Category: OLE BORUD

With a high-quality sound reminiscent of Steely Dan’s Doobie Brothers, TOTO to Ned Doheny, OLE BORUD led the Westcoast AOR revival of recent years, a well known name for fans of the genre and a huge success in Japan. As requested, here’s Borud’s album ”Stepping Up”, in its Japanese edition including an exclusive bonus track.
From the downbeat of the soulful opening song “Think Twice”, you won’t have to as this highly infectious track breaks it down as you push play. Then “Maybe” will hook you with its breezy, melodic line and vocal arrangements. The chord progressions and harmonies on “Uptown Citizen” will put a big smile on your classic Westcoast face (more than 4 chords and 8th notes) with its amazing playing and an incredibly musical production…

While reduced to cult circles, we’re living in a renaissance of the soulful, funky side of West Coast AOR / pop of decades past – think Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Doobie Brothers. They’ve all been rediscovered by hipsters and other trend-conscious music-fans, slightly ironically named «yacht-rock». However, all too few of them has noticed that one of the worlds best artists of the genre is Norwegian!
And that guy is OLE BORUD, releasing his new album “Soul Letters” which makes justice to its title: a soulful collection of smooth tunes and captivating ‘letters / lyrics’ all with that pristine, breezy sound from the classic West Coast AOR and its ‘Scandinavian’ touch…

We’re living in a renaissance of the soulful, funky side of West Coast AOR / pop of decades past – Think Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Doobie Brothers. They’ve all been rediscovered by hipsters and other trend-conscious music-fans, slightly ironically named «yacht-rock». However, all too few of them has noticed that one of the worlds best artists of the genre is Norwegian!
We have premiered here few days ago OLE BORUD‘s new album, and now here’s “The Best”, a compilation exclusively made for the Japanese market including songs from Ole’s hard to find first 3 albums, plus new songs only included into this CD.

Ole Børud is far from a newcomer in the Norwegian music scene. Few artists are as widely experienced. Starting his singing career at the age of five, Ole appeared on his first record already the year after. From the age of sixteen, he has been a full-time musician, both singing and playing guitar, with numerous bands and artists in a...

We were pleased on this blog to present some time an album by exquisite singer & musician OLE BORUD, a true Westcoast AOR ambassador into the present age. “Outside The Limit” is his brand new record (featured here in exclusive) where we can expect vibes from Pages, Jay Graydon, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Seawind, Chicago, Steely Dan, etc… Westcoast / smooth funk / classic rock music at its best.