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NXN Recordings was established in Oslo in 2019 to release Norwegian cross-over projects. Our aim is to put out interesting, innovative and original music that bends, explores and challenges the established genres. There’s a lot to discover in our catalogue from neo-classical, ambient, jazz, contemporary music, and everything in between. Our releases have the recognizable “Cool Nordic sound” in common, and the music has proven to have global appeal. NXN Recordings is a member of Naxos Music Group.

Upcoming releases

Bela Waltz

Karl Strømme

03.12.21

Available for pre-order!

Song Dust

Karl Strømme

0.00 NOK

04.02.22

Lovely...his piano play flows like droplets

Jazztheke Magazine
The three musicians manage to build up demanding arcs of tension and move just as confidently in calm, thoughtful sounds as with the spirited tones

Nordische Musik, GER
a calm, contemplative album on which guitar and piano meet atmospheric soundscapes.

Jazzthing, DE
Inspirational ambient project with meditative sound diamonds between David Lynch, Yann Tiersen and Daniel Lanois

Eclipsed, DE
A collection of gentle songs, perfect for Sundays

Jazzthing, DE
Lyrical music full of kindness that sneaks into the listeners heart

Jazz Tokyo, JPN
Shaped, ambient structures of sound that never leaves the beauty of melody

Musikkmagasinet, Klassekampen
A combination of longing, calm synthezisers, soft harmonies and light touches from the cymbals

Jazznytt, NO
I’m getting ready to listen again. I want to see why I found the last minutes of each of the movements so graceful, tasty and truthful

Bill Pullmann, actor
An exciting trip through an ambient soundscape

Jazz i Norge, NO
Time and Mass is a cool journey and I would love to go again.

FAZE mag, DE
I’m getting ready to listen again. I want to see why I found the last minutes of each of the movements so graceful, tasty and truthful

Bill Pullmann, actor
Jacob Young improvises with fabulously controlled note-by-note riffs

Jazznytt, NO
The fact that they never get lost in freakout noise or sink into post-rock standards on The Long Journey makes their album a delicate, bitter affair between semi-acoustic ambient and electronica

Groove.de
Tender and lyrical pieces

Dag og Tid, NO
Time and Mass is a cool journey and I would love to go again.

FAZE mag, DE
An innovative jazz and soul, but also blues togetherness that takes folkloric, Nordic traits only as an interlude to show its actual origin

Soultrainonline.de, GER
Listen to Two Brothers, often!

Nettavisen, NO
His experienced voice fits perfectly with his music

Salt Peanuts, NO
It is lyrical, tasteful and with a clear meaning and direction

Jazznytt, NO
A combination of longing, calm synthezisers, soft harmonies and light touches from the cymbals

Jazznytt, NO
The giant instruments suit each other in a remarkable way

RB nett, NO
Folk, jazz, ambient and electronica all collide seamlessly

UK Vibe
Ihlebæk has built something perfect

Jazzthetik, GER
An album of good music, in fact great music

Hammerø, Nettavisen
"Hidden Soul Of The Fjords" is a graceful, sincere and cultural-historical album

Soultrainonline.de, GER
An hour-long journey through delicate sound and finesse.

Musikkmagasinet, Klassekampen
This is Northern music: Melancholic, sometimes fragile, finely chiseled and epic.

Concerto Magazine, AUS
Northern Lullabies is the antidote to stress and noise

Jazzthing Magazine
The soft harmonic pace sways the ear to a cradling effect

All About Jazz, US
Northern Lullabies is the antidote to stress and noise

Jazzthing Magazine
The melodies have a classic and pastoral quality

Musikkmagasinet, NO
A highly moving listening experience

Österreich 1
A brilliantly performed jazz concert on record

Dagsavisen, NO
The jazz trio and the voices interact carefully and almost ritually

Klassekampen, NO
Everything seems well-tempered, very relaxing and meditative - but also demanding with cross tones and rhythms

FAZE magazine, DE
Shaped, ambient structures of sound that never leaves the beauty of melody

Musikkmagasinet, Klassekampen
Thomas Torstrup has a technical surplus that gives his playing a controlled ease

Jazznytt, NO
You hear Grieg, you hear Satie ... It's the sound of hope poured into pearly tones

Crescendo Magazin, GER
An exciting trip through an ambient soundscape

Jazz i Norge, NO
It's a whirlwind of bass and sophisticated sounds

HörBar, GER
Pure quality from start to finish

Salt Peanuts, NO
Precise, playful and unbelievably versatile

Nordische Music, GER
It's a whirlwind of bass and sophisticated sounds

HörBar, GER
The classy album Scar has the typical Scandinavian melodies and a transparent, yet warm sound.

Good Times Magazine, GER
It covers everything from extremely delicate, very filigree passages to slightly threatening drones the album covers a wide spectrum

Beat Magazine, DE
Stylistic variation, mild as a breeze and with undercurrents that brings us to unknown places

Musikkmagasinet, NO
A highly moving listening experience

Österreich 1
Long player worth listening to ... which has what it takes for a long journey in the player.

Beat Magazine, DE
Moving, intimate and romantic ... Ihlebæk makes it easy for the listener to lose him/her-self in the music and find calm

ÖR1, AUS
Singer Heidi Torsvik and composer Lazerus Winter have created a, so to speak, heavenly album with powerful, all encompassing stillness that quickly enchants

Beat Magazine, GER
Inspirational ambient project with meditative sound diamonds between David Lynch, Yann Tiersen and Daniel Lanois

Eclipsed, DE
A collection of gentle songs, perfect for Sundays

Jazzthing, DE
Stylistic variation, mild as a breeze and with undercurrents that brings us to unknown places

Musikkmagasinet, NO
A musical tribute to the acoustic guitar

Dag og Tid, NO
The combination of the Nordic Sound and the sound of the world is truly special. So Great!

