Ryvingen was commissioned by Vest-Agder Lighthouse Museum. This composition contains under water sounds recorded with a hydrophone. I also did some field recording in and outside the lighthouse. The other sounds were created with an electric guitar treated electronically with outboard effects and Ableton Live. This short piece is a part of an installation at Norway’s southernmost lighthouse called Ryvingen. 

Ryvingen

This is a recording of Bjorn Charles Dreyer Ensemble playing underwater at the spectacular Under in Spangreid, Norway.

BCD Ensemble @Under

These are samples from different live concerts with Bjorn Charles Dreyer Ensemble.

BCD Ensemble Live - IV

BCD Ensemble Live - Bed Time Story

This piece has a melodic and traditional structure that differs from the other pieces. The recording is taken from a live concert at Studio B in Kristiansand.

Knaben Bordell, BCD Ensemble@Studio B

Born in New York on 18 September 1968 and moved to Norway in 1973. Studied classical guitar parallelly playing the electric guitar in several bands as a teenager. Music studies followed in the early 90s alongside performing professionally ever since. Bjørn has a Ph.D. in music performance, participated in more than 150 released albums, and played around 1000 concerts on four continents as a guitarist, artist, or producer. Bjørn changed the musical direction during the 2000s, focusing on composition and sound art, which has resulted in several self-initiated albums. His previous album, Time and Mass, is a solo album recorded in participation with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. New album coming in 2024.

Bjørn Charles Dreyer

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