distant shore by Sverre Knut Johansen

DISTANT SHORE 1994-2014. TWENTY YEARS CELEBRATION INCLUDING A NEW BONUS TRACK "distant shore 2", 2014.

Music and arrangements by Sverre Knut Johansen.

This is one of the fine albums from Norway's legendary Origo Sound label, having released ambient music, ambient techno and intelligent electronic music since 1990.

Distant Shore is the debut-CD from one of Norway’s most talented composers. Distant Shore takes you through a range of beautiful melodic passages, in the crossroads between electronic music and symphonic rock.
Origo Sound 1994

Mixed and produced by Erik Wøllo at Wintergarden Studio Fredrikstad during 1992-93

Distant shore 2, produced and mixed by sverre knut johansen in 2014.

(c) Origin Music 2014
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Reviews:
SONIC IMMERSON;
Distant Shore
CD, Origo Sound, 1994
As far as I know, "Distant Shore" is the debut album by the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Sverre Knut Johansen, who proves he’s also one hell of a composer in about 70 minutes.

The ten minute title track, assembling rhythms and both symphonic and intimate passages, is already a great example of that. This kind of music at times made me think of Gandalf’s early music. On the second piece "Nippon Dawn", Mr Johansen skillfully displays some pleasant moods with slight Eastern flavours.

The kind of music on this album is a well-executed blend of occasional melodic music riding the edge between symphonic rock and electronics, although I’m not too fond of the contribution of a sax-player on two pieces.
At the end of the recording we find the 17-minute "Transition Suite" on which Sverre oncemore gives his best, aptly incorporating powerful rhythms and breaks in his symphonic sound paintings.

The great production skills of Erik Wøllo put the icing on the cake for the highly-recommended "Distant Shore".
© Bert Strolenberg

Also Artist On Spotted Peccary Music. My first album was "Distant Shore" (1994) on the Norwegian label Origo Sound.