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Ulrik Ibsen Thorsrud

This Norwegian trio is one of those rare and lucky collaborations where there is a great sense of chemistry from the very beginning. Are L Kolbeinsen and Ulrik I Thorsrud met for an informal improv session and hit it off immediately, but thought their music would benefit from adding a more melodic element. The choice fell on trumpeter Stian Omenås who, with his lyrical and open minded approach to improvisation, proved to be just what was needed to complete the music.

Rather than adhering to any particular "school" of improvising, Parallax' music is a blend of the members' musical preferences and influences with strong emphasis on interplay and listening. They have forged their own unique take on improvising that seamlessly draws on an array of influences ranging from Asian folk musics to traditional jazz and abstract soundscapes. The strong focus on interplay gives the music a strong sense of form and direction, and the result is often conceived of as being composed.

Since forming the group in 2008, they have toured extensively in Norway, England, Scotland, France, Spain, Germany and China, and have released two albums, “Live In The UK” on FMR, and “Krutthuset” on PlingMusic. They are collaborating with Hong Kong New Music Ensemble on a commissioned work to be premiered in HK october 2012. They also collaborate with light designer Elisabeth Kjeldahl Nilsson on a production called “Lydrommet”; a project that exposes children to the world of improvised music (and lighting).

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Andreas Haddeland Trio: Nyskudd

Read "Nyskudd" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Norwegian guitarist Andreas Haddeland's second trio recording, Nyskudd, is an unpretentious affair. The group improvises inside a melodic landscape, creating something that might be called Nordic country sounds. The group dynamic embraces equality on input and a gorgeous interplay within balladic and atmospheric compositions. Haddeland's guitar wouldn't sound out of place in an American country & western band, but the trio dynamic and the loosely structured, slow-to-unfold song forms and the Paul Motian-like drum interjections from Ulrik Ibsen ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Estuar

Tare Records
2025

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Kilden

Tare Records
2023

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Østerlide

Tare Records
2020

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Nyskudd

Tare records
2019

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Krutthuset

Pling Music
2012

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