Sigurd Steinkpf

A Northern Code: Boundaries

by Mark Sullivan
March 13, 2020

A Northern Code is a collaboration between Norwegian guitarist Mathias Marstrander, Scottish double bassist Andrew Robb and Norwegian drummer Sigurd Steinkpf. The group balances improvisation with composition; one hallmark is the use of conceptual goals to help shape the improvisations. This is demonstrated right off the bat with opener “Slow Motion," which ably delivers on its premise with a slow-moving mass of sound. “Every Cell Of Your Body" is a bit harder to parse, but it casts a spell through ...