Väsen - Gront (1999) {Westpark music 87075}
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© 1999, 2000 Westpark music / Xource Records | 87075
Folk / Nordic Folk / Sweden / Acoustic
Swedish folk band Vasen mix the haunting, lonely sounds of their country's traditional music with a modern sense of humor and a strong melodic assurance. Gront maintains the high levels of energy and musicianship the band has established on its previous recordings, while taking more unorthodox approaches to their arrangements. Traditionalists might find their music a bit watered-down in terms of faithful authenticity, but most others will find it enjoyable and accessible.
The strident, raw sound of Nordic fiddling, accompanied by nyckelharpa, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and world percussion, takes a stream-of-consciousness turn in this fascinating music, characterized by original textures, irregular tempos and meandering melodies. Vasen is fiddler Mikael Marin, guitarist Roger Tallroth, nyckelharpist Olov Johansson, and percussionist Andre Ferrari. "Here you'll find the full breadth of Vasen's moods," proclaims the cover of this album, "from dark and sparse to sublime and ecstatic," and that is a good description of the cuts therein. Some, like "Ploska", are good, foot-stomping fiddle tunes (though I wouldn't hazard trying to make up dance steps to the ever shifting meters!), while others, like "Vantans Valse", are gently reflective. "JTT" and "Ekorrn" are jazzy and playful. "Stappen" and "Nacken" are mysteriously atmospheric, like foreboding soundtrack music. I'm not sure what modern or ancient mythological figure inspired the title of this CD, but judging from the track "Grontman", he sounds like a rambunctious giant with penchant for partying in metal scrapyards. Check out this intriguing album and let your imagination out to play! Try also Vasen's prior release, the light-hearted "Whirled", and the work of Hardanger fiddler Annbjorg Lien.
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Musicians:
Olov Johansson - Nyckelharpa, kontrabasharpa, oktavharpa
Mikael Marin · Altfioler, fiol
Roger Tallroth - 12-strangade gitarrer, oktavmandolin, svensk bouzoki
Andre Ferrari - Slagverk, FX
tracklist:
01 - Ploska
02 - M. Nykanen
03 - Stappen
04 - Goskarlen
05 - JTT
06 - Reel carrowkeel
07 - Trana
08 - Svampmannen
09 - Ekorrn
10 - Grontmannen
11 - Vantans vals
12 - Nacken
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 17. October 2013, 3:10
Vasen / Gront
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Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
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9 | 36:07.32 | 4:26.08 | 162557 | 182514
10 | 40:33.40 | 3:27.10 | 182515 | 198049
11 | 44:00.50 | 4:29.59 | 198050 | 218283
12 | 48:30.34 | 8:37.68 | 218284 | 257126
Track 1
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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Track 8
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Track 9
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Track 11
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Track 12
Filename L:\Vasen - Gront (1999) [FLAC] {Westpark music 87075}\12 - Nacken.wav
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==== Log checksum EF4636FAE84B6A5667065DC57B50B9B1E40B8D4E3B7C0CB774A856C55039A7FD ====
EAC extraction logfile from 17. October 2013, 3:10
Vasen / Gront
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-5280S Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMMENT=EAC Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FLAC -8" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 5:04.10 | 0 | 22809
2 | 5:04.10 | 2:44.55 | 22810 | 35164
3 | 7:48.65 | 4:03.32 | 35165 | 53421
4 | 11:52.22 | 5:27.65 | 53422 | 78011
5 | 17:20.12 | 6:03.05 | 78012 | 105241
6 | 23:23.17 | 4:22.15 | 105242 | 124906
7 | 27:45.32 | 1:49.05 | 124907 | 133086
8 | 29:34.37 | 6:32.70 | 133087 | 162556
9 | 36:07.32 | 4:26.08 | 162557 | 182514
10 | 40:33.40 | 3:27.10 | 182515 | 198049
11 | 44:00.50 | 4:29.59 | 198050 | 218283
12 | 48:30.34 | 8:37.68 | 218284 | 257126
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Track 2
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Filename L:\Vasen - Gront (1999) [FLAC] {Westpark music 87075}\03 - Stappen.wav
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Filename L:\Vasen - Gront (1999) [FLAC] {Westpark music 87075}\04 - Goskarlen.wav
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Track 6
Filename L:\Vasen - Gront (1999) [FLAC] {Westpark music 87075}\06 - Reel carrowkeel.wav
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Track 9
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