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Stratosfär

Staffan Bråsjö

Label: Staffan Bråsjö Music
Released: 2022
Duration: 00:39:57
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Tracks

1. Blidväder (Thaw) 2. Archaeopteryx 3. I jordens mull (In Earth’s Soil) 4. Stratosfär 5. Cirrus 6. Havet, där är det (The Sea, There it Lies) 7. Begravelse (Funeral) 8. Himlavalvets mekanik (Celestial mechanics) 9. Butterflux

Personnel

Staffan Bråsjö

piano

Josefin Runsteen

violin

Vilhelm Bromander

bass, acoustic

Album Description

The Stratosphere is the atmospheric layer ranging from an altitude of 15 km to 50 km, encircled by the Troposphere and Mesosphere. The stratosphere is characterized by temperatures rising by altitude. Just like its meteorological counterpart, Stratosphere is a musical boundary layer. Music laboriously composed by debuting band-leader Staffan Bråsjö, and arranged as wore it for a group of chamber musicians. Nevertheless, the music is executed by some of Sweden’s most interesting contemporary jazz musicians, who with their unmistakably personal touch bring life to the written score. From a wider perspective, the music draws inspiration from the close to sacred sentiment provoked by the encounter of the natural sciences, best expressed by the reciprocity of the stem pillars of a boreal conifer forest with those of a majestic cathedral. With a closer listen, contrapuntal dialogues from Beethoven’s seventh Symphony perceive, sharing room with voices from an archaic chorale, surrounded by improvisations drenched in the perfume of Parisian fin de siècle. Still there is room for the simplicity and rhythmical impulse that it the hallmark of contemporary Nordic jazz, resulting in a genre-disintegrating listening experience. Stratosphere is visual music from beginning to end. Personal, visual and delicately powerful.