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Sondre Lerche's first album, Faces Down, was bursting with promise. Two Way Monologue fulfills that promise and then some. Right from the beginning of the first song ("Love You" (a brief instrumental that hints at things to come with a sunbursting string arrangement and beautiful chords stacked together like bunches of flowers), it is clear that Lerche has lost some of the tentativeness that made his debut flawed and has blossomed into a pop craftsman of the highest regard. The songs on Two Way Monologue are lyrically mature and sophisticated; the sound of the album is full and arranged perfectly, Lerche effortlessly twists his vocal into falsetto swoops and intimate whispers, and almost every song is worthy of starring on a mix CD made to impress your friends. Songs like the complex "Track You Down" and "Wet Ground" point to a new level of sophistication both in the songwriting and the performance. "Two Way Monologue" is a perfect distillation of Lerche's style and is probably his best song. Starting as an acoustic ballad that shifts into a rollicking pop tune and then into an Astral Weeks-ish ballad and back, it really is an amazing song. Lyrically it is a touch inscrutable, but that is part of his charm as well. What this record has that his debut didn't are the surprises that pop up at regular intervals and add richness to the arrangements: the honking sax on the wonderful "Two Way Monologue," the Beach Boys vocal harmonies throughout, the bongos on "Days That Are Over," the snaky pedal steel on the achingly beautiful "Stupid Memory." This is a record made by people who have a firm grasp on how to construct an album, from Sean O'Hagan and Marcus Holdaway's tasteful string arrangements to HP Gundersen, Andy Robinson, and Jorgen Træen's arrangements to Lerche's stellar production, there is not a weak moment on the album. In fact, if you hear a pop record with better songs, performances, or arrangements in 2004 than Two Way Monologue, then it will have been a great year for music. The record may get lost in the shuffle and noise of the music biz, but if you manage to find it, cherish it, because it is a gold record, sales figures be damned.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - David Chelsom Vogt, Violin - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Percussion, Programmer, Recorder, Vocals, Recording, Strings, Bass, MainArtist - Jorgen Traeen, Engineer, Recording - Ragnhild Lothe, French Horn - Jørgen Træen, Mixer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - HP Gundersen, Producer, Vocals - Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, Shaker - Kato Adland, Engineer, Piano, Synthesizer - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Heidi Torsvik, Vocals - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar, Organ - H.P. Gundersen, Producer, Piano - Jorgen Sandvik, Vocals - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Electronics
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - HP Gundersen, Producer, Guitar, Piano - Morten Skage, Bass - Erik Halvorsen, Piano - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar, Piano - Eirik Berg, Vibraphone - Julian Berntzen, Vocals - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Miscellaneous
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sean O'Hagan, Arranger, Strings - Marcus Holdaway, Arranger, Strings - HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Vocals - Sondre Lerche Vaular, Composer - Ai Ling Chiu, Violin - Ruth Henny Sandstad, Violin - Karoline Vik Hegge, Violin - Linda Bønes, Viola - Frank Jacobsen, Tambourine, Congas - Julian Berntzen, Vocals - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer - Linda Bones, Viola
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - Jørgen Træen, Mixer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - David Chelsom Vogt, Violin, Vocals - HP Gundersen, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine - Leslie Ahern, Vocals - Morten Skage, Bass - Erik Halvorsen, Guitar, Piano - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Vocals, Bass - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Instruments
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sean O'Hagan, Arranger, Arrangement Horn, Strings - Andy Robinson, Arranger, Arrangement Horn - Marcus Holdaway, Arranger, Cello, Strings - HP Gundersen, Producer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Ai Ling Chiu, Violin - Ruth Henny Sandstad, Violin - Karoline Vik Hegge, Violin - Linda Bønes, Viola - Jan Kåre Hystad, Saxophone - Sindre Dalhaug, Trombone - Øyvind Hage, Trombone - Julian Berntzen, Piano - Reid Gilje, Trumpet - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Oyvind Hage, Trombone - Linda Bones, Viola
