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Rough
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Registered: Feb 2002
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Handle id #1591 : Kjell Nordbo
I just begin to discover Kjells C64 tunes. His work is not easy to get into, but the more I play with the more I enjoy the creativity of this artist.
Strongly recommended!
To begin with him, try the Highscore tune of Dungeon Warriors, listed as Classical.sid in HVSC. If this is his own composition (no note in STIL) then thumbs up!
Sad he left this world and a pity I never got to know him.
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dalezy
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 476 |
kjell was way ahead of a lot of his contemporaries, production-wise. i wonder what his recipe was, in fact every single tune he got out was special, and especially good for that matter. i think that's what some of the highly praised producers out there may refer as to being "soul".
no really, check destiny, burnt bridges, died, snofnugg [..] to catch his drift. |
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Jazzcat
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1044 |
Sadly missed. Underrated. Why do people get so much more noticed when they aren't around anymore? It shows we must appreciate everything we have while we can. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11300 |
kjell is very underated indeed. i totally fall in love with "drive" <3 |
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Ksubi
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Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 87 |
Fantastic composer. A great little compilation is Pioneers Are Lonely. Great atmosphere and variety of tunes. |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
Kjell had an enormous talent and was extremely creative. His releases show just a fraction of his work.
It's really sad that he couldn't stay with us longer.
I still remember hearing The Magic Flute for the first time and how fresh it felt and sounded (still does), I found it extremely interesting and the music touched me in a way I hadn't experienced before.
At Tribute 1994 I had the pleasure of meeting Kjell for the first time, and to make sure not to miss any of his future collections I suggested we should start swapping.
Pioneers Are Lonely mentioned above is a great collection & so is Iron of Steel which was released at the same time, those were all I listened to for several weeks when they were just released...
I remember I was working on Echoes of Rapture at the same time. Those were the days/nights, listening to SID and coding until early morning...
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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2238 |
As a composer, its easy to recognize Kjells work.
Simply said, he was highly classically trained, or not, ofcourse i dont know if he had any training, but some people just dont need it!
Anyhow, classical composer, in my ears, and could easily have done music in 18th century, and movies etc. |
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goto80
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 138 |
A sensitive questions, but I am thinking if anything should be done to Kjells disks? I'm guessing there is lots of unreleased stuff. Should some of it be made public, or should it be left as is? Would someone who knew him (zyron? vanja?) be up for asking his relatives, and do some data archeology? Or, maybe this is just a bad idea?
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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
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i asked Zyron years ago, he said he would respect to keep kjells unreleased music, unreleased.. |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
As much as I would love to bring out things like his unreleased demo to the scene I feel I must respect his wish not to spread any of his unreleased creations since that was very important to him & a promise I made. |
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SIDWAVE
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Registered: Apr 2002
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dear Zyron, take the disks, and destroy them with magnets, then burn them.
or else i will find them when i see you :) |
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