“This is the noise record of the year. Pixelated, muddy, awkward, fricticious, its all in there; like a mystery stew of aural delights.”
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Morgenbladet oppsummerer det omfangsrike Maja Ratkje-året. Støymusikk: Maja Ratkje opererer i et musikkmiljø som i spesielt stor grad er dominert av nerdete menn, og nyter stor anerkjennelse, skriver Svein Egil Hatlevik. Foto: Ellen Lorenzen Det er blitt lett å lage plater, og nesten like lett er det blitt å få gitt dem ut. Innenfor blant
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“Out of Norway comes the most exciting noise LP I’ve heard to date. These two women romp thru stimulating noise compositions fresh and clean w/ a distinct Scandinavian frost. But there’s always an undercurrent of warm embrace, sweet and masterful.” (Thurston Moore) “Jeg vil anbefale denne plata til alle 50-åringene som går rundt og tror at gitar-feedback er det tøffeste som finnes.” (Arild R. Andersen)
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“They thrown in sounds of popular culture in their blenders, and put the temperature all the way up, but the two are capable to produce some noise that really matters. One in which something is happening, a dynamic field of sound, small stuff is enlarged and amplified, like a high pressure cooker. Noise as it should be. A lesson to study for many.”
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“Jaap Blonk has finally met his improvising match in Maja Ratkje. Whereas most improvisors have trouble keeping up with Blonk’s speed and theatrics, Ratkje goads him on and often instigates the pace.” “Ratkje and Blonk shape and pace their improvisations with clarity and agility as well as a palpable sense of fun.”
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[intlink id=”3230″ type=”post”]Record link[/intlink] Pitchfork: “Fe-Mail are Maja Ratkje and Hild Sofie Tafjord, both formerly of the Norwegian experimental electro-acoustic quartet Spunk. You might also know Ratkje from her exceptional 2002 solo album Voice, on which she demonstrated how the bizarre fury of a woman scorned could produce as intimidating, recklessly creative storm as any
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“Ideal for browsing the racks in your favourite high street store. I think people would appreciate the accompaniment of desiccated samples belching out against trembling Theremin as they sip latte in air-conditioned comfort.”
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“sounds that honestly have to be heard to be fully believed. A joyful celebration.” “It results in some of the freshest thought-provoking music this reviewer has heard in a while. Highly recommended.” “An album that simply oozes attitude; an attitude toward sound and space, to the possibilities of an improvising quartet as determined by their fine appetite for absurdity.”
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“It drives me nuts, makes me laugh, makes me listen. It is truly unique.”
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