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JazzReviewsSpring2020
Reviews
27 or 37 Brothers
27 or 37 Brothers
"Berghäll’s six compositions have a multifaceted global flavor. Straight forward jazz rhythms and African beats meet Nordic and even oriental ideas."
Jan-Erik Holmberg
April 16, 2020
Reviews
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
"The trumpeter and composer embraces new settings and situations as a hired gun yet also frequently seeks to shed his skin in the projects he leads or co-leads."
Petri Silas
April 16, 2020
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A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming
"Sublime guitar lines that soar like birds of prey in the sky, daring harmonic innovations and immersive metric modulations to make your heart bleed with anguish, ecstasy and joy."
Petri Silas
April 16, 2020
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From a whisper to a scream
From a whisper to a scream
"Drummer Olavi Louhivuori’s new band Superposition is also capable of multiple simultaneous states, from sensitive balladry to free-jazz intensity."
Wif Stenger
April 16, 2020
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It’s all Dark
It’s all Dark
"Dalindèo plays instrumental, but still political jazz on this theme album."
Jan-Erik Holmberg
April 16, 2020
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Comfort music for tough times
Comfort music for tough times
"These are time-honoured melodies that have comforted many generations through wars, financial turmoil and epidemics before – and still have that power."
Wif Stenger
April 16, 2020
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Conceptualist rather than composer
Conceptualist rather than composer
"Constantly looking for the sweet spot where a rough sketch turns into something concrete, Mäkynen is all about moods and the subtle shifts in between them."
Petri Silas
April 16, 2020
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Dark ambient meets Ornette Coleman
Dark ambient meets Ornette Coleman
"Here machines are sparring partners, in effect additional band members that react to the organic instruments and parry back with their own input, creating a real dialogue."
Wif Stenger
April 16, 2020
