Products – ULTRON http://ultron.no Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:35:59 +0000 en hourly 1 101063365 Hearing Things http://ultron.no/product/hearing-things-2/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:00:26 +0000 http://ultron.no/?post_type=product&p=342 Artist: Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion, cimbalom, voice Featured artist: Martin Horntveth - electronics Release date: 30.03.2016 SACD ULTRON001 Get MP3 on iTunes Get Flac on Klicktrack Listen on Soundcloud Listen on Spotify  ]]> IMG_2293
The norwegian percussionist and cimbalist Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen releases his debut solo album on Ultron. This award winning norwegian artist is internationally recognized for his versatile and creative performances, never ceasing to control the colours, rhythms and harmonic possibilities that his percussion instruments have to offer.

Hearing Things is simply an unique collection of classics and future classics in the repertoire of solo percussion. The album is centered around four unique composers – Per Nørgård from Denmark, the norwegian Henrik Hellstenius, the french/greek Iannis Xenakis and the american John Cage – as well as Sørensen´s own musical contemplations, where he tries to mirror his musical life against theirs.

All four of them are highly spiritual and different musical personalities, who also see and relate to music differently.

This is something HKKS draws upon, in order to illustrate what he thinks about music as a pluralistic expression. Here is everything from the carefully calculated and powerful ritual represented through Xenakis, the timeless tranquility that rises out of Isternia by Nørgård, the playful and theatrical Readings of Mr.G by Hellstenius and the intuitive and ambient ”In a Landscape” by John Cage.

Track list

  1. H-K K Sørensen · Call – 2:43
  2. Per Nørgård · Isternia – 12:27
  3. H-K K Sørensen · Far. – 4:27
  4. Henrik Hellstenius · Readings of Mr.G – 21:25
  5. H-K K Sørensen · Fly – 2:09
  6. Iannis Xenakis · Psappha (feat. Martin Horntveth – electroncs) – 13:14
  7. John Cage · In a Landscape – 8:54
  8. H-K K Sørensen · Hearing Things – 3:34

Recording engineer: Hans Peter L’Orange
Recording producer: Gro Løvdahl
Mixed by Hans Peter L’Orange at Store Studio, Norway
Mastered by Håvard Christensen at Store Studio, Norway
Cover art: Peter Knudsen at Graf a/s
Produced by Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen

]]> 342 Call – single track http://ultron.no/product/call-single/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:33:26 +0000 http://ultron.no/?post_type=product&p=317 Get it on iTunes]]> Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen’s Call is featured on the upcoming solo album Hearing Things.
Hearing Things will be released on the 30.03.2016 on ULTRON.NO

Call is played solo on cimbalom and is recorded in the middle of the night at the Jar Church in Norway.

Call is the first release from Ultron.no

]]> 317