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Audun Kleive

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General Info

  • Genre: Experimental

    Location Langangen, Telemark, No

    Profile Views: 84587

    Last Login: 4/1/2011

    Member Since 3/26/2006

    Record Label Jazzland Recordings, Norway

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..AUDUN KLEIVE's.. reputation within the jazz community can best be described as true royalty. Voted by the ..Norwegian Jazz Musicians Union.. in 1989 as ..Jazz Musician of The Year.., he has continued to be a highly valued artist in constant demand for other projects or as a featured performer. His musicianship as a drummer and percussionist is highly respected among his peers, has gained him an established reputation as a vital force in Norwegian and international jazz, and he is a source of inspiration for an entire younger generation of jazz musicians. ..I am convinced that the world needs alternatives.., Kleive states about his artistic vision, continuing, ..honest musical attempts that further develop the great heritage from our planets composers music is one of the last possible free places left in the world, and I aim to show that art form my respect to my last breath... His integrity and artistry is reflected as a participant in well over 60-plus recordings, he has provided the rhythmic backdrop for such varied musicians as ..Terje Rypdal, Jon Balke, Charles LLoyd.., and ..Marilyn Mazur..... .. ..Past.... .. As the son of organist ..Kristoffer Kleive.. and brother of organist ..Iver Kleive.., Audun Kleive began his career playing drums in various rock bands in his hometown of Skien, Norway. After moving to Oslo to study at the School of Music (Musikkhoyskolen), he joined various jazz-rock bands such as ..Lotus.. (1981-83) and ..Oslo 13.. (1981-84), eventually making his recording debut with the album ..Anti-therapy.. (1983). His talent soon placed him among the most sought-after drummers in Oslo, and he continued 1983 with the ..Anne-Marie Girtz Quintet.. on the festival route, and on that artists album release ..Breaking Out.. (1983). Also that year, Kleive joined the ..Frode Alnaes/Nils Petter Molvaer.. quartet, simultaneously also appearing with ..Sidsel Endresen.. during 1983-84... .. He has performed with the groups ..AHA/Extended Nose.., with whom he recorded ..Keep Nose In Front.. (1984), ..Jamaha.. (1986) and ..Slow But Sudden, langsam aber pltzlich.. (1988-90). He participated also in the ..Brodrene Balke Etno Funk.. group, the ..Knut Riisnaes.. Quartet (1984), ..Terje Rypdals.. trio.. The Chasers.. also in 1984 (with releases in 1985, 86, 88 and 94), and the ..Circulasione Totale Orchestra.. (1986-89), releasing ..Accent.. in 1987. In 1991 he also performed together with ..Nils Petter Molvaer.., ..Bugge Wesseltoft.. and ..Bjorn Kjellemyr.. and also composed, arranged and performed the album ..Music for Men and Machines.. (1992) together with ..Jon Eberson..... .. Continuing with ..Oslo 13.. he recorded ..Off Balance.. in 1987 and ..Live.. 1993, as well as touring internationally and recording with ..Trio 87.. from 1987-90. He has performed or recorded with many international artists, notably the Swedish on Swedish group ..Entra Live.., ..Jon Eberson Trio.. (..Stash.. 1986), ..Jon Eberson/Sidsel Endresen.. (1987), ..Jan Gunnar Hoff ..(releases 1993/95/96 and 2003), ..Marilyn Mazur's Future Song.. (1994/98/2002/03), ..Gunnar Andreas Berg.. (1996),.. Bugge Wesseltoft.. (..New Conception of Jazz.. 1995-96), ..Bendik Hofseth.. (1997) and ..Olga Konkova.. (..Going with the Flow..,1997)... .. Since 1990 he has had a fruitful and productive collaboration with ..Jon Balke.. and ..Per Joergensen.. (..JoeKleBa..), recording ..On and On.. (1991), ..Joekleba!.. (1992) and ..Joekleba Live.. (1996), also joining ..Jon Balke's Magnetic North.. ensemble for touring and recording between 1993 and 2002. His playing is also featured on many ..ECM.. recordings, notably ..Kyanos.. for ..Jon Balke.., ..Small Labyrinths.. for ..Marilyn Mazur's Future Song.., ..If You Look Far Enough.. for ..Arild Andersen.., ..Nonsentration.. for ..Jon Balke/Oslo 13.., and ..Chaser.. / ..Blue.. / ..The Singles Collection.. / ..If Mountains Could Sing.. for ..Terje Rypdal/The Chasers.., among others... .. Not limiting himself only to jazz, his involvement with other musicians such as ..Kari Bremnes.. not only featured his skills as a drummer, but also displays his considerable talent as an arranger. He also performed with ..Bremnes.. and ..Kjetil Bjornstad.. on their ..Munch.. album, as well as on ..Anne Grethe Preuss's.. ..Mosaikk... Recently he produced the critically praised techno-jazz band ..Kroeyt.., for their ..Sub.. album... .. In 1996 he was invited to Copenhagen, as the only Norwegian jazz musician to perform for that years ..European City of Culture.. festivities, indeed an esteemed honor. Shortly thereafter, in 1998, he received the ..Klart Svar.. (Clear Answer) Award from the ..Kongsberg International Jazz Festival..... .. ..Present, to Future.... .. His first solo-effort was finally realized in 1997, in the album ..Bitt.. (Jazzland). Playing most of the instruments himself, Kleive's vision of chaotic beats and rough musical structures were bound by intricate rhythms with a clear progression, all wrapped in the pure joy of musical experience. On its release, the album received unanimous praise by Norwegian music critics, with one newspaper hailing it as.. the ultimate in the hip jazz scene.. and ..grooves without comparison, and tones that pull you into the surrealistic landscape one of Europes foremost musicians!.... .. In 1998, forming his own band comprising of ..Staale Storloekken.. (synths), ..Christian Wallumroed.. (keyboards), ..Arve Henriksen.. (trumpet), ..Jan Bang.. (live-sampling), and ..Geir Oestensjoe.. (sound design), Kleive began recording his second solo effort... .. During the recording of ..Generator X.. Kleive challenged them to g..o into their hidden visions and try to fully exploit their instrumental possibilities. I wanted them to leave behind accepted formats and let their intuition and ears decide the direction we pursued... ..Generator X.., (2000, Jazzland), does not compromise with the existing standards of improvised jazz, and creates a new pathway to explore the form. This album firmly established Kleive as an important innovator in contemporary new jazz music. The UK ..Milk Factory.. wrote in their review of the album:.. .. ..This second album is a further proof that the connection between jazz and electronic music is stronger everyday. (The album is) more contained, evolving following the strolls of the musicians, obviously at ease with each other. The symbiosis is perfect, almost palpable powerful, passionate moments of pure electro-jazz..... .. Kleives third solo album was released May 04. ..On Ohmagoddabl, I chose to include elements of composition which I utilize today as well as some methods that I used on my solo album Bitt. These are lines that are woven into each other in a continuous stream, forming intuitive and unheard of progression, almost as a living being that the whole collective is responsible for birthing. My band has a large amount of creative freedom... Audun Kleive's creativity and individualistic expression provides a new shot of energy into the jazz arena. An energy that infects the listener and demands that you plug into the new adventurous aural world of Audun Kleive. January 2004 Albums released: "..Generator X.." 542 900-2 "..Bitt.." 536 583-2 "..Ohmagoddabl.." 986 603-5 .. .. ..MyGen.. ..Profile Generator.. ..

  • Members

    ..Christian Wallumrød-keyboards, Ole Morten Vågan-treated electric bass, Audun Kleive-drums and sounds.... ..

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    ....THIS: LISTEN AND BUY MUSIC..

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