Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
78 /100
Alpine
Higher than 87% of albums we've rated

Its recurring dance forms and chamber-folk instrumentation give the record a coherent, distinctive voice, while the waltz returns help shape its pacing.

What we noticed

  • The track titles mark out recurring dance forms: waltzes appear at 3, 5, 9 and 13, with a minuet opening the sequence.
  • The trio’s fiddle-led acoustic sound puts Norwegian folk dance phrasing in a chamber setting, with piano and bass supporting rather than crowding the melody.
  • “Bachslått” brings a Baroque reference into the sequence; the final “Emanuelvals” returns to the waltz form heard earlier.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Menuett 3:33
  • 2 Drømmeland 3:58
  • 3 Vals til Hans 4:04
  • 4 Aurum 3:14
  • 5 Vals i desember 4:54
  • 6 Bachslått 5:08
  • 7 Solbønn 4:06
  • 8 Kjerkslått 4:07
  • 9 Rosenkransvals 4:05
  • 10 Dada 3:46
  • 11 Brudemarsj 3:37
  • 12 Dans 3:19
  • 13 Emanuelvals 4:32

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata