We are thrilled to announce that NTR015 “Live in Europe” is out now on Nice Things Records!

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This extravagant double CD album features two improvised 45 minute sets from the creative minds of alto saxophone player Amalie Dahl, double bassist Henrik Sandstad Dalen and drummer Jomar Jeppsson Søvik.

Recorded live in Prague and Brussels following the release of their debut album “Fairytales for daydreamers” in 2023, these recordings showcase the resolute individual voices of this unique trio tethered to one another in sympathetic interplay.

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NTR014 “The Birds Sing a Pretty Song” by Håvard N. Funderud is out now on Nice Things Records!

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The Birds Sing a Pretty Song is Funderuds first project in his own name. In addition to himself on the guitar the band consists of Petter Abjørnsen (bass), Ben Rodney (trumpet), Sigrid Aftret (saxophone), Ingvald Vassbø (drums) and Tore Ljøkelsøy (drums). The somewhat untraditional sextet presents an album that explores Funderud’s compositions, taking the listener through free jazz, soundscapes and delightfully weird melodies. Everything is wrapped up in mystical song titles, leaving it up to the listener to make sense of them.

The artwork is made by Kristoffer Møllegaard and designed by Lasse Marhaug.

Nice Things Records is happy to present this stunningly beautiful album from the duo Bye Lila, consisting of vocalist Lisbeth-Anita Grimsø Olsen and pianist Liv Andrea Hauge.

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Characterized by close and personal lyrics, melodious compositions and lucid improvisation, this album explicitly showcases the talents of two heavy hitting performers in Norwegian jazz who share a wellspring of undeniably compelling ideas.

The album also includes a haunting version of "The Quiet Breath of Winter" featuring Arktisk Filharmoni arranged by Aleksander Waaktaar.

Recorded and mixed by Andréa Louise Horstad
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen
Cover photo by Margit Rønning Omholt
Cover design by Espen Friberg

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NTR011 “First as Farce” by Hein Westgaard Trio is out now!

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We are overjoyed to present this exuberant album, lovingly performed and produced by the omnipotent guitar player Hein Westgaard, alongside double bass wizard Petter Asbjørnsen and drummer extraordinaire Simon Forchhammer.

Mixed by Anton Toorell
Mastered by Christian Obermayer
Cover photo by Aurelijus Užameckis
Layout and design by Daniela Foe
Liner notes by Allen Lowe

NTR010 "Mann med blå jakke" by electric eclectic duo Torstein & Sigurd is out now!

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This album features a visceral and intuitive set performed before an enthusiastic live audience at our label night at Cappelens Forslag in Oslo last year. A special bonus track featuring Jomar Jeppsson Søvik was also included for your listening pleasure.

Performed and produced by Torstein Slåen and Sigurd Ytre-Arne.

Cover photo by Gabriel Skålevik.

Mann med blå jakke is Harald Jordal Johannessen.

Master Oogway returns on Nice Things Records with their brand new album A Lot of Music About Everything.

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During the last few years Master Oogway has worked extensively with their music in a live format. The quartet has invited different guest musicians, composed and improvised new music in several different aesthetics and directions. This way Master Oogway has evolved from being a jazz/rock band to an ever changing and creative phenomenon. The live format is where Master Oogway’s music comes most alive, and this is the spirit they brought into Athletic Sound studio during the recording sessions of A Lot of Music About Everything. The quartet wanted to preserve their live energy, while utilizing the tools provided in a studio environment. With the expertise of sound engineer Dag Erik Johansen, A Lot of Music About Everything has become Master Oogway’s most gnarly, loudest and dirtiest album so far!here

We are happy to present NTR008 "Fairytales for daydreamers" by Amalie Dahl, Henrik Sandstad Dalen and Jomar Jeppsson Søvik. Out now on all streaming platforms!

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On this live recording from their first performance together, the listener gets to experience the trio’s immediate chemistry through a lively and adventurous hour-long improvised set. They move confidently through polite introductions, interrogations, deep conversations and heated arguments before at last they reach tender reconciliation, as if they were old friends playing together.

Recorded over two days in the ever so flat Denmark, the freely improvised duo album reflects a lyricism and tranquility perhaps owing a shared longing to the mountains, with Westgaard being Norwegian, and Ventling carrying a sense of home in both Switzerland and New Zealand. The sounds of the guitar and prepared grand-piano seamlessly blend as to create a single sound source, or rather multiple sources of uncertain origin.

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Cover art by Fee Blumenthaler

The substantial live album ‘FULL COMMUNITY’ presents six excerpts from concert recordings produced in 2022 by the newly formed group of the same name.

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‘FULL COMMUNITY’ gives testimony to the same ideas and motivations that Nice Things Records was founded on - the importance of expressing your creative spirit and participating in your community.

Available on streaming platforms and a severely limited edition tape cassette January 13.

A riveting solo venture by Viktor Bomstad. Noise, joik, sampling and fuzz sounds are welded masterfully together on this album to paint images of suppressed native culture, anger and at last rejuvenating freedom.

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Recorded by Dag Erik Johansen. Performed and produced by Viktor Bomstad.

Cover by Ida Jacklin.

"Ballads Inbetween Fast Songs" by Aksel Røed Trio is out now!

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In recent years Røed has been making waves on Norway's west coast as a sideman in projects ranging from straightahead jazz to heavy rock. On this record Røed's playful saxophone sounds go head to head with the tumultuous bass lines of Magne Thormodsæther and the propulsive ride cymbals of Tore Ljøkelsøy. All culminating in a listening experience reminiscent of highlights in jazz history, while constantly forging ahead.

An absolutely stirring debut album by the enthralling duo Torstein & Sigurd.

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Torstein Slåen: guitar, electronics
Sigurd Ytre-Arne: SP-202, Roland SH-09, MFB 522, electronics

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Torstein & Sigurd

With his debut "Theme songs for society" double bass player Henrik Sandstad Dalen has composed a variety of colorful themes inspired by Mother Nature, free jazz and 90's sitcom soundtracks.

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Available on tape cassette and streaming platforms.

One and Two is the cheerful debut album of innovative Norwegian drummer and composer Martin h. Mellem. This album, a live recording from October 2021, comprises the two tracks “One and” and “Two”. A stellar group performance makes this debut a remarkable listening experience.

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“Out of Kindness Experience” is the enthusiastic new single from Rowland’s EVIL JAZZ TRIO following their primal debut album “Death Machine” from 2019. Artwork by Oskar Galewicz.