A Livingroom Hush

A Livingroom Hush
Studio album by Jaga Jazzist
Released	2001
Genre	Jazztronica
Length	48:55
Label	Smalltown Supersound
Producer	Jørgen Træen
Jaga Jazzist chronology
Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz (1996) A Livingroom Hush (2001) The Stix (2002)

A Livingroom Hush is the second album of Jaga Jazzist, released in 2001 by Ninja Tune under the authority of the Warner Music Group. The BBC named it the best jazz album of 2002.[1] The album features ten instrumental songs, most of which having been composed by Lars Horntveth and Jørgen Munkeby.[2][3][4][5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Dagbladet	[5]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album four stars[3] and review by the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet awarded the album 5 stars (dice).[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Chin"	4:07
2.	"Going Down"	5:20
3.	"Press Play"	1:06
4.	"Airborne"	5:13
5.	"Real Racecars Have Doors"	4:15
6.	"Low Battery"	5:50
7.	"Midget"	2:32
8.	"Made For Radio"	5:22
9.	"Lithuania"	8:37
10.	"Cinematic"	6:24

Credits

Performed by Jaga Jazzist

• Mathias Eick - trumpet, keyboards, double bass
• Lars Horntveth - tenor & baritone saxophone, flute, bass-clarinet, acoustic, high-string guitar, keyboards
• Lars Wabø - trombone
• Line Horntveth - tuba
• Andreas Mjøs - vibraphone, marimba, percussions, drums, keyboards
• Jørgen Munkeby - flute, tenor saxophone, bass-clarinet, keyboards
• Harald Frøland - guitar, effects, synthesizer
• Morten Qvenild - keyboards
• Ivar Chr. Johansen - keyboards
• Even Ormestad - bass, keyboards
• Martin Horntveth - drums, drum programming (drum-machines), percussion, keyboards
• Jørgen Træen - electronics, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer (Ms-20 Ghost)

Production

• Mastering – Audun Strype, Ingar Hunskaar
• Mixing – Andreas Mjøs
• Mixing, all string arrangements – Lars Horntveth
• Mixing – Martin Horntveth
• Artworks (sleeve - shape/color) – Martin Horntveth, Christian@stateroom
• Photography – Colin Eick
• Producer, Recording, Mixing, – Jørgen Træen

Notes

Recorded in Duper Studios, Spring 2000. Mixed Summer 2000. Mastered at Strype Audio.[6]

References

1. Tomas Lauvland Pettersen (2003-01-06). "BBC listeners vote Jaga Jazzist's A Livingroom Hush jazz album of the year 2002". ListenTo.no. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
2. "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush". JazzLoft.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09.
3. "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush Review". Allmusic.com.
4. "Jaga Jazzist - A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound)". AlmostCool.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
5. "Jaga Jazzist - Moderne, lett tilgjengelig og mangefasettert jazz - A Livingroom Hush Review" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no.
6. "Jaga Jazzist – A Livingroom Hush". Discogs.com.

External links

• Jaga Jazzist Official Website