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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 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 ...
Continue ReadingMichael Aadal Group: Pomona
by Mark Sullivan
Proof that great Americana music can come from unexpected places--Norway, in this case. Pomona Avenue in Fullerton, California was the original location of the famed Fender factory. Guitarist Michael Aadal used only solid body guitars on this album--a Stratocaster and a Telecaster, the most iconic Fender models. That says something about the sound of Pomona, but it says just as much about the attitude. Aadal's compositions go to the roots of blues, country, and jazz, but they remain stylistically fluid. ...
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