Lucifer Was "En Fix Ferdig Mann"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog, Hard Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 15, 2024
Tracklist

1. Frå Fyrste Dag (4:54) 

2. Ein Fix Ferdig Mann (3:09) 

3. Krig I Opne Landskap (6:05) 

4. Ei Gåte (5:13) 

5. Når Natta Kjem Og Tek Meg (2:48) 

6. Eg Vil Ha Det Eg Vil Ha (3:09) 

7. Snømann I Sol (6:18) 

8. Aftenbøn Til Dauden (5:28) 

9. Kunsten å Gjere Ingenting (6:33) 

Total Time 43:37

Credits

Jon Ruder - Vocals

Thore Engen - Guitar

Andreas Sjo Engen (Pymlico) - Guitar, backing vocals

Arne Martinussen - Organ, piano

Bjørn Malmåsen - Bass

Arild Brøter - Drums

Plus various guest musicians including a choir

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Lucifer Was "Morning Star"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog, Hard Rock
Label: Transubstans Records (TRANS146, TRANSV44BLU)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 24, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. As It Comes (5:36)
2. A Forest Of Zaqqum Trees (3:50)
3. Tube Music (4:51)
4. Cold Up Here In The North (4:22)
5. Sea Of Sleep (4:47)
6. Sunday Morning Griever (6:02)
7. Pure (15:25)

Total Time 44:53

Line-up: 
Jon Ruder - Lead vocals
Thore Engen - Lead guitar, acoustic guitars, zither, vocals
Dag Stenseng - Flute, vocals
Anders Sevaldson - Flute
Einar Bruu - Bass
Kai Frilseth - Drums, percussion
Arild Brøter (Pymlico) - Drums, percussion
Andreas Sjo - Engen Guitar, cigar-box slide guitar, vocals
Arne Martinussen - Organ, piano, Mellotron, harpsichord

Description/Reviews: 

The complete 1972-1974 Lucifer Was line-up that recorded Underground And Beyond and the year 2000 second album In Anadi’s Bower, is all featured throughout the album. Look out for the two-drummer kick on several numbers.
Morning Star contains seven tracks. Two of these, Tube Music and Sunday Morning Griever, are based on songs from Thore Engen’s 70’s tape-find in a box in his basement in 2015, which sort of got this album initially started. Another track, Sea Of Sleep, the only ever song co-written by Thore Engen and flautist/singer Dag Stenseng, were, in a simpler form, featured regularly in the band’s live-set during the early 70’s. And then there is the 15:25 long Heavy Prog/Space blues mammoth composition Pure, a year in the writing and arranging by Jon Ruder and Thore Engen.

Media/Samples 
A Forest Of Zaqqum Trees

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Pymlico "Meeting Point"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 7, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Crab Key
2. Second Rate Punk
3. Broken Glass
4. Iris
5. First Light
6. NOL861613060
7. Lucy Does Not Approve
8. Erised

Line-up: 
Stephan Hvinden: Electric guitars
Øyvind Brøter: Keyboards
Axel Toreg Reite: Bass guitar, synth bass
Arild Brøter: Drums, percussion, keyboards, additional guitars
Marie Færevaag: Saxophone, piano, voice, percussion
    with
Mattias K. Nielsen: Acoustic guitars (1 – 4, 6, 8) / first guitar solo (6)
Torbjørn Alsos Raae: Electric guitar solo (4)
Larry Salzman: Percussion (3, 4, 8)
Ivan Mazuze: Saxophone solo (4)
Håvard Fossum: Alto saxophone (2, 6)
Kristoffer Kompen: Trombone (2, 6)
Stig Espen Hundsnes: Trumpet (2, 6)

Media/Samples 
Teaser

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Pymlico "Guiding Light"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Instrumental Symphonic
Release date: September 15, 2014
Tracklist: 
01 – A Day Out (03.52)
02 – Sounds Of The City (06.43)
03 – The East Side (07.47)
04 – Wanderlust (05.40)
05 – Bobcat (06.28)
06 – Piz Gloria (06.24)
07 – Neptune (13.48)

Line-up: 
Arild Brøter: Drums, keyboards & acoustic guitars
    With
Axel Toreg Reite: Bass Guitar
Mads Tvinnereim Horn: Guitars
Geir Anders Haugen: Guitars
Mattias Krohn Nielsen: Guitars
Felix Martin: Guitars
Øyvind Brøter: Keyboards
Julie Falkevik Tungevåg: Keyboards
Einar Næss Haugseth: Keyboards
Knut Bjørnar Hillersøy: Keyboards
Ivan Mazuze: Saxophones
Even Kruse Skatrud: Trombone
Larry Salzman: Percussion
Vilde Badendyck Katralen: Voice

Description/Reviews: 

This album features 50 minutes of progressive, melodic music. The music is influenced by everything from arabic music, scandinavian jazz and psychedelic metal to modern soundtracks, world music and good old prog rock.

Media/Samples 
Preview

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Lucifer Was "DiesGrows"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label: Transubstans Records
Release date: September 10, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Afterlife - 4:59
2. The Devil Is The Boss Universal - 3:51
3. Crazy World Turns To Me - 6:02
4. I'm Cornered - 3:27
5. I Am Outside - 2:52
6. Glass Shoe - 3:04
7. Silver Spoon - 4:36
8. From Behind Everybody's Blind - 4:09
9. Diesgrows - 3:27
10. Yellow House - 4:39

Line-up: 
Jon Ruder - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Thore Engen - Lead guitar and acoustic guitar.
Andreas Sjo Engen - Guitar
Arne Martinussen - Organ, mellotron, piano, background vocals
Einar Bruu - Bass
Rune Engen - Drums, Ududrum, percussion
    With:
Lise-Marit "The Witch" Haugen - Flute
Anders Sevaldson - Flute

Media/Samples 
Silver Spoon

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Pymlico "Directions"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Symphonic, instrumental
Release date: December 4, 2012
Tracklist: 
01. Compliments of Sharky
02. Heroes
03. The little grey cells
04. R.W.
05. 2280
06. Regulus


Line-up: 
Arild Brøter: Drums, keyboards & additional guitars
     with
Axel Toreg Reite: Bass guitar
Mads Tvinnereim Horn: Guitars
Mattias Krohn Nielsen: Guitars
Geir-Anders Haugen: Guitars
Øyvind Brøter: Hammond organ & grand piano
Julie Falkevik Tungevåg: Grand piano & rhodes
Fredrik Sydow Hage: Saxophones
Karoline Torkildsen: Flute

Description/Reviews: 

The second album by Norwegian project lead by Arild Brøter, an ex drummer in Lucifer Was. The music is still in the style of progressive rock, but includes some other flavours as well, like ambient music, world music and film music. The music is at times darker and more moody than on the first album, but there are still plenty of cheerfull melodic phrases.

Media/Samples 
Compliments of Sharkey

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