KNUT REIERSRUD
VOCAL / NORWEGIAN VOCAL / ROCK 2001
KNUT REIERSRUD: SWEET SHOWERS OF RAIN
KIRKELIG KULTURVERKSTED AS, FXCD 243(CD)
(P)(C)2001 KIRKELIG KULTURVERKSTED, NORWAY
RECORDED: MAY, JUNE 2001
RELEASED: 2001, NORWAY
J-ISSUED: BOMBA RECORDS, BOM22175(CD)
RELEASED: JUNE 22, 2003, JAPAN

CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Knut Reiersrud
Co-Produced by Reidar Skår
Recorded at 7.Etg and Bugges Room, May/June 2001
Engineered by Reidar Skår and Andy Mytteis
Mixed at 7.Etg by Reidar Skår and Knut Reiersrud
trks 1,3,9 mixed by Reidar Skår and Paolo Vinaccia
Mastered at Cutting Room by Thomas Eberger
Artwork by Mackverk
Cover photo courtesy Tonystone
Artist photo by Ingrid Reiersrud
CREDITS (musicians) :
Knut Reiersrud: voices (on 2-10)
guitars (on 1-10)
piano (on 6)
bass (on 5,6,10)
sitar (on 3,7,9)
harmonica (on 1,2,5,7)
turntable (on 1)
maracas (on 5)
drum programming (on 7)
Christian Wallumrød: Fender Rhodes (on 1-4,8)
Wurlitzer piano (on 9)
Prophet 5 (on 1-3,5-9)
Iver Kleive: organ (on 1,3,4,8)
harmonium (on 3,8)
piano (on 4)
Audun Erlien: bass (on 1-4,7,8,9)
loops (on 6)
electronics (on 9)
Paolo Vinaccia: drums (on 1,3,4,8,9)
percussion (on 3,6)
Anders Engen: drums (on 2,5,7,10)
electronics (on 5)
Samsaya: voice (on 3)
Reidar Skår: electronics (on 7,10)
TRACKS (total time 55:16) :
1. Blues Power (Part 3) (4:42) [Reiersrud]
Knut Reiersrud, guitar, harmonica, turntables; Christian Wallumrød, Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5; Iver Kleive, organ; Audun Erlien, bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums
Samples: Otis Jones, Lightning Slim, Parchman Farm Inmates, Howling Wolf
2. Sweet Showers of Rain (4:50) [Reiersrud, Wasserman]
Knut Reiersrud, voices, guitar, harmonica; Christian Wallumrød, Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5; Audun Erlien, bass; Anders Engen, drums, percussion
3. A Lovely Disaster (4:49) [Reiersrud, Wasserman]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, electric guitars, sitar; Samsaya, voice; Christian Wallumrød, Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5; Iver Kleive, organ, harmonium; Audun Erlien, bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums, percussion
4. Giving Up (6:13) [Van McCoy]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, guitar; Christian Wallumrød, Fender Rhodes; Iver Kleive, organ, piano; Audun Erlien, bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums
5. Jumpin' Judy (4:47) [Reiersrud, Wasserman]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, guitar, bass, harmonica, maracas; Christian Wallumrød, Prophet 5; Anders Engen, drums, electronics
Samples: Kelly Pace, Cummins Prison Farm Inmates
6. Down on Me (5:26) [Reiersrud]
Knut Reiersrud, resophonic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel, piano, bass; Christian Wallumrød, Prophet 5; Paolo Vinaccia, percussion; Audun Erlien, loops
Samples: Doc Reed, Rev. F.McGee
7. Motherless Children (have a hard time) (8:36) [traditional; arr: Reiersrud]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, sitar, harmonica, reversed guitar, drum programming; Christian Wallumrød, Prophet 5; Anders Engen, drums; Reidar Skår, electronics
8. Reap What You Sow (3;27) [traditional; arr: Reiersrud]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, resophonic guitar; Christian Wallumrød, Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5; Iver Kleive, organ, harmonium; Audun Erlien, bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums
9. Epitaph (5:58) [Reiersrud, Wasserman]
Knut Reiersrud, voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar; Christian Wallumrød, Wurlitzer piano, Prophet 5; Audun Erlien, bass, electronics; Paolo Vinaccia, drums
Samples: Texas Alexander
10. The Old Man Still Sings (5:16) [Reiersrud]
Knut Reiersrud, voices, piano, reversed guitar, bass; Anders Engen, drums; Reidar Skår, ambient treatments
Sample Voice: Bozie Sturdivant
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