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AADAL: Aggressive Hymns, Energetic Ballads

Read "Aggressive Hymns, Energetic Ballads" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
February 16, 2026

The oxymoronic title of guitarist Michael Aadal's quartet AADAL may be the best clue to what lies within. Aggressive Hymns, Energetic Ballads is the band's fourth release and the follow-up to Silver (Apollon Records, 2020). The group features Aadal alongside saxophonist André Kassen, bassist Audun Ramo and drummer Gunnar Sæter. While the title suggests contradiction, the music itself is anything but paradoxical. Aadal's compositions guide this Norwegian ensemble through a terrain where jazz and post-rock intersect with natural ...

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Oddgeir Berg Trio: A Place Called Home

Read "A Place Called Home" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
July 3, 2024

One place that Norwegian pianist Oddgeir Berg has called home is the island of Rolla, population 900. It is located in one of Norway's numerous fjords, rising from deep water to a 1000-meter peak. A visit to Google Images reveals verdant meadows and mountainous boulder-studded landscapes of stunning beauty--a picturesque and idyllic place. Berg's father was born there, this place called Home. The Oddgeir Berg Trio's album, A Place Called Home, follows Before Dawn (2018), In The End ...

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Aadal: Voyager

Read "Voyager" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
April 26, 2024

Aadal è un quartetto norvegese formato dal chitarrista Michael Aadal sfoltendo la sua precedente formazione, con la quale aveva già pubblico alcuni album per Losen Records. Con questo Voyager il quartetto arriva al terzo CD e presenta una musica che unisce atmosfere e sensibilità nordiche a ispirazioni nordamericane, che si richiamano in particolare a Bill Frisell. I nove brani sono perlopiù su tempi medio-lenti, a momenti lirici, a momenti cadenzati; tutti hanno un andamento narrativo coerente con il ...