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Min Bul
Min Bul

Min Bul
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Artists

Min Bul

Labels

Free Flow Archive

Catno

FFA7004

Formats

1x Vinyl LP Gatefold

Country

Italy

Release date

Apr 4, 2025

Genres

Jazz Funk / Soul

Styles

Jazz-Funk Free Jazz Psychedelic Reissue

Reissue of *Min Bul*, a 1970 avant-garde jazz-rock gem by Terje Rypdal. 180g vinyl, gatefold cover. A rare milestone in experimental music.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming reissue of “Min Bul”, a milestone of Norwegian rock and jazz, included in the renowned Nurse With Wound list, from the band whose leader was a young Terje Rypdal. Recorded in the Rosenborg studio in September 1970, with Egil Eide as engineer, “Min Bul” is a highly experimental work for its time that grew out of the Samklang projects at the Henie-Onstad Art Center, where director Ole Henrik Moe encouraged adventurous composers and improvising musicians to join forces.
The album features Rypdal playing electric (and also overdubbs on soprano sax), often scratchy, and even noisy fusion on the edge of avant-garde jazz, alongside talented jazz musicians Bjornar Andresen (bass) and Espen Rud (percussion). The trio's experimental approach reshapes the landscape of jazz-rock and free improvisation, setting a precedent for future explorations in these genres.
The opening track, "I Cried A Million Tears Last Night", is a compelling introduction to the album's dynamic range, reminiscent of the innovative work of contemporaries like Miles Davis. "Min Bul" invites listeners into an exhilarating world of sound where powerful riffs and avant-garde improvisation meet. Notable tracks such as "Champagne Of Course" and "Strange Beauty" exemplify the trio's ability to create engaging musical narratives filled with depth and texture. Alongside John McLaughlin's "Extrapolation" and the early records of Larry Coryell, "Min Bul" is one of the major guitar-oriented Avant Jazz Rock albums, infused with a darker, psychedelic streak.
This reissue honors the spirit of the ultra rare original album with a gatefold cover and recordings provided by Universal Music. It also aims to reach the ears of a new generation of listeners who have not yet discovered Terje Rypdal's extraordinary contributions.

180g Virgin Vinyl pressing from Pallas / Germany
350g. Gatefold cover
Recorded in Oslo, Norway, September, 1970.

A1

I Cried A Mllion Tears Last Night

A2

Invocation

A3

Champagne Of Course

B1

Ved Sørevatn

B2

Nøtteliten

B3

Strange Beauty

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