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White Willow
| "Signal to Noise" |
Released in 2006 / LE-1046 |
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| White Willow's fifth studio album, "Signal to Noise", album was recorded at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark, and was mixed and produced by legendary producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, TNT, Pagan's Mind, Circus Maximus). Cover art is by Killustrations, who also did the "Storm Season" cover. The line-up features Trude Eidtang (vocals), Lars Fredrik Frĝislie (keyboards, electronics), Jacob Holm-Lupo (guitars), Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (woodwinds), Marthe Berger Walthinsen (bass guitar) and Aage Moltke Schou (drums, percussion). Brynjar Dambo, who played keyboards on "Sacrament", guests on one track. Track listing is as follows: Night Surf, Splinters, Ghosts, Joyride, The Lingering, The Dark Road, Chrome Dawn, Dusk City, Ararat. The album was recorded in three weeks, in contrast to their usual one-year-of-recording policy. This is reflected in a leaner, more band-oriented sound, and more focused songwriting. The band foregoes some of the hard rock elements of the previous record, while still retaining the force and intensity typical of the band's current incarnation, and blending their distinct symphonic arrangements with a contemporary, direct attitude. And there's still plenty of Mellotron! |
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| "Storm Season" |
Released in 2004 / LE-1038 |
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White Willow has been named "one of the most significant progressive groups of the current era" by The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music, and "the Mazzy Star of prog" by College Music Journal. Their debut effort "Ignis Fatuus", even garnered a stellar review from Burrn!, Japan's leading metal magazine. They have played world renowned festivals such as Progfest and NEARfest, and have headlined France's Crescendo Festival.
White Willow's fourth album "Storm Season" marks a new direction for this remarkable band from Norway. With a new lineup in place, band leader Jacob Holm-Lupo has fine tuned the band's sound, adding a more modern element to the mix. Although Mellotron and Hammond organ are ever present (perhaps even more so than before), there is an obvious heaviness to the guitars that was never there before. This is without a doubt the band's finest moment and is sure to please fans of their past work as well as bring new ones onboard. |
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| "Sacrament" |
Released in 2000 / LE-1034 |
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| White Willow's third album, Sacrament, is a mystical blend of gothic atmospheres and intricate, classically influenced progressive music. Having firmly established themselves around the world as one of the premier progressive ensembles, Sacrament is one of 2000's most anticipated progressive rock releases. |
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| "Ex Tenebris" |
Released in 1997 / LE-1029 |
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Sacrament shows the maturity of the band. Perhaps a bit heavier than before but with all their trademark ingredients in place, White Willow will easily once again capture the attention of progressive rock fans around the world. Imagine a blend of The Gathering, King Crimson and vintage Jethro Tull and you have just scratched the surface of the intense sounds this band creates. Soaring female vocals, mondo-Crimsonoid guitar leads, and blistering flute work set against a backdrop of symphonic rock keyboards will effortless ignite the imagination of the dedicated progressive music listener.
Also of note is the stunningly transparent and three dimensional audiophile sound. |
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| "Ignis Fatuus" |
Released in 1995 / LE-1021 |
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| The Norwegian band's 1995 debut Ignis Fatuus is enshrined in the Top 100 releases of "Billboard's Guide to Progressive Music." This album launched the band into the world spotlight culminating in a highly acclaimed performance at ProgFest '95 in Los Angeles. The 1998 follow up, Ex Tenebris brought further attention to the group with its mystical blend of gothic, folk and classical music within a progressive rock framework. |
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