Hold Still, by Svela

Hold Still

by Svela

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Compact disk in plush digifile gatefold cover and coverart by the brilliant Maria Alzamora. Comes in a protective plastic sleeve for maximum freshness.

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1.	Prologue 01:33	buy track
2.	I Will Build a Labyrinth 07:02	buy track
3.	Interlude #1 06:13	buy track
4.	Not for the Lack of Trying 06:13	buy track
5.	Are We? 06:18	buy track
6.	Interlude #2 00:39	buy track
7.	Oslo 04:10	buy track
8.	Falling Sleeplessly into the Radio 07:08	buy track
9.	Interlude #3 00:37	buy track
10.	As We Should 08:36	buy track
11.	Epilogue 01:55	buy track

about

Hold Still is the second album from guitarist and composer Eirik Berg Svela and follows 2018’s Bits & Pieces which was recorded in New York featuring the organist Sam Yahel, saxophonist Dave Edge and drummer Tore T. Sandbakken. This new album continues Eiriks work with Dave Edge, but features Roger Johansen on drums and the London based organist Ross Stanley. The title is taken from the memoirs of photographer Sally Mann and references the influence that photographers such as Mann, Alec Soth, and Paul Graham have had on Eirik’s approach to this album. Through careful sequencing and the use of interludes the goal is to weave a series of musical snapshots into a small story; a story that revolves around Eirik's sense of belonging, both musically and geographically.

credits

released November 17, 2022

Eirik Svela - guitar
Dave Edge - saxophone
Ross Stanley - Hammond organ
Roger Johansen - drums

Recorded June 25th & 26th 2022 by Aleksander Sjølie at Newtone Studios, Oslo
Mixed August 2022 by Aleksander Sjølie at Urban Sound Studios, Oslo
Mastered September 2022 by Espen Høydalsvik at OSLO:Fuzz, Oslo
Produced by Eirik Svela & Aleksander Sjølie
Photography & design by Maria Alzamora
All compositions by Eirik Svela
This recording was partly funded by FFUK, CREO & Norsk Jazzforum