Artist: Steinar Raknes
Album: On the Road
Genre: Folk
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 48 kHz
Duration: 49:30
Total Tracks: 11
Total Size: 516 MB

Tracklist:

01. Steinar Raknes – Just Like the Rain (05:39)
02. Steinar Raknes – City Clown (03:53)
03. Steinar Raknes – Always on the Road (04:32)
04. Steinar Raknes – Crush Me (04:20)
05. Steinar Raknes – Bob Along (04:20)
06. Steinar Raknes – The Deserter (02:37)
07. Steinar Raknes – Ravel Prelude (06:41)
08. Steinar Raknes – It is Easier (04:11)
09. Steinar Raknes – Filling My Own Shoes (04:19)
10. Steinar Raknes – Breaking up in Pieces (05:30)
11. Steinar Raknes – Better Days (03:23)

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Steinar Raknes is a creative bassist and vocalist who isn’t afraid to go his own way.

As a jazz graduate of NTNU in Trondheim, he shocked the Norwegian jazz scene with the band «Urban Connection» which took the concept of jazz trios to new heights. In recent years, Raknes has steadily moved more towards the singer/songwriter segment. The Stillhouse concept, which is really a duo project with Unni Wilhelmsen, was extended with Per Oddvar Johansen on drums, Even Hermansen on guitar and Jørgen Mathisen on clarinet, soprano and tenor sax.He’s brought us along on wonderful journeys into his musical universe where his voice and double bass are the main elements. As a singer, he’s developed a deep, lovely baritone and in his beautiful songs his voice really stands out.

Raknes has a nose for melodies, delicate lyrics and uses a simple yet harmonious language in his songs. However, interacting with creative musicians like Hermansen, the music takes a whole other turn. The sound shifts to a completely different colour and contributions from Mathisen take the music in surprising directions. When you also have one of the country’s most responsive and creative drummers in the band, the soundscape is complete.

Witnessing the interaction between Unni and Steinar is truly wonderful. They’ve worked a lot together in the past and complement each other’s voices and expressions. Raknes’ music is in an open genre landscape with a touch of Americana, country, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and a lot of other stuff.