Seculum Seculi

Description

Seculum Seculi (“for ever and ever”) is the third studio album by the Norwegian singer and songwriter Sigvart Dagsland, released on the Norwegian independent label Kirkelig Kulturverksted in 1988. The album was digital recorded August 1988 by Sverre Henriksen assisted by Gragg Lunsford at Bel Studio, Scanax Studio, and Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway; with label head Erik Hillestad producing. Mixed at Rainbow Studio September 1988. (Track B4 was recorded and mixed by Haakon Manheim at Ny York Studio in Oslo.) Pre-production by Sigvart Dagsland and Sveinung Hove at Panta Studio in Stavanger and by Dagsland and Kjetil Saunes at Media Music in Kristiansand. All music written by Sigvart Dagsland (except track A5 which is based on a folk melody from Thailand and track B6 written and arranged by Kenneth Sivertsen) with lyrics written by Erik Hillestad (except tracks A6, B1, B3, and B5 featuring lyrics by Gunnar Roalkvam).

Sigvart Dagsland is backed by a session band consisting of Iver Kleive on grand piano, keyboards, and Hammond B3 organ, Eivind Aarset on guitars, Kjetil Saunes on bass (as well as bass programming), and Bruce Rasmussen on drums and percussion, with Bendik Hofseth sitting in on saxophone. Background vocals provided by Katarina Millton-Almgren of Salt and Less Is More fame, as well as Dagsland (with (feat. Choeur Gregorien de Paris providing Gregorian chant on the title track). Track B6 features Kenneth Sivertsen on guitar (who also wrote the music) and Bjørn Kjellemyr on double bass.

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Naken hud” – 3:45
A2. “Livshjulet” – 3:11
A3. “Seculum Seculi” (feat. Choeur Gregorien de Paris) – 3:47
A4. “Det går ein bro” – 5:15
A5. “Den 4. verden” (Duet with Yupin Saenwang) – 4:16
A6. “Kan eg gjørr någe med det?” – 4:28

Side Two
B1. “Bygg ein bro” – 4:35
B2. “Månen lar det skje” – 4:10
B3. “Merre lys” – 3:12
B4. “Folket som danser” (Duet with Sissel Kyrkjebø) – 4:40
B5. “Alt for ingenting” – 3:22
B6. “Ennå her inne” – 5:03

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Kirkelig Kulturverksted.

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[youtube_sc url=”” playlist=”Pz6M88LS04M,WknzfHBe4gI” title=”Alexander Rybak and Sigvart Dagsland in Duet, Kan eg gjørr någe med det. Duet on “Hver gang vi møtes” 29.03.2014″ autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]”Kan eg gjørr någe med det?” – Duet between Sigvart Dagsland and Alexander Rybak, Live on the Norwegian TV show “Hver gang vi møtes”, March 29, 2014.