Alf Emil Eik

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To You 04:09 Tools
Morning Glory 02:30 Tools
Crying 04:03 Tools
Breath of Eternity 07:18 Tools
Care 04:50 Tools
Prayer 04:36 Tools
Heart 03:23 Tools
March of Earth 03:00 Tools
Sona 04:21 Tools
After the End 01:16 Tools
After All 01:08 Tools
Joy, Part I 06:10 Tools
To You - Alf Emil Eik 04:10 Tools
Man Of The Present Age 01:22 Tools
Joy Part II 02:17 Tools
Når dagen gryr 02:17 Tools
The und.... 06:10 Tools
Joy 08:11 Tools
Joy part 1 00:58 Tools
Joy part 2 08:11 Tools
A dream of... 00:58 Tools
E of M 08:11 Tools
Man of the present age part 3 08:11 Tools
Fingertrack 128 04:14 Tools
Man Of The Present Age Part I 01:22 Tools
Wind of time 04:14 Tools
After all / After the end 02:17 Tools
Man Of The Present Age Part II 02:07 Tools
Man Of The Present Age Part III 02:07 Tools
Man of the present age part 1 02:17 Tools
Joy, Part II 02:25 Tools
E dance 02:17 Tools
Man of the present age part 2 02:17 Tools
To kvinner i én 02:17 Tools
Man of the Present Age, Pt. 1-3 01:23 Tools
Joy (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) 02:07 Tools
Crying (Lang Version) 01:23 Tools
Man Of The Present Age 1 02:07 Tools
Man Of The Present Age 2 02:07 Tools
Crying (interlude) 02:07 Tools
Man Of The Present Age 3 02:07 Tools
Joy Part 2 (Bogus Bonus) 02:07 Tools
March of the Earth (introlude) 02:07 Tools
To You (Lang Version) 02:07 Tools
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Alf Emil Eik Joy & Breath of Eternity Norway (1979) The Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Alf Emil Eik recorded and released this album on the Harvest-label in 1979. Eik produced the album himself and played all the instruments, including bass, drums, guitar, bells, moog, Mellotron and string-synths. He also sings on a few tracks. Musically this is symphonic progressive rock with a jazzy edge. The songs vary from lush, beautiful and Mellotron-drenched tracks like "Crying" (great use and combination of the string and choir-sounds of the Mellotron) and "Heart" to energetic, jazzy instrumental journeys like "Joy" and "The Present Age". Both these tracks are some of the better fusion-influenced progressive rock I've heard, and Eik's bass playing is very impressive and reminds me in a way of Chris Squire. "Breath of Eternity" is also quite jazzy, but in a much more laid-back style and creates some pleasant and dreamy atmospheres. "To You" and "Care" are nice vocal-tracks with obvious Yes-influences in the arrangements, and there are also some nice interludes like "Morning Glory" and the majestic "March of Earth" here. "After All" is actually "To You" played backwards! This is a good album with a very nice atmosphere and was one of the few symphonic progressive rock albums released in 1979. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.