Renowned for his avant-garde jazz experiments and progressive rock fusions,
Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal's ambient, orchestral, brooding sound captures
the dramatic beauty and darkness of the landscape of his homeland which has been
pushing new sonic boundaries since the 1960s.
The son of a composer and band leader, he grew up near the rocky coastal town of
Molde and was set for a career as a classical pianist until the birth of rock
and roll led him to take up the guitar as a teenager and start out playing in
twangy, Hank Marvin-style pop licks with his group The Vanguard...