The Stix

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The Stix
Studio album by Jaga Jazzist
Released	6 May 2003 (2003-5-6) [1]
Genre	Post-rock, progressive rock, future jazz, jazz fusion
Length	53:14
Label	Ninja Tune, Warner Music Norway, Beat Records (Japan), Sound Improvement (Poland)
Producer	Jørgen Træen
Jaga Jazzist chronology
A Livingroom Hush (2002) The Stix (2003) What We Must (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]
Pitchfork	[4]
All About Jazz	positive [5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]
Rate Your Music	[7]
BBC	positive [8]

The Stix is the third studio album by the Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist. It was released on 6 May 2003 by Ninja Tune to positive reviews.

Recording

• All songs produced by Jørgen Træen.
• Recorded by Jørgen Træen in Duper, summer 2001 and in Waterfall Studio, spring 2002.
• Mixed by Jørgen Træen with Lars Hornveth, Martin Horntveth and Andreas Mjøs in Duper, summer 2002.
• Mastered by Ingar Hunskaar at Strype Audio.
• Graphic design by Kim Hiorthøy.

Personnel

• Harald Frøland – guitar, FX, synthesizer
• Andreas Mjøs – vibraphone, Omnichord, keyboards
• Martin Horntveth – drums, synth-drums, drum-machines, keyboards
• Jørgen Munkeby – flute, clarinet, harmonica, glockenspiel, keyboards
• Line Horntveth – tuba, melodica
• Lars Horntveth – tenor & baryton saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinette, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards
• Even Ormestad – bass, keyboards
• Lars Wabø – trombone
• Mathias Eick – trumpet, double bass, percussion, keyboards
• Morten Qvenild – synthesizer, piano, cassette tape-recorder

Additional personnel

• Jørgen Træen – electronics, drum programming
• Silje Haugan – violin
• Kjell Åge Stoveland – viola

Track listing

All songs performed and arranged by Jaga Jazzist with Jørgen Træen.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Strings composed by	Length
1.	"Kitty Wú"	Lars Horntveth; Glockenspiel + Vibraphone Theme – Jørgen Munkeby	Jørgen Træen, Lars Horntveth	4:36
2.	"Day"	Martin Horntveth		3:08
3.	"Another Day"	Lars Horntveth		3:30
4.	"Suomi Finland"	Lars Horntveth; Rhodes + Vibraphone Theme – Andreas Mjøs, Jørgen Munkeby		7:28
5.	"Aerial Bright Dark Round"	Morten Qvenild	Lars Horntveth, Morten Qvenild	5:08
6.	"Reminders"	Lars Horntveth		5:21
7.	"Toxic Dart"	Jørgen Munkeby, Lars Horntveth		6:45
8.	"I Could Have Killed Him In The Sauna"	Lars Horntveth; Flute part by Jørgen Munkeby	Jørgen Træen, Lars Horntveth	5:34
9.	"Doppelganger"	Jørgen Munkeby; Vibraphone theme by Mathias Eick		4:47
10.	"The Stix"	Lars Horntveth; Piano + Harmonica Theme – Jørgen Munkeby, Lars Horntveth		6:57
Total length:				53:14

References

1. "Ninja Tune info".
2. "Allmusic review". AllMusic .
3. "Sputnikmusic review".
4. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork .
5. "All About Jazz review".
6. "Tiny Mix Tapes review".
7. "Rate Your Music review".
8. "BBC review".

External links

• The Stix at Prog Archives