanks a lot!!! one of my favourite's terje solo albums! really in love with this piece..

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  4. rinteshMarch 1, 2017 at 3:50 AM

    Thank you.

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  5. peskypeskyJuly 3, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Very cool! i love Terje's playing and didn't have this in my collection. Thank you!

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  6. neilSeptember 17, 2018 at 12:28 AM

    Been looking for this; many thanks...

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  7. MarxSharkJanuary 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM

    Heyyyyyyy dude. This one seems to be gone. Any way to get a re-up plz??
    As always, thank you

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  8. DanJuly 18, 2020 at 6:03 PM

    Dear Spirit, pls could you upload whenever I seem to be far away. I read somewhere that you have the whole discography. ECM don't have it, so it's not as if I haven't tried.

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    1. DEAR_SPIRITJuly 20, 2020 at 5:34 PM

      I actually posted Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away a few years ago and it got taken down by a copyright complaint. Anyway, here you go:
      https://mega.nz/file/YR5DRS5D#287XUZ19O4oabKaNwDolTQfxZXsgZPZxtW3lJ8-eC_c

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