Erik Wollo - Traces (CD)

Expansive synth textures, hypnotic sequencer patterns, electric guitars and guitar-synthesizerErik Wøllo's breakthrough album 'Traces' is reborn in this special remastered edition. Along with two previously unreleased tracks from the era, the album now sounds better than ever, with a depth and clarity that far surpass the original release.Although he had recorded two earlier solo albums, it was on 1985's Traces that Erik Wøllo found his signature sound.'Traces is a very special album to me,' explains Wollo. 'I felt I really got into something new and I have explored these ideas on several albums since.'Featuring expansive synth textures, hypnotic sequencer patterns, electric guitars and guitar-synthesizers, Traces was Norway's first electronic music release. 'In 1984-85, MIDI technology was new and groundbreaking,' Erik recalls, 'and I was one of the first to explore all the new possibilities. Musically this technology opened up a new world, and I have continued to further develo