{"product_id":"nils-petter-molvaer-khmer-vinyl-lp","title":"Nils Petter Molvaer: Khmer Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossibly the most unusual entry in ECM's deep and storied catalog. \u003c\/i\u003eThe\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=ecm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ECM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e label (or \u003cem\u003eEdition Of Contemporary Music\u003c\/em\u003e) is best known for contemporary jazz works from prominent players like \u003cstrong\u003eKeith Jarrett\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=pat+metheny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Metheny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=chick+corea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChick Corea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, or influential minimalist composers like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=steve+reich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. With this kind of pedigree, and a motto like \"\u003cem\u003ethe Most Beautiful Sound Next to Silence,\u003c\/em\u003e\" drum N' bass or downtempo breakbeats were probably the last thing I would have expected to hear coming from an ECM record - but then again, this was the late 90's and anything was possible. Enter \u003cem\u003eKhmer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNils Petter Molvaer\u003c\/strong\u003e's second album for ECM (his third overall). Here the Norwegian trumpeter broke traditional expectations and delivered an experimental full length that fused jazz and electronica, replete with samples, breakbeats, talkbox(!) and the aforementioned drum N' bass moments - something that was completely fresh for 1997, and unexpected especially for ECM. Even better, it's done really well (check the moody title track, the chunky downbeat funk of \"Access \/ Song Of Sand I,\" or the laidback Mo'Wax vibes of \"Platonic Years\"). Given the recent resurgence of downtempo and chill-out (and everything 90's for that matter), the album has aged surprisingly well, making this first ever vinyl pressing all the more welcome. Fans of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=dj+krush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDJ Krush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=thievery+corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThievery Corp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=kruder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKruder \u0026amp; Dorfmeister\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eToshinori Kondo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=tosca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTosca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. should definitely check. 8 tracks in all, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1st vinyl pressing, previously CD-only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: ECM 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Metreon Garage 06\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Nils Petter Molvaer","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":17287366967386,"sku":"fr-4114","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/nilspettermolvar-khmer.jpg?v=1762277069","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/nils-petter-molvaer-khmer-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}