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The Erlend Apneseth Trio's first album, 'Det Andre Rommet', earned glowing praise in Norway and abroad, now the trio is returning with a masterly, poetic and surprising album where the musicians sound more cohesive than ever.

'Det Andre Rommet' received both a Norwegian Folk Music Award in the open category and a nomination for Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian Grammy). The BBC Music Magazine gave it the highest possible rating, and wrote: "The diversity of moods, styles, settings - and the track sequence - make for an enthralling listen." MOJO praised the trio's "close, intuitive compositions groaning, roiling and clattering with a raw exploratory life, creating a wild new strain of Norwegian folk tunes that move, appropriately, from sun-dappled utopianism to the bleakest noir netherworld."

Personnel: Erlend Apneseth (Hardanger Fiddle), Stephan Meidell (baritone acoustic guitar, live Sampling, electronics), Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (drums, percussion)