{"title":"Qvales Ensemble","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"qvales-ensamble-bohem-cd","title":"Qvales Ensamble \/\/ Bohem \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQVALES ENSEMBLE: \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBohem\u003c\/i\u003e (Bohemian)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter listening to qvales ensemble's new album \"Bohem\", you will understand that Frode Qvale has two hearts. One inner and one innermost. The inner heart is the regular heart. The one with valves and blood pumping through. The innermost heart is his Bohemian heart. This is where he writes about injustice and explores his pain. Where he breaks his bread and reads about freedom and philosophy. This is where his Bohemian side lives. In real life Frode Qvale lives in downtown Bergen. And in real life Frode Qvale is no Bohemian character. He faked his way to Bohemian status by having a temporary dependent relationship with the absinthe bottle while teaching Norwegian in lower secondary school, trying to survive the interminable final class on Friday with his sanity intact.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbsinthe, the green fairy, would have worked better as a motif for Frode Qvale's ensemble's previous record, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrønn \u003c\/i\u003e(Green). But on that record he inexplicably appeared with a yellow face on the cover. On the cover of his new record, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBohem\u003c\/i\u003e, he appears dried out but hungry, in the style of Swedish actor Per Oscarsson when he starred in the film version of Knut Hamsun’s \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSult \u003c\/i\u003e(Hunger). The same cover also shows that the cover designer has desperately tried to remember the font used on the cover of Luciano Pavarotti's La Bohème. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow Frode is off the absinthe, instead habitually living a fashionable life in cafés only serving the latest in urban coffee drinks far removed from where coffee is harvested, where he in turn explores his internal pain, makes sad music of the comforting variety, and ponders what happened to the class set of Jonas Lie's collected works. It may have disappeared during a moment of clarity during his absinthe period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bohemians of the past saw it as their duty to drink absinthe and stumble from woman to woman, contracting hush-hush diseases before withering and dying (as opposed to Frode). But they also saw it as their duty to create art and music. Just like Qvale. After all, when all is said and done, it’s the music and not his absinthe period he will be remembered for. There may also be a Bohemian necessity in the fact that a person with such a bleak, dull and trivial background as a suburban teacher of Norwegian as Frode Qvale has feels compelled to create such well-played and lush music to survive. Where the absinthe ends, the music begins.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a release by a respectable record company. But there is no way around the scandals; we must come to them in the end. Long after the journalists have lost interest. The stories are many. The verified facts few. And the truth hails from doubtful sources. We will probably never know the true reason behind the conflicts and fistfights that delayed this album. We will probably never know the terrible truth behind the YouTube video (\"mor og datter danser\" \/ mother and daughter dancing) the band made for the song \"Ikkje sku meg ned\" \/ Don't push me down). We will probably never know why an old lady of 77 was pushed aside in her own kitchen so an exhibitionist girl could make a dance video on YouTube. We will never know what musical-religious forces healed this poor woman who suddenly, wild with joy, discarding her walker, starts to dance. We will probably never know why she was so quickly pushed away. Is she still alive? We will probably never know what...\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome final facts:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eqvales ensemble made their debut with the CD \"Grønn\" (Green) on KKV in 2004, and after a gap of too many years their second album is finally finished and again released on KKV with lyrics by Gunnar Roalkvam\/Birthe Kadis and compositions by Frode Qvale. The album was actually finished in 2009, but immediately prior to mixing it the band decided it wasn’t good enough and they made a new one. The album was recorded in Bergen in the winter and spring of 2011 and has been mixed in Abbey Road Studios in London and elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lyrics are sung in a dialect from southwest Norway, and may perhaps be called folk song pop, or in the words of a reviewer of the previous album: Rocked circus jazz.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Ikkje sku meg ned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Trøstesang for ensomme sjeler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Sang til autoriteten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Bohem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Ta masken på\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Kveldens siste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Sprudledamer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Barbeint på brostein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Retzina og vann \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Eg var ein vandrar, eg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41594428063939,"sku":"FXCD375","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD375Qvale.jpg?v=1646832403"},{"product_id":"qvales-ensemble-gronn-cd","title":"Qvales Ensemble \/\/ Grønn \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrode Qvale is a new green leaf on the blossoming tree of nascent Norwegian pop music. Singing in his distinctive Stavanger dialect, he is backed by an ensemble of musicians that are not afraid to get down and dirty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor more than a year now Qvale's ensemble has been working on their debut album. Songwriter, singer and band leader Frode Qvale contacted KKV last summer with three demo songs. He and the band were so encouraged by our response to these songs that they literally ran back to the studio to record more songs.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe recording in Bergen was produced by Stian Carstensen, and the outcome is a tango-like cabaret rock reflecting a lot of care-free abandon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe lyrics are written by Gunnar Roalkvam, who also has written songs for popular Norwegian singer Sigvart Dagsland. The songs are about falling in love and give glimpses into scenes of everyday life with a twist.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQvale's ensemble consists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrode Qvale – vocals and trumpet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStein Inge Brækhus – drums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMagne Thormodsæther – double bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVidar Eldholm Olsen – piano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBjarte Aasmul – guitar\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWenche Losnegård – vocals\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Såpebobler (Soap Bubbles)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Kjangsa med armen i gips (Taking Chances with Your Arm in a Cast)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Gamle damers vals (Old Ladies' Waltz)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Alle andre (Everybody Else)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Ugraset tar gatene så tar me resten (First the Weeds Take the Streets then We Take the Rest)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Ein liten snutt (A Little Bit)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Blyge Harry (Shy Harry)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Alt har ein ende men pølsa har to (Everything Has an End but a Hot Dog Has Two)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Grønn forelskelse (Green Love)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Mange blir mye (Many and Much)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 Snøklokker (Snow Bells)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41634468888771,"sku":"FXCD280","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD280.jpg?v=1648026335"}],"url":"https:\/\/kkvbutikken.myshopify.com\/en\/collections\/qvales-ensemble.oembed","provider":"KKV Nettbutikk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}