Khmer (album)

Khmer is an album by Norwegian trumpeter, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær recorded between 1996–1997 and released on ECM in 1998.

Recording and production
The album mixes elements of electronica and jazz.

The album is based on sampled and artificially generated sounds, backed by beats from house and drum'n'bass. However, the often very slow rhythms are played on acoustic drums.

Reception
Christian Genzel of AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars. He wrote, "Khmer is surely the most unusual album ever released by ECM" due to the CD's then-unprecedented mix of jazz and electronica.

Track listing

 * 1) "Khmer" (4:59)
 * 2) "Tløn" (7:52)
 * 3) "Felles spor" (5:50)
 * 4) * "Access"
 * 5) * "Song of Sand I"
 * 6) "On Stream" (5:01)
 * 7) "Platonic Years" (6:33)
 * 8) "Phum" (3:39)
 * 9) "Song of Sand II" (6:10)
 * 10) "Exit" (2:42)

Credits

 * Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet (tracks 1–7), bass (tracks 2–5, 7), sampler (all tracks), percussion (sampler) (tracks 1, 8), guitar (tracks 3, 7)


 * Rune Arnesen – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 7)
 * Eivind Aarset – guitar (EBow) (tracks 1, 8), guitar (3, 4, 7), guitar (ambient) (track 5), sampler (tracks 1, 5), guitar treatments and talk box (track 2)
 * Morten Mølster – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5)
 * Ulf W. Ø. Holand – sampler (tracks 2–4, 7)
 * Roger Ludvigsen – percussion and dulcimer (track 1), acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 8)
 * Reidar Skår – effects (track 3)
 * Ab und Zu – samples (track 5)

Technical personnel

 * Manfred Eicher, Ulf W. Ø. Holand – producer
 * Ulf W. Ø. Holand – engineer
 * Bill Laswell – sample production (track 5)
 * Design – Sascha Kleis
 * John Gollings – cover photography
 * Knut Strand – liner photo