Valesa is the fifth studio album by Norwegian band Major Parkinson. The double album was released on 7 October 2022.
Valesa – Chapter I: Velvet Prison | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 October 2022 | |||
Studio | Degaton Studios & Room 114 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 60:00 | |||
Label | Degaton | |||
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The critical reception to the album has been positive.[1][2][3]
Track listing
edit- "Goodbye Blue Monday"
- "Behind the Next Door"
- "Saturday Night"
- "Ride in the Whirlwind"
- "Live Forever"
- "Sadlands"
- "Intermezzo"
- "Jonah"
- "Velvet Moon"
- "Irina Margareta"
- "The House"
- "The Room"
- "Posh-Apocalypse"
- "Moma"
- "Lemon Symphony"
- "Fantasia Me Now!"
- "Heroes"
Personnel
edit- Major Parkinson
- Jon Ivar Kolbotn – lead vocals, lyrics, songwriting, arrangement
- Eivind Gammersvik – bass, songwriting, production, arrangement, backing vocals
- Lars Christian Bjørknes – piano, synth, songwriting, organs, programming, notation, backing vocals
- Sondre Skollevoll – guitars, backing vocals, additional synths, arrangement,
- Sondre Sagstad Veland – drums, perc, arrangement, backing vocals
- Øystein Bech-Eriksen – guitars, arrangement
- Claudia Cox: – violin, backing vocals, arrangement
- Additional personnel
- Linn Frøkedal – lead vocals
- Carmen Boveda – cello
- Peri Winkle – violins
- Jens Erik Aasmundseth – C64 keyboard percussion
- Anders Bjelland – Guitars, Downtown Meltdown
- Bjarne Tresnes Sørensen – harmonica
- Kadeem Nichols – tenor, vocal contractor & choir engineer
- Porcha Clay, Naarai Jacobs – sopranos
- Megan Parker, Ashly Williams – altos
- Eric Lynn, Erik Brooks – tenors
- Thea Meidell Sjule, Vilja Kjersheim, Anja Moe – choir
References
edit- ^ Blum, Jordan (2022-10-09). "Album Review: MAJOR PARKINSON Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Nepper, Jens (2022-10-02). "Major Parkinson – Valesa – Chapter I: Velvet Prison". RAMzine. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ falber (2022-09-08). "Major Parkinson - Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison". SOURCE webzine. Retrieved 2022-10-10.