This the second release from the trio of Raoul Bj÷rkenheim, Ingebrigt Hsker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love (the first came out billed to their individual names and was titled Scorch Trio). Luggumt was recorded two years later (January 2004) at the same studio, with the same engineer. Understandably, it sounds pretty close to the first one, although the music is not as scorching this time; there is more room to breathe, and a higher percentage of quiet(ish) passages, including the delicate drum...   [ read more ]

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Norwegian jazz in general has long grown out of whatever perceptions or stereotypes held back wider acceptance of it in earlier years, and the New York-based Scorch Trio continues to prove this on Brolt, the group's third album, swiftly recorded in a two-day session in Oslo following the conclusion of a European tour. Raoul Bj÷rkenheim's guitar and Paal Nilssen-Love's drumming take slight precedence over Ingebrigt Hsker Flaten's bass work and electronics, but this is no slight against the la...   [ read more ]

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At the beginning of the 2000s, Finnish guitarist Raoul Bj÷rkenheim enjoyed a minor comeback that brought awareness of his work to younger musicians. This studio session was recorded in January 2002 and throws into the arena a young rhythm section: bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and free drummer extraordinaire Paal Nilssen-Love. Bj÷rkenheim focuses mostly on fierce runs on his electric guitar. In "Vittula" it is treated with electronics, achieving an eerie ambient soundscape not unlike som...   [ read more ]

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