Sonic Codex

Sonic Codex is an album by Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.

Background
This fourth solo album Sonic Codex from Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset incorporates concepts from his earlier albums, restates, elaborates and reinforces them to generate a genuine masterpiece, that might be a defining moment in both Aarset’s career and the history of Jazzland. Sonic Codex puts forward rules of engagement that Aarset collaborate with the audience, and very deliberately quotes and redefines the musicality that made up his previous three albums, “Electronique Noire”, “Light Extracts”, and “Connected”, yet also points his way forward: it is an innovative present that simultaneously summarizes the past, and predicts the future.

Reception
The review of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 4 stars (dice).

Track listing
Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik Baritone guitar & celesta – Audun Erlien Bass clarinet – Hans Ulrik Drums – Anders Engen Featuring (sample) – Punkt Synthesizer – Audun Erlien & Wetle Holte Celesta – Wetle Holte Banjo – Tor Egil Kreken Organ (Wurlitzer), vocal sampler – Audun Erlien Synthesizer & piano – Wetle Holte Electric bass – Marius Reksjø Electric bass – Eivind Aarset Sampler (field Recording), producer – Erik Honoré Sampler & producer – Jan Bang Electric bass – Marius Reksjø
 * 1) «Sign Of Seven» (6:26)
 * 1) «Quicksilver Dream» (6:23)
 * 1) «Dröbak Saray» (6:47)
 * 1) «Cameo» (5:17)
 * 1) «Still Changing» (8:11)
 * 1) «Black Noise/White Silence» (3:06)
 * 1) «Family Pictures III» (3:38)
 * 1) «Sleeps With Fishes» (6:28)
 * 2) «The Return Of Black Noise And Murky Lamabada» (11:34)

Credits

 * Acoustic bass – Marius Reksjø (tracks: 1-2, 8)
 * Drums, percussion & programming – Wetle Holte
 * Electric bass – Audun Erlien (tracks: 3-5)
 * Guitars, kalimba, percussion (logdrum), programming, glockenspiel & additional recordings – Eivind Aarset
 * Artwork – Stoffen Ganes
 * Mastering – Thomas Eberger
 * Mixing – Erik Honoré, Mike Hartung (tracks: 1, 5), Reidar Skår (tracks: 2, 6, 8-9), Ulf Holand (tracks: 3-4)
 * Photography (cover) – Fin Sersk-Hanssen
 * Photography (of Eivind Aarset) – Johannes Rodach
 * Producer – Eivind Aarset, Erik Honoré (tracks: 7), Jan Bang (tracks: 7)
 * Recording – Erik Honoré (tracks: 7), Espen Gundersen (tracks: 3-5), Mike Hartung (tracks: 1-2, 6, 8-9)
 * Recording (clarinet & bass clarinet) – Pelle Fridell (tracks: 1-2, 5)