Raoul Björkenheim, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten & Paal Nilssen-Love – Scorch Trio (2002)

Posted By : capt.evil1 | Date : 22 Oct 2009 18:52:14 | Comments : 1 |

Paal Nilssen-Love, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Raoul Björkenheim

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Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim is without doubt one of the most important musicians of the contemporary jazz scene. Raised in California, he travelled extensively with his actress mother before settling down in Finland in his teens. He has since then recorded with the greatest, including Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble and Paul Schülze, formed his own band, Krakatau, with whom he released four albums, two of them published by ECM, and written orchestral music and film scores. He has now relocated to New York. For this album Björkenheim has teamed up with two rising musicians of the Nordic scene, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love.

Scorch Trio was recorded live in just two days with no overdub or editing, in Halden, Norway, in January 2002. The music recorded by the trio is incredibly energetic and complex, demonstrating a perfect understanding and respect of each other’s role. While Björkenheim is the most experienced of the three, he doesn’t hesitate one moment to let his rhythmic session take the lead and set up the pace before applying his expertise. This results in a perfectly balanced, yet powerful and assertive performance.

The trio generate here some amazing moments, touching a wide range of genres, from free improvisations to experimental rock, Björkenheim and Håker Flaten even venturing in signal ambience with Vittula, reminiscent in places of the work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. When the trio returns to its incendiary, the fusion seems even more intense than before.

Scorch Trio takes the listener to the forefront of jazz experimentation while remaining accessible. It would be wrong to say though that this album will easily be appreciated by most, but the musical expertise of Björkenheim combined with the dynamic force of the Håker Flaten/Nilssen-Love rhythmic section work at creating a piece of music which is both challenging and enjoyable. ~ Gunnbjørn Lundqvist

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Track list:

1. Oikosulku (12:57)
2. Säde (4:02)
3. Salaa (8:43)
4. Taajus (4:56)
5. XXX (11:41)
6. Vittula (5:27)
7. Paahtaa (5:24)

Performers:

Raoul Björkenheim - Electric guitar
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - Electric bass
Paal Nilssen-Love - Drums & percussion

Credits:

Recorded and mixed by Kai Anderson at Athletic Sound
Mastered by Audun Strype at Strype Audio

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Posted By: MissFitt Date: 24 Oct 2009 05:01:36

I love it!

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