HörBar, GER
Smooth, bar-jazzy vocals, friendly house beats and gentle ambient electronica goes together very pleasantly

Groove.de, GER
A sonic world so tender and unique

Nettavisen, NO
Singer Heidi Torsvik and composer Lazerus Winter have created a, so to speak, heavenly album with powerful, all encompassing stillness that quickly enchants

Beat Magazine, GER
Long player worth listening to ... which has what it takes for a long journey in the player.

Beat Magazine, DE
Gorgeous and modern piano pieces. An extension of Erik Satie, Claude Debussy and Jan Johansson

Dagens Næringsliv, NO
Moving, intimate and romantic ... Ihlebæk makes it easy for the listener to lose him/her-self in the music and find calm

ÖR1, AUS
An innovative jazz and soul, but also blues togetherness that takes folkloric, Nordic traits only as an interlude to show its actual origin

Soultrainonline.de, GER
The unusual combo of these two instruments gives a sonical uniqueness

HörBar, GER
Ihlebæk has built something perfect

Jazzthetik, GER
A sonic world so tender and unique

Nettavisen, NO
Thoughtful and reflective soundwaves bouncing gently like pebbles rising and falling as the tide turns on a distant shore

UK Vibe
A brilliantly performed jazz concert on record

Dagsavisen, NO
Smooth, bar-jazzy vocals, friendly house beats and gentle ambient electronica goes together very pleasantly

Groove.de, GER
Gorgeous and modern piano pieces. An extension of Erik Satie, Claude Debussy and Jan Johansson

Dagens Næringsliv, NO
An album of good music, in fact great music

Hammerø, Nettavisen
The fact that they never get lost in freakout noise or sink into post-rock standards on The Long Journey makes their album a delicate, bitter affair between semi-acoustic ambient and electronica

Groove.de
Precise, playful and unbelievably versatile

Nordische Music, GER
A piano album of neo-classical excellence

Deutsclandfunk Kultur
The jazz trio and the voices interact carefully and almost ritually

Klassekampen, NO
The classy album Scar has the typical Scandinavian melodies and a transparent, yet warm sound.

Good Times Magazine, GER
A sacred and beautiful mass

DN, NO
The unusual combo of these two instruments gives a sonical uniqueness

HörBar, GER
A sacred and beautiful mass

DN, NO
His experienced voice fits perfectly with his music

Salt Peanuts, NO
a calm, contemplative album on which guitar and piano meet atmospheric soundscapes.

Jazzthing, DE
The giant instruments suit each other in a remarkable way

RB nett, NO
Everything seems well-tempered, very relaxing and meditative - but also demanding with cross tones and rhythms

FAZE magazine, DE
The three musicians manage to build up demanding arcs of tension and move just as confidently in calm, thoughtful sounds as with the spirited tones

Nordische Musik, GER
The melodies have a classic and pastoral quality

Musikkmagasinet, NO
Folk, jazz, ambient and electronica all collide seamlessly

UK Vibe
"Hidden Soul Of The Fjords" is a graceful, sincere and cultural-historical album

Soultrainonline.de, GER
Thoughtful and reflective soundwaves bouncing gently like pebbles rising and falling as the tide turns on a distant shore

UK Vibe
a beautifully crafted musically induced emotional journey

Gary Katz, Record Producer
Jacob Young improvises with fabulously controlled note-by-note riffs

Jazznytt, NO
This is Northern music: Melancholic, sometimes fragile, finely chiseled and epic.

Concerto Magazine, AUS
Thomas Torstrup has a technical surplus that gives his playing a controlled ease

Jazznytt, NO
Somewhere between minimal music and world-ambient, it swirls like a musical mandala until the piano and guitar work out a beautiful atmosphere

FAZE magazine, DE
The therapeutic benefit that this music probably has for Dreyer is carried over to the listener

Jazzthing, DE
The therapeutic benefit that this music probably has for Dreyer is carried over to the listener

Jazzthing, DE
Tender and lyrical pieces

Dag og Tid, NO
An hour-long journey through delicate sound and finesse.

Musikkmagasinet, Klassekampen
Pure quality from start to finish

Salt Peanuts, NO
It covers everything from extremely delicate, very filigree passages to slightly threatening drones the album covers a wide spectrum

Beat Magazine, DE
Lovely...his piano play flows like droplets

Jazztheke Magazine
Somewhere between minimal music and world-ambient, it swirls like a musical mandala until the piano and guitar work out a beautiful atmosphere

FAZE magazine, DE
The soft harmonic pace sways the ear to a cradling effect

All About Jazz, US
a beautifully crafted musically induced emotional journey

Gary Katz, Record Producer
The combination of the Nordic Sound and the sound of the world is truly special. So Great!

HörBar, GER
A piano album of neo-classical excellence

Deutsclandfunk Kultur
You hear Grieg, you hear Satie ... It's the sound of hope poured into pearly tones

Crescendo Magazin, GER
Lyrical music full of kindness that sneaks into the listeners heart

Jazz Tokyo, JPN
A musical tribute to the acoustic guitar

Dag og Tid, NO
It is lyrical, tasteful and with a clear meaning and direction

Jazznytt, NO
Listen to Two Brothers, often!

Nettavisen, NO