THE BASEMENT - JON NORMAN (ALBUM)

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“the basement” is the debutalbum from the band jon norman. it draws inspiration from Jeff buckleys “grace”, the bluesy piano ballads of early tom waits, folky/country harmonies of Appalachian folksongs & the experimental spirit of radiohead. 

Jon norman is: jon nordmann óttarsson, magnus munk taekker, samuel neve, rasmus sangild kjærsgaard, sverrir ásmundsson

i contributed with
– electric guitar, pedal steel, string arrangement 
– composition and songwriting of Holding your heart & subterranean room boogie.
– assisting recording technician

credits
songwriting (except holding your heart & subterranean room boogie) by jon nordmann óttarsson
mix by Sverrir ásmundsson 
master by sigurdór gudmundsson
artwork by gisli dua 

Reviews
https://www.gfrock.dk/jon-norman-the-basement/


music videos & livesessions

underground - music video (2020)

Afspil video

the video is made with material from our trip to kunming & beijing, china in 2019. Edited and copyrighted by Gisli Dua. 

Jon Norman is a young and aspiring folk-rock band from Aarhus, Denmark with the icelandic-born singer-songwriter, Jón Nordmann Óttarsson, in front. As a songwriter, Jon is wise beyond his years. An old soul, his special and scandinavian take on music mixes his love for classic North American flavoured, road weary travelogues with the longing and passion of Jeff Buckley and the bygone romance of early Tom Waits. 

Jon performs the songs with a heartfelt and honest intimacy that swings you around the neighbourhood barroom as well as themes of identity and finding your place in life.
 

The mindset behind the music is based around the mantra: don’t make music more difficult than it has to be – but find into the deepest substance and core of the song and enhance it with musical emotion and sentiment. This is always in mind, when making the musical arrangements of the songs.
 

don't need much - music video (2020)

Afspil video

filmed, Edited and copyrighted by Gisli Dua. 

the basement - livesession (2021)

filmed & Edited by andreas hvid

underground - livesession (2021)

filmed & Edited by andreas hvid

old ways - livesession (2022)

Afspil video

filmed, Edited and copyrighted by Gisli Dua.