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Upcoming shows
- 27/10/18 Maja S. K. Ratkje and Katarina Barruk in Tromsø at Verdensteateret
- 27/10/18 Red Note Ensemble with Andreas Borregaard in Aberdeen at The Lemon Tree
- 04/11/18 Red Note Ensemble with Andreas Borregaard in ‘s-Hertogenbosch at Willem Twee
- 10/11/18 Jeffrey Zeigler in Brooklyn, New York at National Sawdust
- 30/11/18 Maja S. K. Ratkje in Oslo at Nasjonal Jazzscene – Victoria
Category Archives: Blog
Rum Music: The Best Of 2016 With Russell Cuzner at The Quietus
It was another prolific year for Maja Ratkje, the polymathic Norwegian artist, that saw the release of several albums from And Sing’s matching of her extraordinary vocals with contemporary classical ensembles, through a collaboration with the modern jazz band Poing, … Continue reading
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Still Eating Ginger Bread for Breakfast reviews (in English, Norwegian, German)
Boomkat: Pre-eminent free improv unit SPUNK offer a feast of uncanny, otherworldly sound in Still Eating Gingerbread For Breakfast, which is a recording of both sets from their 20th anniversary concert at Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, December 2015. It forms … Continue reading
Still Eating Ginger Bread for Breakfast – The 20th Anniversary Concert
Rune Grammofon: “Formed in 1995, SPUNK comprises four of Norway’s most innovative musicians: Maja S. K. Ratkje, Hild Sofie Tafjord, Lene Grenager and Kristin Andersen. The quartet combine talents that range from vocal experiments, instrumental virtuosity, impulsive improvisation and a … Continue reading
Genier i lysflommen
2016; dur: 4′; Girls’ choir; Score at nb.no Continue reading
And sing… reviewed by Bad Alchemy (DE)
Wenn Maja singt, schläft niemand. Continue reading
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Med gitaren i den andre kroken (NO)
Article on Bjørn Fongaard, published in the book Lyd og ulydighet by nyMusikk 2016.
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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
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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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