OPSVIK & JENNINGS

ARTIST / BAND: OPSVIK & JENNINGS
SONG (MP3): COMMUTER ANTHEM
ALBUM: OJ #2
FILE UNDER: Eclectic
LABEL: ncm east
INFO: If youve ever wondered what it would sound like if a bass player from the underground jazz scene in Oslo teamed up with a strange guitarist from the sticks in Oklahoma to make music - well, here it is"Opsvik & Jennings" is a project from Eivind Opsvik and Aaron Jennings which merges styles from experimental to jazz to electronica while also paying great attention to pop and song-like structures. Aside from the genre blending style, there are a ton of great sounds such as arco bass, old pump organs, guitar parts cut into lots of tiny pieces, theremin melodies, tape loops and plenty of room sound pulses and beats.Our first cd "Fløyel Files" was finished in november 2004 but not released until the fall of 2005 on the Brooklyn/Seattle based record label NCM East records.2005 saw the emergence of a new sound and approach that we are very excited about, a new album is nearly finished and will hopefully be released early next year, stay tuned. "Commuter Anthem" is a little preview from the next record
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