Biography

The Road Is Just A Surface is the brand new album by renowned Norwegian artist Anja Garbarek. It is available in two editions, “Red” and “Yellow”. The Red concept album is a dazzling and sinister soundscape that stretches for more than 70 uninterrupted minutes. On the Yellow edition, the songs have been edited and remixed to offer a different route into Garbarek's melodic pop art. The Road Is Just A Surface is a creative, kaleidoscopic journey through the human mind. Anja has written all the melodies and lyrics, as well as producing and arranging the material with Kåre Chr. Vestrheim (Highasakite, Motorpsycho, Marit Larsen). The fourteen new pieces tell the story of Bob, who has become trapped in the maze of his own emotions. The Road Is Just A Surface is an album that truly stands out, tearing down the veil covering the world of dreams. It is surrealistic pop at its best, with catchy songs such as "The Will To Walk", "The Witness" and "Lazy Predator". Anja Garbarek is celebrated for blending the sweet and the sour, the melodic and the macabre. This is her fifth solo offering, following internationally acclaimed albums Balloon Mood (1996), Smiling & Waving (2001) and Briefly Shaking (2005). It is an outstanding body of work, including collaborations with musicians and producers including Mark Hollis, Steven Wilson, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, Robert Wyatt and Marius de Vries, as well as her father, renowned jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.