Niels Ottosen & Blæsten præsenterer Havets Røster, et nyt album med syv sange fra havet.

Den jyske vestkyst har været frygtet blandt søfarende gennem tiderne. Mangt et robust fartøj er strandet her på revlerne ved Jernkysten, som den kaldes i gamle lodsbøger. Mange søfolk er druknet i smertelig nærhed af Jyllands øde klitter. Indtil begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede var den 400 km lange kyststrækning fra Esbjerg til Skagen helt uden havne, og derfor oprettedes Kystredningstjenesten og en række frivillige bjærgelaug, der frygtløst satte redningsbådene i havstokken for at hjælpe de nødstedte fremmede.

På deres andet album, Havets Røster, har Niels Ottosen og Blæsten fortolket disse digte og især begrebet bjærgning. Den fysiske bjærgning fra de fortærende bølger eller vor tids trusler om klimaforandringer, men også bjærgning på et personligt plan; at redde sig selv gennem trods; at se sin frygt i øjnene og leve sine drømme, uanset hvad det koster: Livet vindes ved at virke/ved at trodse ved at tro/ flænges end dit sidste sejl/ kan du bjærges ved at ro.

Musikkens befinder sig genremæssigt mellem folk og singer-songwriter, med historiefortælling og udførlige vokalarrangementer og en stærk nordisk tråd, der trækker på klange fra den svenske nøgleharpespiller Jonas Maciulis Nilsson (SE), sanger og multiinstrumentalist Niels Ottosen (DK) og den norske sangerinde Marte Schau (NO). Marika Thinggaard spiller klarinet, mens Mads Beldring synger kor på dette album (DK). Gæstemusikere omfatter Sten Sejr (sang), Louise Nipper (sang) og Jens Ottosen (mundharmonika)

Track

1. Kølvandet glitrer
2. Blæs op & Jig
3. Regnen trommer
4. Den ukendte sømand
5. De hvide sejl
6. Længsel
7. Vals

Composer, arrangements all tracks Niels Ottosen
Text writer Erik Bertelsen (1-6)
Recording and master: Louise Nipper (Soundscape Studio)
Photo: Niels Gether 
Coverartwork: Niels Ottosen
Cat. No. GO2224
Barcode  5705934006252
ISRC : DK 6KA 24 022 01-07

Released Digital November 29^th 2024 on GO Danish Folk Music

Niels Ottosen & Blæsten present Havets Røster,(Voices of the sea) a new album with seven songs from the sea.  – Released November 29^th 2024

For centuries, the Danish West Coast has been dreaded among seafarers. Many a sturdy vessel has stranded here on these remote harborless shores. Until the beginning of the 20^th century the 400 km coastline from Esbjerg to Skagen was without shelter, and therefore the fishermen organized volunteer salvage guilds, that would fearlessly face the sea to assist the desperate, storm-ridden foreigners.

Born on the Danish Westcoast, Niels Ottosen grew up with stories from the sea, of traditional fishermen, salvagers, even adventurers and pirates – and the apparently unsensational people and places of Western Jutland has become mythic to him. Moreover, in the literature of the late poet fisherman, Erik Bertelsen, he found a well of poems and personal descriptions of the fishing villages of the West Coast.

On this their second album, Havets Røster, (Voices of the Sea), Niels Ottosen and Blæsten have interpreted these poems and especially the concept of salvage. The physical salvage from the devouring waves or the contemporary threats of climate change, but also on a personal level; to salvage yourself through defiance; to face your fears and live your dreams, no matter the cost.

The genre of the music is folk and singer-songwriter, with storytelling, elaborate vocal arrangements and a strong Nordic vein, drawing on the tones of the Swedish key harp player and guest Jonas Maciulis Nilsson (SE) track 1-4, Danish singer and multi-instrumentalist Niels Ottosen (DK) and the Norwegian vocalist Marte Schau (NO). Marika Thinggaard plays the clarinet, while Mads Beldring sings background vocals on this album (DK). Guest musicians include also Sten Sejr (voc) track 2,4, Louise Nipper (voc) track 3 and Jens Ottosen (harmonica) track 5