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- https://t.co/fORHCvUfY3 "Very far from the harmless fairy tales of a certain Viking music idea." Cool! https://t.co/HLXouhyL1d
- RT @SVINmusic: Of course, we're also playing in Copenhagen with Maja S. K. Ratkje! Thanks to Spillestedet Stengade / Kaja MANAGEME… https://t.co/umPtOukGjr
- - the sounds and the vocal dialogue between the two - was two sorceresses invoking the gods of the ungodly nature o… https://t.co/ZRgIWW0GXv
- Thanks, @SonarFestival for hosting us. Great festival. (Maja and Katarina in bicycle taxi.) https://t.co/AVPsCVUhRE
- RT @regnskogfondet: I dag kommer regjeringspartiene og KrF til å stemme ned et forslag i Stortinget som vil stanse salget av palmeoljed… https://t.co/kDgOeiTlgx
Upcoming shows
- 27/06/18 Nordic Voices in Risør at Risør kirke
- 09/07/18 Maja S. K. Ratkje in Lockenhaus at Pfarrkirche
Category Archives: Blog
Crepuscular Hour reviewed by Nieuwe Noten (NL)
De Noorse componiste en elektronica producer Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje schreef ‘Crepuscular Hour’ in 2010 in opdracht van het Ultima Festival in Oslo. Het werk heeft een markante bezetting, bestaande uit drie koren, drie instrumentalisten – gitaar, tenorsaxofoon en hoorn, … Continue reading
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Penger, moral og jazzgass (NO)
1. mai-musikk Samtidsmusiker Maja S.K. Ratkje gir ut arbeidersanger med gruppen Poing, og mener man ikke må være redd for å være politisk bare fordi man driver med kunst. I fortroppen: Komponist og musiker Maja S. K. Ratkje er ikke … Continue reading
Fifteen Questions Interview with Maja Ratkje
“Music is communicated through interpretation, and the performers as well as the listeners are active in the process. Along with that come the circumstances like the room and the situation the music is performed in. The whole context becomes a part of the interpretation.” Continue reading
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Ingen over ingen ved siden (NO)
Tor Hammerø blogg: Maja S.K. Ratkje er en artist som har et helt unikt uttrykk. Her gir hun oss flere eksempler på det – både som komponist og sammen med gruppa Poing. Maja S.K. Ratkje har noe helt spesielt å … Continue reading
Crepuscular Hour reviewed by Ondarock (IT)
Delle due rappresentazioni dell’oratorio di un’ora scarsa “Crepuscular Hour” – la prima è avvenuta nella sua Oslo nel 2010 – la norvegese Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (classe 1973) ha scelto, per l’incisione su disco, la seconda in Uk del 2012, … Continue reading
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Pyromanen
2016; Music composed for the film Pyromanen by Erik Skjoldbjærg Continue reading
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Voz humana, música electrónica (ESP)
La de Maja S. K. Ratke es una obra de escucha atenta, de colores y matices infinitos El Pais 6 JUN 2016 La compositora y cantante noruega Maja S. K. Ratkje trabaja principalmente desde tres frentes: la voz humana, la … Continue reading
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Grande Improvvisazione Ad Angelica (IT)
Si possono condividere le parole di Luca Vitali, che nel programma di sala fra l’altro individua nella musica di SPUNK una qualità olistica e il consapevole tentativo di scongiurare le insidie ricorrenti nella libera improvvisazione collettiva: «egocentrismo, incoerenza, alcuni “gesti” tipici e codificati del free jazz, mancanza di dinamica e di humor». Continue reading
And sing…
Booklet text (Norwegian below): Could the act of composing include my sound as a voice performer? The two works on this album are two different answers to this question. From the moment I started to compose new classical music I … Continue reading
And sing… reviewed by Dagens Nyheter (SE)
Med de två nya verken på albumet ”And sing…”, komponerade för sin egen röst, Cikadaensemblen och Oslo Sinfonietta under ledning av Christian Eggen, bidrar tonsättaren Maja SK Ratkje på ett överraskande sätt till årets Shakespearefirande. Det första är en avantgardistisk … Continue reading
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Focus Foucault Foccachia
Cassette release by Solveig Kjelstrup & Maskinanlegg
Posted in Blog, Mixed media/Vinyl/Other shapes, Rare stuff
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Malleus Maleficarum Maximum
Cassette release by Maja Ratkje & Bjørn Hatterud
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Crepuscular Hour DVD reviewed by The Quietus
“When I was young, I was really quite scared of the dark. I think my parents taught me to be and I remember the deciding thing was, I turned around and said: I’m going to go to the woods at … Continue reading
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Crepuscular Hour DVD reviewed by ATTN: Magazine
By positioning the musicians at the perimeter and the audience at the centre, Crepuscular Hour becomes an act of materialisation. Instead of bursting outward and dispelling into the open air, sound funnels inward and solidifies – guitars react effervescently with … Continue reading
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Crepuscular Hour DVD reviewed by Boomkat
Crepuscular Hour is a foreboding, toweringly ambitious and arresting new work by celebrated Norwegian composer Maja SK Ratkje, bringing the worlds of Choral music and Noise together in a way that will leave you gasping for breath. Its her first … Continue reading
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Creouscular Hour DVD reviewed by Bad Alchemy (DE)
Wo soll man bei der Trondheimerin mit dem Staunen anfangen? Bei Fe-mail, ihrem radikalen Duo mit Hild Sofie Tafjord? Beim Miteinander mit Lasse Marhaug oder Phantom Orchard? Ihren Brecht-Songs mit Poing? Bei Spunk, gipfelnd im 12-jährigen Zyklus “Das Wohltemperierte Spunk”? … Continue reading
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BRAK RUG reviews from Tape to Zero (in Norwegian and German)
“Als Abschluss des ersten Abends dürfen wir einen tollen Trip erleben, mit Maja Ratkje, Øyvind Brandtsegg und Siv Øyunn Kjenstad mit ihrem noch jungen, Experimental-Projekt Brak Rug, das aus einer spontanen Idee heraus entstand und bislang nur sehr wenige Auftritte erlebte.” Continue reading
Kapital & Moral
The combination of the trio POING and vocalist Maja S. K. Ratkje has been referred to as among the best, boldest and most innovative players in the Norwegian music community. On their new album, “Kapital&Moral”, they present a selection of … Continue reading
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Mektig skumringstime (NO)
Maja S.K. Ratkje lager musikk slik jeg vil ha det, bortenfor det lettvinte, opplagte og sleipe. Arild Andersen, Aftenposten 05.04.2016 Maja S.K. Ratkje er vanskelig å møte med likegyldighet. Hun formidler alvor gjennom ukonvensjonell form og vekker interesse gjennom det … Continue reading
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Songar om kapital og moral (NO)
– Vi har musikk nok til mange prosjekt. Men vi satsar på politikken, seier Maja S. K. Ratkje om Kapital & Moral. Dag og Tid 29.april 2016 Komponisten og musikaren med det fulle namnet Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje har i … Continue reading