{"product_id":"kronstad-23-dodehavet-lp-batov-records","title":"Kronstad 23 - Dead Sea LP [Batov Records]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 406px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2918568839\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kronstad23.bandcamp.com\/album\/d-dehavet\"\u003eDødehavet by Kronstad 23\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP in printed sleeve.\u003cbr\u003eCAT: BTR135LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKronstad 23 return with Dødehavet, the Norwegian quartet’s third album and first release on Batov Records. Continuing their instinctive, analogue-driven approach, the record straddles cinematic jazz and psychedelic rock, threaded with Scandinavian folk and global sounds. Recorded live to tape, with minimal preparation and no modern studio intervention, Dødehavet captures a band working from feel, interplay and impulse rather than polish or precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite living at opposite ends of Norway, old friends Øyvind Arnodd Vie Berg (keys), Alexander Tøsdal Tveit (guitar, sitar), Eirik Rømcke (bass) and Hans Christian Dalgaard (drums, percussion) conceived the album almost by accident; sketching the idea to reunite over drinks before quickly moving into writing and recording. Sessions took place at Berg’s home studio in Bergen, where the quartet worked at pace, relying more on intuition and their shared musical language than extensive rehearsals or post-production processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir first two albums drew strong praise from Record Collector, Prog Magazine and Swedish magazine Lira. Record Collector lauded their “funky, atmospheric and subtle” sound, describing their debut as “one of the warmest gatherings of instrumental jazz heard this year.” On Dødehavet, Kronstad 23 lean more assertively into groove and collective momentum, expanding their sonic palette without sacrificing the immediacy that defines their output. While the album remains largely recorded in single takes, it adds intensity through guest appearances from saxophonists Håvar Skaugen and Inge Weatherhead Breistein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with all four musicians playing together in the same room, Dødehavet eschews sterile production in favour of a raw, direct sound. Tracks typically begin with a simple idea — a bassline, a melody, or a chord sequence — then naturally unfold through collective interplay. Most pieces were laid down in one or two takes using a 50-year-old mixing console and tape recorder, a deliberate rejection of contemporary techniques to preserve a timeless, organic character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfluences emerge naturally rather than through rigid composition. Opening track \"Menigheten\" (Norwegian for \"parish\") slowly unfurls as if waking at dawn; its gospel-tinged soul reminiscent of Isaac Hayes’ Hot Buttered Soul period before drifting into a relaxed Grateful Dead-esque jam. “Stratosfæren” draws on late 60s\/early 70s Santana, built on a Latin-inspired bassline, driving rhythm, and bittersweet guitar melody, while Berg’s keys subtly elevate the tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s flipside appears in “Bolverk,” the first of two compositions by Tøsdal Tveit, channelling the late-sixties collision of modal jazz, European folk traditions and flashes of Indian raga associated with artists like Gábor Szabó. “Høytrykk” represents the album’s most direct moment: double sax lines, organ stabs, and an insistent beat locking into heavy Afrobeat swing, while “Myrra” and closer “Svalgang” patiently move through raga-rock and modal jazz territories, unhurriedly building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKronstad 23 operate with a deliberately relaxed dynamic. The quartet convenes only a few times a year and rarely rehearse conventionally; instead, relying on shared instinct and open structures. The project name references Afrobeat-era band naming conventions: ‘23’ marks the year the project took shape and Kronstad references the Bergen neighbourhood where early sessions took place. While Afrobeat is just one thread within their sound, the name reflects openness rather than fixed identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, Dødehavet is more about process than pronouncement: music shaped by listening, containment and collective impulse. Jazz, soul, folk, afrobeat, rock, and raga melt into a single, natural language, captured in real-time and largely untouched. Despite growing international acclaim, Kronstad 23 have yet to play live; for now, the studio remains both meeting point and laboratory for their evolving creative chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: Gábor Szabó, Amancio D’Silva, Mulatu Astatke, Soft Machine, Surprise Chef, Menahan Street Band, Ikebe Shakedown, El Michels Affair, The Sorcerers, Sababa 5, Ill Considered, Tommy Guerrero, and Glass Beams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKronstad 23’s Dødehavet pulses with live energy: hypnotic grooves, analogue warmth, and cinematic jazz-rock revealing new layers with each listen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47802585186467,"sku":null,"price":599.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_8c4fb261-0e7a-4f05-b173-e2c8ea14370f.jpg?v=1782269958","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/kronstad-23-dodehavet-lp-batov-records","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}