Lorentzen - 2025 - Leave Nobody Behind

(42:54; Apollon Records)






















I first came across Eivind Lorentzen with Gentle Knife and then Oldenborre, and now he is back with the debut album under his name. In this venture he has been joined by the likes of Atle Pakusch Gundersen (Wintherstormer, The Cut), Trond Gjellum (Panzerpappa), Jácome Guerrero Kiko (Superkabras), Paulin Skoglund-Voss (sought after solo cellist and session musician), Markus Reuter (Stick Men), Davide Rossi (violin for Coldplay, Verve and many others) and Charlotte Valstad Nilsen (ex-Gentle Knife). 

This album is very unusual, and due to the way it has been constructed it feels more like something which is coming to us from the Seventies, although the production is bang up to date. Although the album is instrumental, we get some of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetry recited between the main musical pieces, and the gravitas provided by Brian M. Talgo is simply amazing. Musically it is a mix of progressive rock and modern classical with Eivind often at the core providing acoustic and electric guitar, bass and keyboards. Details are provided in the booklet of who plays on which track, but I must confess this is an album I listened to with my eyes closed as there is often a hypnotic repetitiveness with the melody which is exaggerated by the extended guitar solo over the top. When Talgo comes in with a poem all attention is quickly diverted from one state to another and the biggest issue I had with this is I truly wish it had been longer as it is just 43 minutes in length.

Lorentzen has never been prepared to fit with the mainstream and here is yet another nice example of someone progressing their music very much in their own way. 

Kev Rowland, September 2025

Links:
https://apollonrecords.no/

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