Storm Season
Encyclopedia
Storm Season is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian
progressive rock
band White Willow
. It is the last album to feature Sylvia Erichsen on vocals.
except where noted.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band White Willow
White Willow (band)
White Willow is a Norwegian art rock band, mixing elements of orchestral pop, 70's progressive rock, jazz-rock and even electronic elements. They have released 5 albums so far: 1995's Ignis Fatuus, which features symphonic folk rock in the vein of early King Crimson and Genesis as well as Mellow...
. It is the last album to feature Sylvia Erichsen on vocals.
Track listing
All songs have been composed by Jacob Holm-LupoJacob Holm-Lupo
Jacob Holm-Lupo is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and producer. He is the main song-writer in White Willow and the Opium Cartel. He also runs Termo Records together with Lars Fredrik Frøislie.-References:...
except where noted.
- "Chemical Sunset" (Holm-Lupo, Traditional) – 7:58
- "Sally Left" – 6:33
- Voice – Teresa K. Aslanian
- "Endless Science" – 3:37
- "Soulburn" – 9:21
- Vocals – Finn Coren
- "Insomnia" – 5:49
- "Storm Season" (Lars Fredrik Frøislie) – 4:21
- "Nightside of Eden" (Holm-Lupo, Johannes Sæbøe) – 9:44
- "Headlights" (Japanese bonus track) – 6:22
Personnel
- Marthe Berger Walthinsen – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, tambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all.... - Sigrun Eng – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Aage Moltke Schou – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Johannes SæbøeJohannes SæbøeJohannes Sæbøe is a Norwegian musician, notable for his act in the progrock band White Willow. Sæbøe was recruited on electric guitar in 2000 and featured on the album Sacrament and Storm Season. He left the group shortly after Storm Season....
– electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Jacob Holm-LupoJacob Holm-LupoJacob Holm-Lupo is a Norwegian guitarist, composer and producer. He is the main song-writer in White Willow and the Opium Cartel. He also runs Termo Records together with Lars Fredrik Frøislie.-References:...
– electric guitar, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Ketil Vestrum Einarsen – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, tambourine - Lars Fredrik FrøislieLars Fredrik FrøislieLars Fredrik Frøislie is a Norwegian musician. His main instruments are keyboards and drums. He has also done some producing and runs Termo Records together with Jacob Holm-Lupo...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboards, synthesizer, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
, glockenspielGlockenspielA glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone... - Sylvia Erichsen – vocals
- Øystein Vesaas – engineer