Name: Rona Diaries: The Chamber Versions - Live At The Grieg Hall, Bergen
Brand: Fredrik Saroea with BIT20 Ensemble

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-APR-085

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

7090039726098

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LP-APR-085LE

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Black

2022-09-23

7090039726104

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1 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Fredrik Saroea with BIT20 Ensemble

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Apollon

As COVID-19 shut down live music, Saroea started recording in their label YAP Records' studio –YAP HQ in Bergen (Norway) – with DATAROCK drummer Øyvind Solheim helping out engineering &amp; co-producing. The 12 songs jammed in on the 28 minute long album was also mixed by Solheim &amp; Saroea at YAP HQ, and then shipped to UK's legend Mike Marsh (Björk, Massive Attack, Oasis, DATAROCK) for mastering. The solo album Rona Diaries was inspired by everything from post-rock (like The Sea and Cake) via hard-core (like Fugazi), noise-rock (like U.S. Maple), space-rock (like Flying Saucer Attack), art-rock (like Blonde Redhead) to Morrissey's indie-classics, Sun Kil Moon's lyrical songwriting, John Martyn's etheric "Small Hours" and Scott Walker's ballads.

The Release concert took place on May 28th 2021 with an internationally streamed concert in Norway's stately Grieg Hall – famous for the most iconic true Norwegian black metal recordings. Here, Saroea was backed by award-winning string quartet BIT20 Ensemble (Martin Shultz on violin, Liene Klava on viola, Agnese Rugevica on cello, Johannes Wik on harp with arrangements by Bjørn Morten Christophersen), merging his contemplative indie rock with the exquisite air of a chamber orchestra.

Thus, the tracks from Rona Diaries were premiered to an unsuspecting public who were more familiar with his former band’s rhythmic brand of dance music.

Rona Diaries: The Chamber Versions - Live At The Grieg Hall, Bergen

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