Description
2003 DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM FROM ACCLAIMED NORWEGIAN POST-PROGRESSIVE ART ROCKERS MASTERED HALF-SPEED AT AIR STUDIOS.
Formed in Oslo in 1996 by childhood friends Jon-Arne Vilbo & Thomas Andersen along with Jan-Henrik Ohme (later joined by Mikael Krømer, Robert Risberget Johansen & Roy Funner), Gazpacho have honed their unique sound over a string of critically acclaimed albums & numerous tours, including several with long-time supporters Marillion.
In 2002, Gazpacho entered a song contest on 'Make-A-Star' with the song "Sea Of Tranquillity" & won. Their second entry, "Ghost" made it to second position, giving the band the opportunity to release an album through MP3.com. This led the band to release their first official album 'Bravo' in 2003 - which contained five of the six tracks off the MP3.com album plus six new compositions. Utilising the possibilities of the Internet the band had teamed up with the American singer/songwriter & fellow 'Make-A-Star' contestee Esther Valentine & New Zealand producer Peter Kearns. Valentine sang a duet with Ohme on the song 'Novgorod' (which she also co-wrote) & Kearns produced two of the album tracks. 'Bravo' gained the band more international acclaim, with Dutch leading music magazine 'Oor' stating "their debut album is a rare beauty".
The first in the 'Gazpacho Half-Speed Masters Series', this new Kscope release of 'Bravo' was mastered half-speed at Air Studios in London for a superior, sharper, more direct & engaging sound. Other releases from the band's catalogue are to follow throughout 2022 & 2023.
