Nils Petter Molvaer - Khmer Live In Bergen - 2 x Vinyl LPs

2025

Norwegian trumpeter and sonic architect Nils Petter Molvaer presents Khmer Live in Bergen – a charged reinvention of his era-defining 1997 ECM release KHMER – recorded in concert in 2024. Fused with live trip-hop beats, ambient haze and Nordic lyricism, KHMER Live in Bergen amplifies a new energy with deeper grooves, sharper edges and greater dynamic intensity, pushing the music into a rawer, driven by experience, control and creative vision.

Performed with a newly expanded band and released on Edition Records, KHMER Live in Bergen captures the volatile electricity of Molvær’s live sound — fluid, restless and saturated with feeling. KHMER Live in Bergen is a testament to Nils Petter Molvær’s continued growth, experimentation and desire to challenge himself. The album is a powerful reminder that his sound remains vital, forceful and fully alive – constantly evolving with greater clarity, depth and intent.

Nils Petter Molvær: trumpet
Eivind Aarset: guitar and electronics
Jan Bang: live sampling
Pål «Strangefruit» Nyhus: dj, mpc programming
Audun Erlien: bass
Per Lindvall: drums
Rune Arnesen: drums, percussion

Music composed by Nils Petter Molvaer

Produced by Jan Bang,Sven Persson and Nils Petter Molvær
Executive producer Dave Stapleton

Recording and sound engineering by Sven Persson
Recording engineering by Tom Svensberget
Recorded live in concert May 25, 2024 at Nattjazz, Bergen

Mixed by Jan Bang & Sven Persson at Punkt Studio

Mastered by Helge Sten at Audio Virus Lab
Photography by David Clapp
Live photography by Andre Clemetsen
Album artwork by Oli Bentley, Split

Thanks to Tord Knudsen (live visuals and light) and Kjell Kalleklev Management.