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Mathisen, Breistein: Gadgets

Read "Gadgets" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Protagonista di questo lavoro è un quartetto di musicisti scandinavi (tre norvegesi e un danese) codiretto dal sassofonista Inge Weatherhead Breistein e dal chitarrista Svein Rikard Mathisen, coautori anche delle musiche. La cifra è molto moderna, basata su composizioni lontane dalla forma degli standard, aperte ma molto narrative e attraversate in filigrana da un certo lirismo. I tempi sono perlopiù medio-lenti, ma il clima è tutt'altro che nordeuropeo, rimandando invece assai più all'attuale musica statunitense. Sax tenore e ...

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Svein Rikard Mathisen: Copenhagen Diaries

Read "Copenhagen Diaries" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Copenhagen Diaries documents Norwegian, Bergen-based guitarist Svein Rikard Mathisen experiences while studying at the acclaimed Rhythmic Music Conservatory in the Danish capital, an era described by him as a “twilight zone" where “curiosity meets nightmares and angst meets caffeine." Fortunately, Matisen experiences were processed into an appealing yet complex compositions, reflecting the dramatic emotional turmoil of that seminal time. Mathisen core quartet feature Swedish pianist William Larsson and double bassist Paul Hinz and Danish drummer Andreas ...


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