artist / composer
Well, Hello, Bonjour, Salut. My name is John Erik Kaada, usually just called Kaada. I enjoy keyboard shortcuts and objects that sounds good when they're hit or stroked
Pianist Magazine
a breathtakingly raw album
Concussion
Kaada is the best thing to come out of Norway since Leif Erikson set sail for America
Magnet
Never without genius. Color this the best record of the year”
SPONIC
“If you think you've heard everything, chances are you haven't heard anything like this”. ... “it's surely the best at whatever it is.”
Fifty minutes of new music composed and recorded over twelve month period.It’s been one of the most enjoyable records to make in my life, if not the most fun ever. Or at least the happiest I’ve ever been making a record. This might seem a bit contradictory, since the theme of the album circles around obituaries and last words before death.
The titles are quotes and fragments from different farewell utterances. Things that people (apparently) said when they were about to die. There is a mysterious aim over the final words of the dying. What does these last words reveal about life, death and consciousness? These words give a glimpse into the individual’s overall feelings and experiences.
