Om utgivelsen
English:
After two explosive studio albums, PHØNIX now presents their first live album, LIVE 2025!
2025 became a breakthrough year for PHØNIX on the Norwegian and European jazz scene. LIVE 2025 is a collection of recordings from the band’s tour that year. The selected recordings are taken from Victoria National Jazz Scene in Oslo, Nattjazz in Bergen, and Jazzfest in Trondheim.
This album serves as a time capsule for PHØNIX, capturing the trio as they look both backward and forward while remaining firmly rooted in the present of their own music. Most of all this albums presents PHØNIX in its natural habitat: LIVE!
Tracks:
1. Intergalloptic – Live – Jazzfest Trondheim
2. Soulpower – Live – Nattjazz
3. A Fistfull of Unsettled Matter – Live – Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene
4. PAL9000 – Live – Nattjazz
5. Dancing on Mercury – Live – Jazzfest Trondheim
6. Brax + Horseback Landing – Live – Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene
7. Bag of Freedom – Live – Jazzfest Trondheim
All songs composed by Emil Storløkken Åse and PHØNIX
Production:
Track 1, 5 & 7: recorded by Åsmund Arnesson Rise at Moskus Bar, Jazzfest Trondheim
Track 3 & 6: recorded by Ingar Hunskaar at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
Track 2 & 4: Recorded by Jørgen Brennhovd at USF Verftet, Nattjazz Bergen
Mix by Mona Hynne at Øra Studio
Master by Karl Klaseie at Øra Mastering
Released by Sonic Transmissions Records
Cover picture by Arne Hauge
Cover art and design by Juliane Schütz
Norsk:
Etter to kruttsterke studioalbum, presenterer PHØNIX nå sitt første live album, LIVE 2025!
2025 ble et gjennombruddsår for PHØNIX på den norske og europeiske jazzscenen. LIVE 2025 er en samling av opptak fra bandets turné dette året. Opptakene som er valgt er hentet fra Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene i Oslo, Nattjazz i Bergen og Jazzfest i Trondheim.
Dette albumet fungerer som en tidskapsel for PHØNIX, og viser trioen som ser både bakover og fremover, samtidig som de absolutt befinner seg i nuet av sin egen musikk. Fremfor alt viser dette albumet PHØNIX i sitt naturlige habitat: LIVE!
Musikere
Emil Storløkken Åse - guitar, baritone guitar, electronics
Jenny Frøysa - baritone saxophone ,bass synth, electronics
August Glännestrand - drums, drum machine
