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Brända broar: Röjer På Vinden
by Dave Wayne
After gigging around their native Sweden for a few years, Brända Broar (Burnt Bridges) have finally issued their first album, Röjer På Vinden on Anders Ahlén's tiny Signal and Sound label. An EP-length vinyl-only audiophile quality 45-rpm album limited to 300 copies, Röjer På Vinden (literally “Delays in the Attic") is another powerful musical statement from greater Scandinavia's thriving, youth-dominated modern jazz scene. Sporting a rather conventional instrumentation, Brända Broar consists of four young virtuosos--Niklas Persson, Rasmus Borg, Vilhelm Bromander, ...
Continue ReadingAnders Ahlen Unit: Lines and Dots
by Dave Wayne
I hope it's not too silly to say that Lines and Dots, the new album by guitarist and composer Anders Ahlén, is really cool. But it is; both in the colloquial sense and in the jazz sense. The music goes down with nary a wasted note, the cover art is hip and minimal, and it comes-self-produced on the artist's own label- from Sweden. The vinyl is heavy and luxurious, and if you miss the limited-edition LP, there's also a CD. ...
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