Arve Henriksen & Robert Jürjendal - Haihara (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 55:47 minutes | 514 MB
Experimental Electronic, Ambient, Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Smalltown Supersound, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 55:47 minutes | 514 MB
Experimental Electronic, Ambient, Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Smalltown Supersound, Official Digital Download
Prolific Norwegian trumpeter and ECM veteran Arve Henriksen returns with Estonian guitarist/composer Robert Jürjendal in tow, matching his idiosyncratic shakuhachi-style melodic condensations with Jürjendal's glassy electro-acoustic soundscapes and sonorous percussion. Fans of Jon Hassell & Brian Eno, Daniel Schmidt and Badalamenti, this one’s for you.
Henriksen releases a lot but is remarkably reliable; his playing is so versatile that hearing it dematerialise into different ensembles and individual methodologies is always a treat. Jürjendal is a veteran guitarist, but doesn't approach his instrument from a purely classical standpoint, taking a Fripp-inspired path towards texture, processing and looping his sounds until they're barely recognisable. The duo share a similar love for Hassell's Fourth World ambience, and here inject new life into that mood.
Jürjendal's percussion is impressive: he offsets cascades of oddly-tuned electronics on 'Tuonela' with booming, ritualistic tom hits that punctuate Henriksen's melancholy phrases; and on the brilliant 'Ancient Bells', plays a set of gongs and gamelan-style instruments, creating swirling hammered tonal clusters that quiver beneath Henriksen's echoed-out, spirited improvisations. It's not always that corporeal, either; on 'A Remarkable Flow', he loops guitar phrases, creating gentle vibrations that rumble in the background while he mirrors Henriksen's pitchy zig-zags with high-pitched oscillator vamps.
Even on the peaceable 'Miraculous Lake', discreet kalimba loops set a celestial tempo that anchors the duo's gaseous soundscapes. And although they veer towards end-credits loveliness on the Göttsching-influenced 'Reunion Hymn', it’s balanced by the album's darker passages, like 'Rebirth' and 'Another Me'. On the latter, Henriksen's trumpet is transformed into a voice-like warble, while Jürjendal replies with glacial E-bowed drones that resonate creepily alongside his lysergic FM pads.
Tracklist:
1. The Baltic Bolero (06:56)
2. Cry With Words (04:52)
3. Tuonela (06:59)
4. Ancient Bells (02:58)
5. A Remarkable Flow (05:29)
6. Rebirth (07:38)
7. Miraculous Lake (04:13)
8. Sanctification (05:10)
9. Another Me (05:53)
10. Reunion Hymn (05:33)
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-11-07 11:37:32
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Analyzed: Arve Henriksen & Robert Jürjendal / Haihara
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.31 dBFS -13.37 dBFS 6:57 01-The Baltic Bolero
DR11 -0.48 dBFS -16.76 dBFS 4:52 02-Cry with Words
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.94 dBFS 6:59 03-Tuonela
DR10 -0.31 dBFS -12.12 dBFS 2:59 04-Ancient Bells
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.38 dBFS 5:29 05-A Remarkable Flow
DR10 -0.31 dBFS -13.89 dBFS 7:39 06-Rebirth
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.29 dBFS 4:14 07-Miraculous Lake
DR12 -1.25 dBFS -17.82 dBFS 5:11 08-Sanctification
DR12 -0.31 dBFS -16.78 dBFS 5:53 09-Another Me
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.66 dBFS 5:34 10-Reunion Hymn
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1273 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-11-07 11:37:32
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Analyzed: Arve Henriksen & Robert Jürjendal / Haihara
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.31 dBFS -13.37 dBFS 6:57 01-The Baltic Bolero
DR11 -0.48 dBFS -16.76 dBFS 4:52 02-Cry with Words
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.94 dBFS 6:59 03-Tuonela
DR10 -0.31 dBFS -12.12 dBFS 2:59 04-Ancient Bells
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.38 dBFS 5:29 05-A Remarkable Flow
DR10 -0.31 dBFS -13.89 dBFS 7:39 06-Rebirth
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.29 dBFS 4:14 07-Miraculous Lake
DR12 -1.25 dBFS -17.82 dBFS 5:11 08-Sanctification
DR12 -0.31 dBFS -16.78 dBFS 5:53 09-Another Me
DR11 -0.31 dBFS -14.66 dBFS 5:34 10-Reunion Hymn
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1273 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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