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Bushman's Revenge: Ah, Les Vaches
by Glenn Astarita
Norway's Bushman's Revenge has long occupied its own corner of the Scandinavian progressive music scene, where jazz improvisation, psychedelic rock and heavy guitar music regularly cross paths. Guitarist Even Helte Hermansen, drummer Gard Nilssen and new bassist Tor Egil Kreken retain the power-trio format, but brute force is only part of the equation. What distinguishes the band is its ability to turn open-ended improvisation and prog-rock architecture into something unusually organic, moving from atmospheric restraint to near-chaos without sounding as ...
Continue Reading...Bushman's Revenge: All the Better For Seeing You
by Glenn Astarita
The eleventh album from the celebrated Norwegian trio Bushman's Revenge is an entrancing exploration of avant-garde jazz and rock fusion. Released in September 2023, the album highlights the band's prowess in pushing boundaries while delivering a raw, energetic musical experience.The trio--guitarist Even Helte Hermansen, bassist Rune Nergaard, and drummer Gard Nilssen---demonstrate a remarkable synergy throughout. Their collective improvisational skills create an electrifying atmosphere which engages the listener from start to finish.The album's tracks exhibit a dynamic ...
Continue Reading...Red Kite: Apophenian Bliss
by Doug Collette
Even more so than on Red Kite's wholly excellent eponymous debut, the follow-up release, Apophenian Bliss, by this Norwegian quartet illustrates how fine are the lines between metal, prog and fusion music. The powerful dynamism this band commands generates thoughts of a more free-form version of the electric Return To Forever quartets, electric music for the mind and body that would be ideal as a soundtrack to an epic piece of sci-fi, while the disc's cover art (by Per Spjotvold) ...
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