Prisme Explained

Prisme
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Annbjørg Lien
Cover:	Prisme album.jpg
Genre:	Traditional folk music
Label:	Grappa Music
Producer:	Annbjørg Lien & Bjørn Ole Rasch
Chronology:	Annbjørg Lien
Prev Title:	Felefeber
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Baba Yaga
Next Year:	1999

Prisme (released 1996 by the Norwegian Grappa label – GRCD 4113 / 18 Mar 1997 by US label Shanachie Records – 64082) is a studio album by Annbjørg Lien.^{[1] [2]}

Review

On her third international solo album Lien goes new ways in relation to the musical tradition she carries. The traditional costume is left at home, and Prism is recorded with jeans on. The result is a typically un-Norwegian and Swedish sounding album, where Lien expands her horizons creating traditional folk music fused with modern instrumentation like percussion and electronic instruments, in addition to the classic wind and string instruments as we know from the Nordic traditional music.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars,^[1] and the review by Anders Grønneberg of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album dice 5.^[2]

Track listing

1. «Villvinter» / «Wild Winter» (2:53)
   (Traditional)
2. «Fønix» / «Phoenix» (4:08)
3. «Cantabile» (3:59)
   (Traditional / Tone Hulbækmo)
4. «Luseblus» / «Lice Blues» (3:34)
5. «Vidvandre» / «Wandering» (4:02)
6. «Aprilbarnet» / «Child Of April» (3:24)
7. «Korstog» / «Crusade» (4:35)
8. «Hauk» (4:00)
9. «Prisme» (5:12)
10. «Fløteren» / «The Log Driver» (4:12)
11. «Galadriel» (3:56)
12. «Valhalling» (3:27)
13. «Ringen» / «The Ring» (3:33)

Personnel

• Annbjørg Lien – Hardingfele & fiddle
• Bjørn Ole Rasch – keyboards, piano, organ & sampler
• Roger Tallroth – guitar, mandolin & bouzouki
• Hans Fredrik Jacobsen – flute, kantele & bagpipes
• Mikael Marin – viola
• Rune Arnesen – percussion

Credits

• Producer – Annbjørg Lien
• Producer & arranger – Bjørn Ole Rasch
• Morten Lund - mastering
• Recording & mixing – Trond Engebretsen
• Composer – Annbjørg Lien (tracks: 2 & 4-13)
• Composer – Bjørn Ole Rasch (tracks: 1-2, 7 & 10-11)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annbjørg Lien - Prisme Review . 2012-12-12 . Allmusic.com.
2. News: Anders . Grønneberg . Folkemusikk uten bunad "Prisme" (Grappa) . Norwegian . 1996-10-30 . 2012-12-12 . Dagbladet.
3. Web site: Annbjørg Lien – Prisme . 2012-12-12 . Discogs.com.