Some visitors to this board may remember a music column called The Viking View, written by me, at contemporaryjazz.com back in the fall/winter of 2000/2001. For various reasons, however, I was -- very regrettably -- unable to update it for way too long, so it turned out to be short-lived.

However, I am happy to announce that The Viking View has found a new home at www.smoothvibes.com/vikingview.html. I hope the music covered in the current and upcoming installments will be of interest and that the articles will give some exposure to artists who deserve wider recognition. Hopefully, music lovers who are disenchanted with the typical smooth jazz fare may discover some new artists and releases that have fallen between the cracks.

Those of you who checked out my column at its previous site will recognize the two articles (on Casiopea and Kevyn Lettau) now available at the above-mentioned URL, but please note that I have updated both with new info on recent releases (both CD's and DVD's), and all links have been updated as well.

A new article will be posted soon.

Morten www.smoothvibes.com/vikingview.html