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The Riddle in the Middle of Nowhere: Anja Garbarek’s ‘Smiling and Waving’

Imran Khan / 10 August 2017

Impossibly Norwegian in style and substance, Anja Garbarek's Smiling and Waving describes the most ordinary lives lost in the voids of the most extraordinary riddles.

Okkultokrati: Raspberry Dawn

PopMatters Staff / 24 October 2016

Oslo-based unit takes us down to the dungeon where the jams are dank and the torture is pretty.

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Jenny Hval: Blood Bitch

Dustin Ragucos / 13 October 2016

Blood Bitch invites listeners with its conceptual bite, controlling them effortlessly through Jenny Hval's journey along lonely spaces.

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Prins Thomas: Principe Del Norte

PopMatters Staff / 23 March 2016

Prins Thomas doesn't waste a second of this 100-minute collection. And that's no small feat.

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Lemaitre: 1749 EP

Ryan Dieringer / 3 February 2016

1749 EP finds Lemaitre approaching the top of their pop-slinging game

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Ulver: ATGCLVLSSCAP

PopMatters Staff / 15 January 2016

A stellar collection of material from a collective that pushes more boundaries and buttons than it often gets credit for. An early contender for Album of the Year.

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Per Petterson’s Tales of Innocence and Experience

Jon Morris / 8 April 2015

Petterson's closely-knit stories sadly and beautifully reveal the passage from boyish innocence to "manhood", and show us what it means to be a man.

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The Grim, Strangely Hopeful World of Per Petterson

Jon Morris / 2 April 2015

As existentially bleak as it is, I Refuse is not devoid of hope. A refusal is a negation, to be sure, but a lost swimmer may refuse to drown.

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Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant

Brent Faulkner / 30 January 2015

Black Star Elephant proves to be a pleasant, uplifting album, though by no means earth shattering.

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Mayhem: Esoteric Warfare

Alex Franquelli / 2 June 2014

Quite frankly, there is nothing on Esoteric Warfare which has not been conceived, done and reiterated by the likes of Anaal Nathrakh, Ephel Duath, Sigh and Deathspell Omega.

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Tastefully arranged, melodically gorgeous, and refreshingly unpretentious, Norwegian art rockers Gazpacho have crafted a stunning concept album with Demon, a record that even those with serious prog allergies will find approachable.

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Ane Brun: Songs 2003 – 2013

Andy Johnson / 28 October 2013

Norway

The Riddle in the Middle of Nowhere: Anja Garbarek’s ‘Smiling and Waving’

Okkultokrati: Raspberry Dawn

Jenny Hval: Blood Bitch

Prins Thomas: Principe Del Norte

Lemaitre: 1749 EP

Ulver: ATGCLVLSSCAP

Per Petterson’s Tales of Innocence and Experience

The Grim, Strangely Hopeful World of Per Petterson

Nico & Vinz: Black Star Elephant

Mayhem: Esoteric Warfare

Gazpacho: Demon

Ane Brun: Songs 2003 – 2013

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12 Compositions to Introduce You to Classical Music Post-1950

Warhaus Is the Music of Maarten Devoldere’s Subconscious

‘Fight Club’ Still Serves as an Odyssey of Alienation and Brotherhood

Carminho Expresses Her Passion for Life Through Song

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