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1982: A / B
by Eyal Hareuveni
The fourth album of the Norwegian improvisational trio 1982-- Hardanger fiddler and violinist Nils Økland, organist Sigbjørn Apeland, and drummer Øyvind Skarbø--feature this original outfit of two different sides, just like in the classic LP format. The A side offers an improvised out-take from the trio 's 2009 Pintura album session (Hubro, ...
Atomic al Carambolage, Bolzano
by Giuseppe Segala
Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 14.04.2014 Quando si pensa alla scena scandinava, l'associazione mentale va subito a musicisti che percorrono le strade delle atmosfere soffici, levigate, spesso con melodie evocative, dalle tinte sfumate e leggere. Spesso poco stimolanti. Oppure ci si riferisce alla ricca scena degli esploratori elettronici, che specialmente in Norvegia annovera ...
Cecilia Persson: Open Rein
by Eyal Hareuveni
Swedish pianist and composer Cecilia Persson is best known for her work in vocalist Lina Nyberg's band and with PAAVO the band she leads with vocalist Sofia Jernberg. Open Rein is Persson's debut as a solo artist, featuring a set of impressive originals. The release solidifies her status as a promising composer, improviser and bandleader, already ...
Mats Äleklint Quartet: Mats Äleklint Quartet
by Eyal Hareuveni
Prolific Swedish trombonist Mats Äleklint is the man of the hour. In recent years his powerful trombone sound has been an integral part of most of the forward-thinking Nordic outfits--Mats Gustafsson's Fire! Orchestra and The Thing XXL, Fredrik Ljungkvist's Yun Kan 10, Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra and Je Suis!. His debut as ...
Fredrik Ljungkvist / Yun Kan 10: Ten
Label: Hoob Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: CD1: Lackritz; How To Break A Fever; Hold On To Your Hat!; Fighter; Kun Lun. CD2: Dolphinian Motion; Tuulikki; No Panic, Just Curious; Abraxas; Russia.
The Ägg: The Ägg
by Eyal Hareuveni
Put three electric guitarists, three electric bassists and four drummers in one room all coming from the vibrant Stockholm scene of free improvisation, free jazz and art rock. Let them jam freely, lock in hypnotic grooves that loosely sound like Fela Kuti's Afro-beat bands or worse, like North Korean marching bands on acid, sketch noisy textures ...
Eyal Hareuveni Best of 2013 List
by Eyal Hareuveni
There were so many great releases in 2013 that inspired me, provoked my conceptions about music and art, disturbed my peace of mind and mainly, enriched my life. This list--presented in no particular order and enhanced with video and Soundcloud clips--represents the tip of my listening iceberg. Kitchen Orchestra with Alexander von ...
Wadada Leo Smith: Occupy the World
by Eyal Hareuveni
Great trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith's five epic extended compositions collected on the double album Occupy The World mark him as a major American composer with a musical language and artistic vision that transcends the boundaries of the Afro-American heritage of jazz. Smith wrote complex orchestral works before, most notably on the masterful, extensive 4-discs ...
Introducing Sweden's Havtorn Records
by Eyal Hareuveni
The new Swedish label, Havtorn Records, was founded in 2011 by three musicians-- drummer Måns Wikenmo, bassist Donovan von Martens and pianist Oscar Johansson. The three longed to create a label that would also be a platform for a community of a new generation of musicians, most of them residing in the cities of Malmö and ...
Fredrik Ljungkvist / Yun Kan 10: Ten
by Eyal Hareuveni
Acclaimed Swedish reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist's key solo outfit is the Yun Kan band. This band, in its incarnation as a quintet, released two remarkable albums, Yun Kan 12345 and Badaling (Caprice, 2004 and 2007) and in recent years operated in a slimmed down version as Yun Kan 3 and as an ambitious outgrowth of the ...
