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Apocalypso

by Raoul Bjorkenheim

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1.
Oracle 03:34
2.
Sages 06:15
3.
Rain 01:16
4.
Surf Dance 05:21
5.
Lament 01:25
6.
Circles 06:06
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Apocalypso 09:15
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Spirits 03:55
9.
Last Oracle 03:58

about

Guitarist and composer Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 80s with Edward Vesala's band, then started his own group, Krakatau, who recorded for ECM and Cuneiform.

His energizing, furious playing has been featured with a wide array of well known international artists, including Mats Gustavsson, Henry Kaiser, Mike Keneally, Bill Laswell, Michael Manring, Paul Schütze, Nicky Skopelitis, Jah Wobble and many others.

He is probably best known for his work with Scorch Trio and with Bill Laswell and Morgan Agren in Blixt, but he has been a busy, active player for the last 30 years. As anyone who has every seen him can attest, he is one of the great, unheralded guitarists of our time.

Apocalypso was written in 1995, & premiered in 1996 at the Helsinki Juhlaviikot Festival.

Apocalypso is a galvanizing & exciting work that features the massed power of 30 guitarists, 8 bassists and 4 percussionists.

This version, recorded in 2000, features Raoul performing all of the parts himself in a tour-de-force of virtual ensemble playing.

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released September 11, 2001

Music performed by Raoul Björkenheim.
Produced by Raoul Björkenheim and Heikki Savolainen.
Recorded and mixed by Heikki Savolainen at Seawolf Studios, Suomenlinna, Finland, during summer 2000 and spring 2001.

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Cuneiform Records Washington, D.C.

Cuneiform Records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world.

Founded in 1984.
Based in Washington D.C.

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