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Erik Wøllo (born 1961) is a Norwegian composer and musician, guitarist and synthesist. He has a background in various genres in music. As a solo recording artist, he is most known for his electronic and ambient musical soundscapes. Music that can be classified in the genres of space, drone, new age, and electronic music. Through his many albums he has gained recognition for his unique sound and style. Using guitar as the primary instrument in a highly imaginary and emotional music, building a bridge between grand symphonic realms and gentle, minimalistic and serene atmospheres. == History and Overview == Born and raised in Norway (Hemsedal). In the era where he grew up in Norway, the local folk music is very much dominated by the Hardanger fiddle. By his grandfather he was once offered a fiddle as a birthday present, - if he wanted to start playing. But he went for the guitar, and started to play at age 11. His first influences were all the evolving heavy/progressive rock music in the seventies. Although he has once said that his first guitar hero was John Fogerty! He soon discovered the more complicated and intricate styles of rock, like Pink Floyd, Yes and Emerson Lake and Palmer. He started his professional career in 1980, playing and touring around Norway in various jazz/rock and fusion bands. But in 1984, he decided to concentrate full-time on his own solo career. Building his own studio Wintergarden, where he started to explore and create his new soundworld. His third album "Traces" (1985), was a turning point for his creative musical approach, and pointed out his unique style in instrumental music. This album represented an important and seminal time for Wøllo's artistic development. Erik says in a private interview: “I quit all the bands I played in, I wanted to work on my own using the modern electronic studio as an instrument. Like a painter with his oil canvasses. I wanted to make a music that had expansive synthesizer textures and sequencer patterns, layered together with expressive melodic electric guitars. Working with depth, time and space. In those years in the early eighties the studio technology was new and revolutionary, and I wanted to explore all the new possibilities. To be able to control the infinite variations of electronic sound, using an endless palette for creative expression. Musically this technology opened up a new possible world for me, and I have continued to further develop and refine these musical ideas on later recordings. Also for the last decade, I have been able to bring this my musical concept to the stage, performing live. I have been doing several tours, as well as releasing a double CD set live album "Silent Currents" (Projekt, CD-2011). As well as one download live album "Silent Currents 3" (Projekt, digital-2013). Erik has also written music for diverse acoustic ensembles. Such as string quartets, wind quintets and sinfoniettas. As one of very few Norwegian composers, these scores were all written in the classical minimalistic tradition. He has released 19 full length solo albums and several smaller format EP's, all distributed globally and he has gained a large audience for his music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erik Wøllo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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