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Per Texas Johansson: Stråk på himlen och stora hus
By"Stråk på himlen och stora hus" is peppered by drummer Konrad Agnas' snappy rimshots, as the leader envelops his oboe phrasings with a dash of studio echo, which is a facet that extends the compositional profundity. Consequently, many of these works highlight the band's harmonious melody-making, occasionally countered by flotation-like sequences, and hard-hitting pulses. Although Johansson's wistful clarinet-based ballad "Här börjar regnbågen" poses a sense of isolation amid a tinge of hope atop the drummer's sprinkling bells and violinist Josefin Runsteen supple accents. There are no firestorms or propulsive trajectories during this acutely produced album that brims with well-articulated dynamics and jaunty movements.
Other regions of sound and scope are designed with circular constructions, escalated by venerable mallet instrument performer Mattias Ståhl's popping and rhythmically inclined notes along with themes built on folk jazz persuasions and breezy midsections, frequently transformed into gentle passages. Nonetheless, Johansson triumphantly surges onward with compositions that often integrate the power of suggestion into a jazzy artform that breathes newfound qualitative aspects.
Track Listing
Lethe; Siffror och tecken; En klunga bildas; Stråk på himlen och stora hus; Börja om igen; Blues i dis; Här börjar regnbågen; Allt var som vanligt; Jalusi; Flimmer; Barballad.
Personnel
Per Texas Johansson
woodwindsMattias Ståhl
vibraphoneKonrad Agnas
drumsRebecka Tornqvist
vocalsSara Isaksson
vocalsAdditional Instrumentation
Peter Lindberg: choir; Josefin Runsteen: violin; Margareta Bengtsson: harp, choir.
Album information
Title: Stråk på himlen och stora hus | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Moserobie
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About Per Texas Johansson
Instrument: Woodwinds
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