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AADAL: Aggressive Hymns, Energetic Ballads
by Mark Corroto
The oxymoronic title of guitarist Michael Aadal's quartet AADAL may be the best clue to what lies within. Aggressive Hymns, Energetic Ballads is the band's fourth release and the follow-up to Silver (Apollon Records, 2020). The group features Aadal alongside saxophonist André Kassen, bassist Audun Ramo and drummer Gunnar Sæter. While the title suggests contradiction, the music itself is anything but paradoxical. Aadal's compositions guide this Norwegian ensemble through a terrain where jazz and post-rock intersect with natural ...
Continue ReadingOddgeir Berg Trio: A Place Called Home
by Dan McClenaghan
One place that Norwegian pianist Oddgeir Berg has called home is the island of Rolla, population 900. It is located in one of Norway's numerous fjords, rising from deep water to a 1000-meter peak. A visit to Google Images reveals verdant meadows and mountainous boulder-studded landscapes of stunning beauty--a picturesque and idyllic place. Berg's father was born there, this place called Home. The Oddgeir Berg Trio's album, A Place Called Home, follows Before Dawn (2018), In The End ...
Continue ReadingAadal: Voyager
by Neri Pollastri
Aadal è un quartetto norvegese formato dal chitarrista Michael Aadal sfoltendo la sua precedente formazione, con la quale aveva già pubblico alcuni album per Losen Records. Con questo Voyager il quartetto arriva al terzo CD e presenta una musica che unisce atmosfere e sensibilità nordiche a ispirazioni nordamericane, che si richiamano in particolare a Bill Frisell. I nove brani sono perlopiù su tempi medio-lenti, a momenti lirici, a momenti cadenzati; tutti hanno un andamento narrativo coerente con il ...
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