Solid Ether is an album by Norwegian trumpeter, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær, recorded in 1999 and released on ECM May the following year.Solid Ether at ECM Records website
Reception On All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki called it "a stunning meltdown of classic jazz trumpet styles with modern techno, drum-and-bass and electronic music."Slawecki, C. M., All About Jazz review, February 1, 2001
The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated "Not everyone will "get" this kind of music, and die-hard jazzers might laugh it off as an inconsequential fad. But it's actually a seismic innovation that is just getting started."Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed November 8, 2011
Robert Christgau gave the album an A, noting, "He immerses in chaos and comes out beautiful."
Track listing
Personnel Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, electronic trumpet, synthesizer, bass, loops, electronics, sampler, effects, percussion, piano, synth-bass, vocoder trumpet, voice effects, beats, sound treatment Eivind Aarset – guitar, effects (tracks 1, 2 & 5–9) Audun Erlien – bass (tracks 2 & 5–9) Rune Arnesen, Per Lindvall – drums (tracks 2 & 5–9) DJ Strangefruit – electronics, sampler, voice, scratches (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9) Sidsel Endresen – vocals (tracks 4 & 10)
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