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Aadal: Voyager

Read "Voyager" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


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 ...

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Michael Aadal Group: Pomona

Read "Pomona" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Proof that great Americana music can come from unexpected places--Norway, in this case. Pomona Avenue in Fullerton, California was the original location of the famed Fender factory. Guitarist Michael Aadal used only solid body guitars on this album--a Stratocaster and a Telecaster, the most iconic Fender models. That says something about the sound of Pomona, but it says just as much about the attitude. Aadal's compositions go to the roots of blues, country, and jazz, but they remain stylistically fluid. ...


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