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Bremer / McCoy: Kosmos
by Neil Duggan
It may seem unlikely, but two Danish musicians--one living on a farm commune, the other in a fast-paced urban environment, have amassed over 600,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. The two former schoolmates, bassist Jonathan Bremer and pianist/tape delay specialist Morten McCoy, formed Bremer/McCoy in 2012, initially to play dub music, but their sound has since evolved into something unclassifiable that crafts dreamy soundscapes combining Nordic folk with jazz and electronica. Mentioning electronica infers that delays, echoes, reverbs and ...
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by Geno Thackara
There is no need to read their bios to hear that these are two friends who have been working and playing together for a good while (nearly a decade at the time of this recording). For a start, the mere fact of playing as a duo inevitably puts any pair's chemistry right out in the open; while there are plenty of players good enough to communicate and improvise as smoothly as Morten McCoy and Jonathan Bremer do, their easy-going rapport ...
Continue ReadingBremer/McCoy: Utopia
by Jakob Baekgaard
Since they released their debut, Enhed (Raske Plader, 2013), Danish bassist Jonathan Bremer and pianist Morten McCoy have been quietly crafting their own sound, and their fourth album, Utopia, marks a new beginning for the duo simply billed as Bremer/McCoy. The difference this time is that David Byrne's renowned Luaka Bop label has picked up the album for release, consequently a big breakthrough might be around the corner. If so, it is going to be a quiet ...
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