Rolling Bomber, by Erland Dahlen

Rolling Bomber

by Erland Dahlen

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Rolling Bomber is the solo debut of one of our favourite musicians: drummer Erland Dahlen. He has played on over 130 records since the mid-1990s, and has toured with an impressive list of top-ranking artists in a variety of genres: Kiruna, Mike Patton/Kaada, Ingrid Olava, Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Orchestra, Mathias Eick, Serena Maneesh, Arve Henriksen, Hanne Hukkelberg and Marit Larsen, to name just a few. He is probably best known as the drummer in the successful band Madrugada for the last years of the band’s life, and as the drummer in Nils Petter Molvær’s explosive new trio.

The idea of doing a solo project had to mature for ten years before Erland finally went into the studio for three days in February and April 2011. The album is named after the special drum set Erland plays on the album, a Slingerland Rolling Bomber kit from World War II, which he bought from free-jazz drummer and collector Roger Turner. The mechanical parts of this set are made of rosewood, as the arms industry appropriated all available metal during the war. “When a drum has so much wood in it, it gets a very warm sound, which appeals to me a lot,” says Erland.

In addition, he uses an instrumentarium consisting of a variety of percussion instruments, electronic instruments and specially constructed instruments. Erland has played the saw for many years, and the saw is an important melodic instrument on the Rolling Bomber.

The album has a playful, richly visual mood, but is also quite dark and menacing in places. Elements of krautrock, drone music, ambient music and contemporary music are woven together with rock-inspired energy. Erland produced the record himself along with Jens Petter Nilsen and Hallvard W. Hagen, who form the electronica duo Xploding Plastix. Erland has worked with them for nine years. The dark second cut on the album, “Funeral”, is a remix by Hallvard W. Hagen.

The album was recorded in an abandoned coffee factory that Erland rents in central Oslo. It was mixed by Jens Petter Nilsen at tinfoilaudio and mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus Lab.

credits

released January 20, 2012

Erland Dahlen: Slingerland Rollingbomber drums from the mid 40s, musical saw, timpani, gongs, bow on cakeform with springs, tank drum, cuica, marcas, kalimba, temple blocks, steeldrums, logdrum, bells, electronics, megaphone and sticks/mallets on string instruments (monkey drummer with battery)

Cakeform with springs/box instruments with springs are custom built by Hallvard W. Hagen

Music performed and composed by Erland Dahlen
The track "Funeral" is remixed by Hallvard W. Hagen

Mixed by Jens Petter Nilsen at tinfoilaudio

Produced by Jens Petter Nilsen, Hallvard W. Hagen and Erland Dahlen

Mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus Lab
Recorded at "coffee fabric" Oslo 1 Feb, 14 Feb, and 5 April 2011

Design: Yokoland
Photo: Aslak Gurholt Rønsen's photo archive

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Erland Dahlen Oslo, Norway

shows

May 4

Grenland Jazzforum

Porsgrunn, Norway
May 29

Kölner Philharmonie

Cologne, Germany
May 31

Stadttheater Landsberg

Landsberg, Germany

discography

Racoons

Oct 2023
Bones

Oct 2020
Clocks (Remixes)

Jun 2020
Clocks

Sep 2017
Blossom Bells

May 2015
Rolling Bomber

Jan 2012

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