Solid Ether

Solid Ether is an album by Norwegian trumpeter, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær, recorded in 1999 and released on ECM May the following year.^[1]

Solid Ether
Studio album by Nils Petter Molvær
Released	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)
Recorded	1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:42
Label	ECM ECM 1722
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Nils Petter Molvær chronology
Khmer (1998) Solid Ether (2000) NP3 (2002)

Reception

On All About Jazz, Chris M. Slawecki called it "a stunning meltdown of classic jazz trumpet styles with modern techno, drum-and-bass and electronic music."^[2]

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated "Not everyone will "get" this kind of music, and die-hard jazzers might laugh it off as an inconsequential fad. But it's actually a seismic innovation that is just getting started."^[3]

Robert Christgau gave the album an A, noting, "He immerses in chaos and comes out beautiful."^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	A[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dead Indeed"		7:30
2.	"Vilderness 1"		7:48
3.	"Kakonita"		4:59
4.	"Merciful 1"	Molvær Sidsel Endresen	1:02
5.	"Ligotage"		6:43
6.	"Trip"		6:24
7.	"Vilderness 2"		4:56
8.	"Tragamar"		4:45
9.	"Solid Ether"		5:12
10.	"Merciful 2"	Molvær Endresen	1:13
Total length:			50:42

All tracks are written by Nils Petter Molvær, except as noted.

Personnel

• Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, electronic trumpet, synthesizer, bass, loops, electronics, sampler, effects, percussion, piano, synth-bass, vocoder trumpet, voice effects, beats, sound treatment
• Eivind Aarset – guitar, effects (tracks 1, 2 & 5–9)
• Audun Erlien – bass (tracks 2 & 5–9)
• Rune Arnesen, Per Lindvall – drums (tracks 2 & 5–9)
• DJ Strangefruit – electronics, sampler, voice, scratches (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9)
• Sidsel Endresen – vocals (tracks 4 & 10)