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Rock Omelette

by Mats Wawa

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1.
French Pt.1 01:32
2.
Sparkly Eyes 02:41
3.
4.
Byrds 03:19
5.
100 % Park 03:21
6.
Inside Job 03:33
7.
Green 03:23
8.
Canned Heat 04:28
9.
Skit 01:43
10.
French Pt.2 04:56

about

«I’m terrible at describing how my music sounds. But this is definitively more AOR than indie. At last you can say that – retro is still king.»

The above quote is Mats Mentzen Wang’s humble attempt at describing the sound on his upcoming album Rock Omelette, the follow-up to 2018’s EP "Scuzz". The young songwriter was unwittingly booked to a handful of showcase festivals in 2015, based on a few bedroom demos. And that’s how Mats Wawa was born – he needed a band. Now, four years later, Wang is older, and so are his musical tastes.

Call it AOR, slacker soul or just classic rock – let the listener decide. Whatever you call it, the album is chock full of tunes. From a short rock opera about French & Moland (two Norwegian mercenaries imprisoned in DR Congo), via the song “Canned Heat” which sounds like…and to the first single “Sparkly Eyes”, some of the most beautiful blue eyed soul you’ll hear this year, with strings imported from 70’s Philadelphia.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that this record has become an eclectic collection of songs, as the following influences are named: Elton John’s "Tumbleweed Connection", Laura Nyro, Lee Hazlewood, The Byrds and Jessica Pratt. Maybe that’s what "Rock Omelette" means. Still, the innocent naiveté that’s been Mats Wawa’s calling card, permeates the entire album, fronted by Wang’s characteristic voice which keeps it all cohesive.

credits

released March 27, 2020

1. French Pt.1
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

2. Sparkly Eyes
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Strykearr: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Akkustisk Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Gitar: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Keys: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen
Fiolin: Mira Aas
Cello: Elisabeth T. Høghaug
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

3. Conventional Science
Melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Tekst: Mats Mentzen Wang, Petter Haugen Andersen
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Kor: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Gitar: Petter Haugen Andersen
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

4. Byrds
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Strykearr: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Akustisk Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Gitar: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Keys: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen
Fiolin: Mira Aas
Cello: Elisabeth T. Høghaug
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

5. 100% Park
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Akkustisk Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Kor: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Kor: Jonas Rohde Moe
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Gitar: Petter Haugen Andersen
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Fløyte: Petter Haugen Andersen
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

6. Inside Job
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Kor: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

7. Green
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Strykearr: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Perkusjon: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Fiolin: Mira Aas
Cello: Elisabeth T. Høghaug
Saxofon: Bendik Brænne
Blåsearr: Bendik Brænne
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

8. Canned Heat
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

9. Skit
Arr: Mats Mentzen Wang
Strykearr: Mats Mentzen Wang, Terje Vea Torkellsen
Fiolin: Mira Aas
Cello: Elisabeth T. Høghaug
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Petter Haugen Andersen
Keys: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

10. French Pt. 2
Tekst og melodi: Mats Mentzen Wang
Vokal: Mats Mentzen Wang
Kor: Petter Haugen Andersen
Kor: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Mats Mentzen Wang
Bass: Emil Kjærnli
Trommer: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Keys: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Gitar: Petter Haugen Andersen
Perkusjon: Petter Haugen Andersen, Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Mix: Petter Haugen Andersen
Produsent: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

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