{{Infobox album | name = Solid Ether | type = Album | artist = Nils Petter Molvær | cover = Solid Ether.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2000|05|05}} | recorded = 1999 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 50:42 | label = ECM<br>ECM 1722 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = Nils Petter Molvær | prev_title = Khmer | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = NP3 | next_year = 2002 }} '''''Solid Ether''''' is an album by Norwegian trumpeter, composer and producer Nils Petter Molvær, recorded in 1999 and released on ECM May the following year.<ref name="ECM discography">[https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/143038751598/solid-ether-nils-petter-molvaer Solid Ether] at ECM Records website</ref>
==Reception== On ''All About Jazz'', Chris M. Slawecki called it "a stunning meltdown of classic jazz trumpet styles with modern techno, drum-and-bass and electronic music."<ref>Slawecki, C. M., [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/solid-ether-nils-petter-molvaer-ecm-records-review-by-chris-m-slawecki.php All About Jazz review], February 1, 2001</ref>
The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated "Not everyone will "get" this kind of music, and die-hard jazzers might laugh it off as an inconsequential fad. But it's actually a seismic innovation that is just getting started."<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/trinity-r523210/review AllMusic Review] accessed November 8, 2011</ref>
Robert Christgau gave the album an A, noting, "He immerses in chaos and comes out beautiful."<ref name="RC">{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Nils+Petter+Molvaer|title=Consumer Guide: Nils Petter Molvaer|access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = A<ref name=RC/> }}
==Track listing== {{Track | all_writing = Nils Petter Molvær, except as noted | title1 = Dead Indeed | length1 = 7:30 | title2 = Vilderness 1 | length2 = 7:48 | title3 = Kakonita | length3 = 4:59 | title4 = Merciful 1 | length4 = 1:02 | writer4 = {{hlist|Molvær|Sidsel Endresen}} | title5 = Ligotage | length5 = 6:43 | title6 = Trip | length6 = 6:24 | title7 = Vilderness 2 | length7 = 4:56 | title8 = Tragamar | length8 = 4:45 | title9 = Solid Ether | length9 = 5:12 | title10 = Merciful 2 | length10 = 1:13 | writer10 = {{hlist|Molvær|Endresen}} | total_length = 50:42 }}
==Personnel== *Nils Petter Molvær – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, electronic trumpet, synthesizer, bass, loops, electronics, sampler, effects, percussion, piano, synth-bass, vocoder trumpet, voice effects, beats, sound treatment *Eivind Aarset – guitar, effects (tracks 1, 2 & 5–9) *Audun Erlien – bass (tracks 2 & 5–9) *Rune Arnesen, Per Lindvall – drums (tracks 2 & 5–9) *DJ Strangefruit – electronics, sampler, voice, scratches (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9) *Sidsel Endresen – vocals (tracks 4 & 10)
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Category:2000 albums Category:Nils Petter Molvær albums Category:ECM Records albums Category:Albums produced by Manfred Eicher