Oddrun+Axel

This is intrinsic music - based on great friendship, great fun and great passion for the sensitive beauty in music.

And this wrote a good mutual friend about us:

"Oddrun Eikli (Oslo, Norway) - vocals, poetry - and Axel Weiss (Obernbreit, Germany) - guitars, music - met in February 2010 on MySpaceMusic. Already after the first spontaneously improvised collaboration ("Precious Energy") it 
was clear that their musical spheres would harmonize exceptionally well. 
Despite the short time of their previous collaborations they got already some smaller success. Their second duo production ("Flavour from the Sun") climbed immediately after publication at No. 1 in the Norwegian jazz charts at MySpace - and a few weekes later "Precious Energy“ followed as their second number one in the Norwegian jazz list. The third title ("Oceanic Spheres" - a more complex one) is now offered here on SoundCloud too (July 2012).


The 4th tune was „Little Things“, which is in contrast to the previous titles a bit more quiet composition, featuring the masterful playing of Arne Hiorth (Oslo) on trumpet. Arne gives his skills as a professional musician also in form of his fine audio mixing and editing to this international duo.

In 2012 Oddrun and Axel extended their work in a new international quintet, too. The first song "Autumnal" is to hear in this player - accompanied by Arne Hiorth on trumpet, Cheryl Pyle (New York City / USA) on flute and Sean O'Bryan-Smith (Nashville/ USA) on bass.

The next production was "Sun Dance" - in March 2012 - a fresh bossa nova jazz tune with Oddrun and Axel in their preferred constellation - as an amalgamated duo in the spirit of "Flavour from the Sun".

Now the newest work is to hear (here) and to see (on You Tube): Their eclectic song "Spring" presents Oddrun's great singing and poetry partially in Norwegian, for the first time in this special duo."

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