Jazz Articles

Ibrahim Electric: Absinthe

by Ian Patterson
April 22, 2007

It is a singular pleasure for a music fan when the first few bars of previously unheard music tell you that this is a record you are going to like a lot. From the opening gutsy riff of “Blue Balls and Niclas Knudsen's down 'n' dirty guitar lines, Absinthe, the third album from Danish band Ibrahim Electric, proves to be one of those records that gets under your skin and into your blood faster than a Ganges parasite.

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Ibrahim Electric: Ibrahim Electric Meets Ray Anderson

by Ernest Barteldes
September 29, 2006

Sometimes a lack of musical direction can be a good thing, and such an absence can--at times--lead to a journey in discovery. Such is the case with this album, on which trombonist Ray Anderson joins forces with the Danish group Ibrahim Electric--Niclas Knudsen (guitar), Jeppe Tuxen (B3), Stefan Pasborg (drums)--for a live set at Copenhagen Jazzhouse. There were, as the liner notes state, no rehearsals, and the result is this exciting mix of various musical influences. Opening ...