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar, Organ - Nathalie Nordnes, French Horn - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sean O'Hagan, Arranger, Strings - Marcus Holdaway, Arranger, Cello, Strings - HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Erik Halvorsen, Piano - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar - Eirik Berg, Vibraphone - Ai Ling Chiu, Violin - Ruth Henny Sandstad, Violin - Karoline Vik Hegge, Violin - Linda Bønes, Viola - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Miscellaneous - Linda Bones, Viola
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - HP Gundersen, Vocals - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Programming & Keyboards, MainArtist, Ringtone Creator - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Vocals, Bass - Jørgen Træen, Mixer, Vocals, Bass
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, Masterer, MasteringEngineer - Sean O'Hagan, Arranger, Arrangement Horn - Andy Robinson, Arranger, Arrangement Horn - HP Gundersen, Producer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Kato Adland, Guitar - Jan Kåre Hystad, Flute, Saxophone - Sindre Dalhaug, Trombone - Øyvind Hage, Trombone - Gabriel Fliflet, Accordion - Reid Gilje, Trumpet - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Oyvind Hage, Trombone
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Bjørn Engelmann, MasteringEngineer - David Chelsom Vogt, Violin - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Glockenspiel, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Programmer, Recorder, Vocals, Recording, Strings, MainArtist - Jorgen Traeen, Engineer, Additional Recording - Ragnhild Lothe, French Horn - Jørgen Træen, Mixer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 The Copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Music Norway AS
HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Erik Halvorsen, Piano - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Eirik Berg, Vibraphone - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Guitar, Trumpet - Eirik Berg, Vibraphone - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
HP Gundersen, Producer - Morten Skage, Bass - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, MainArtist - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums - Kato Adland, Piano - Jørgen Træen, Producer, Mixer, Engineer
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2004 Parlophone Music Norway AS
Albumbeschreibung
Sondre Lerche's first album, Faces Down, was bursting with promise. Two Way Monologue fulfills that promise and then some. Right from the beginning of the first song ("Love You" (a brief instrumental that hints at things to come with a sunbursting string arrangement and beautiful chords stacked together like bunches of flowers), it is clear that Lerche has lost some of the tentativeness that made his debut flawed and has blossomed into a pop craftsman of the highest regard. The songs on Two Way Monologue are lyrically mature and sophisticated; the sound of the album is full and arranged perfectly, Lerche effortlessly twists his vocal into falsetto swoops and intimate whispers, and almost every song is worthy of starring on a mix CD made to impress your friends. Songs like the complex "Track You Down" and "Wet Ground" point to a new level of sophistication both in the songwriting and the performance. "Two Way Monologue" is a perfect distillation of Lerche's style and is probably his best song. Starting as an acoustic ballad that shifts into a rollicking pop tune and then into an Astral Weeks-ish ballad and back, it really is an amazing song. Lyrically it is a touch inscrutable, but that is part of his charm as well. What this record has that his debut didn't are the surprises that pop up at regular intervals and add richness to the arrangements: the honking sax on the wonderful "Two Way Monologue," the Beach Boys vocal harmonies throughout, the bongos on "Days That Are Over," the snaky pedal steel on the achingly beautiful "Stupid Memory." This is a record made by people who have a firm grasp on how to construct an album, from Sean O'Hagan and Marcus Holdaway's tasteful string arrangements to HP Gundersen, Andy Robinson, and Jorgen Træen's arrangements to Lerche's stellar production, there is not a weak moment on the album. In fact, if you hear a pop record with better songs, performances, or arrangements in 2004 than Two Way Monologue, then it will have been a great year for music. The record may get lost in the shuffle and noise of the music biz, but if you manage to find it, cherish it, because it is a gold record, sales figures be damned.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:59
- Main artists: Sondre Lerche
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone Norway
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS This Labelcopy information is the subject of Copyright Protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2012 Parlophone Music Norway AS. ℗ 2012 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Music Norway AS
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