Pixie Ninja "Hypnagogia"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 8, 2023
Tracklist

1. Thanatosis (7:53) 

2. Silver Paper Unicorns (5:10) 

3. Pandæmonium (2:35) 

4. Dance Macabre (4:51) 

5. Ora Antarctica (4:38) 

6. Alpha Waves (6:13) 

7. Oneironaut (9:03) 

Total Time 40:23

Credits

Marius Leirånes

Jostein Haugen

Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, Molesome)

    With

Jørgen Munkeby

All songs written and performed by Pixie Ninja in Nobø Studios, Rognan, Norway.

Additional recordings done at Roth Händle V, Sollentuna, Sweden.

Album recorded between April 2021 - July 2022.

Produced by Pixie Ninja

Mixed by Mattias Olsson & Stefan Fandén.

Mastered by Thomas Plec Johansson at the Panic Room.

Cover by Henning Lindahl.

Description/Reviews:

Yet again fully instrumental and more ambitious and experimental then ever, Pixie Ninja dives into the different stages of Hypnagogia, which describes the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep.

Consisting with a variety of instruments bigger than ever, this album is a rollercoaster ride into the unknown.

Again Pixie Ninja have their minds set on blending the old and the new, the vintage and the modern, creating a sound and style so unlike anything you have ever heard before.

Mellotron and samples, saxophone and arpeggios, glockenspiel and string-sections, vintage guitars and raw explosive bass is just some of the correlations you can expect from this crucible of an album.

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Pixie Ninja "Colours out of Space"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: July 3, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Colours Out Of Space (10:07)
2. Leng Plateau (9:47)
3. CosmiK (6:00)
4. Hutchinson Cipher (11:31)
5. Strange Days (6:19)

Total Time 43:44

Line-up: 
Marius Leirånes: Godin Shifter 4 Bass, Korg MS-10, Korg M50 Workstation, Korg Krome 61, Volca Keys, Korg Monotribe.
Jostein Haugen: Fender Stratocaster, Korg M50 Workstation, Korg Krome 61, Korg microKORG,
Mattias Olsson (Necromonkey, Änglagård): Ondes Martenot , Maestrovox, Clavioline, Persephone, additional Electric Guitars, Mandocello, Drums, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Moog 15 modular, Mellotron 400, Vako Orchestron, Minimoog, Speak & spell, Roland SH-2000, Casio SK-5, Boss DR-220,
Pocket Operators, Korg MS-10, Roland TR-707, Synare sensor.
Fredrik Klingwall: Grand Piano, Mellotron 400, Vako Orchestron, Fender Rhodes, Hammond L100, Celeste, Yamaha DX7, Yamaha DX100, Sequential Circuits Pro-1
   With
Tiger Olsson: Vocals
Akaba: Vocals
Hampus Nordgren-Hemlin: Vocals, Fender VI, Casio-DG-10, Philicorda organ
Leo Svensson-Zander: Cello
Fredrik Carlzon: French Horn

Description/Reviews: 

Similar to their debut album, Colours out of space is fully instrumental, but unlike their previous release this album is heavily influenced by some of the short stories written by The Godfather of horror fiction: Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
With vintage instruments like the Orchestron, maestrovox, fender rhodes and mellotrons suddenly crashing into twisted samples and modern synthesizers, Colours out of space will take you on a cosmic journey with its raw explosiveness and dark ambience, blending progressive rock with atmospheric soundscapes that mixes majestic sections with experimental chaos, Pixie Ninja is putting the listener to the test with this lovecraftian-inspired concept album.

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Pixie Ninja "Ultrasound"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Electronica
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 23, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Auditory Hallucinations (9:13)
2. Elusive The Wind Vane (6:44)
3. Une Promenade (2:37)
4. Polysomnographic (5:29)
5. Personal Improvement Cult (11:19)
6. Ultrasound (2:56)

Total Time 38:18

Line-up: 
Marius Leirånes - guitars, bass, keyboards
Jostein Haugen - guitars, bass, keyboards
Mattias Olsson  (Necromonkey, ex Änglagård) - drums, Melloton M400
Johan Hals Jørgensen - organ
   With
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (Waserbergland, White Willow, Wobbler, Motorpsycho) - flute (2)

Description/Reviews: 

The music is a mix of atmospheric electronic soundscapes and prog rock. The opening track Auditory Hallucinations throws the listener right in with over four minutes of electronic beeps and washes. ... There is a Magma like jazz swagger to Elusive The Wind Vane with its syncopated drums, swathes of Mellotron and Waserbergland's Ketil Vestrum Einarsen's flute fills. ... The best track is Polysomnographic, it gets everything right compared to opening track. The slow, atmospheric electric piano chords give way to full band, as Pixie Ninja subtly change the pace and the dynamics, leading to some lovely synth work. The longest track Personal Improvement Cult, is a multi-part work that has a terrific arrangement, making use of all sorts of instrumental colours and none of the sections outstay their welcome.

Read the full review by Martin Burns at dprp.net

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Pixie Ninja "Ultrasound"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Electronica
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 23, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Auditory Hallucinations (9:13)
2. Elusive The Wind Vane (6:44)
3. Une Promenade (2:37)
4. Polysomnographic (5:29)
5. Personal Improvement Cult (11:19)
6. Ultrasound (2:56)

Total Time 38:18

Line-up: 
Marius Leirånes - guitars, bass, keyboards
Jostein Haugen - guitars, bass, keyboards
Mattias Olsson  (Necromonkey, ex Änglagård) - drums, Melloton M400
Johan Hals Jørgensen - organ
   With
Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (Waserbergland, White Willow, Wobbler, Motorpsycho) - flute (2)

Description/Reviews: 

The music is a mix of atmospheric electronic soundscapes and prog rock. The opening track Auditory Hallucinations throws the listener right in with over four minutes of electronic beeps and washes. ... There is a Magma like jazz swagger to Elusive The Wind Vane with its syncopated drums, swathes of Mellotron and Waserbergland's Ketil Vestrum Einarsen's flute fills. ... The best track is Polysomnographic, it gets everything right compared to opening track. The slow, atmospheric electric piano chords give way to full band, as Pixie Ninja subtly change the pace and the dynamics, leading to some lovely synth work. The longest track Personal Improvement Cult, is a multi-part work that has a terrific arrangement, making use of all sorts of instrumental colours and none of the sections outstay their welcome.

Read the full review by Martin Burns at dprp.net

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