The name
Splashgirl and the picture of some abandoned party-baloons don’t indicate that
we are in some kind of Esbjörn Svensson trio-like universe. To be precise: it’s
the experimental and somber side of Esbjörn Svensson my thoughts brushed upon
when I heard this Norwegian trio.
In 2011 they released an album which was highly
praised in the English music magazines Uncut and Jazzwise. The recent album is
recorded in Seattle, where producer Randall Dunn (known from noise-band Sun
O))) and the one to produce the next album from Danish Sort Sol) has been
behind the magic buttons.
What’s interesting is that Dunn has moved the trio in
the direction of a more classic sounding jazz – without ending in Bill Evans’
living room. This trio is loaded with bass and black as the night. It’s not the
time to kid around.
Andreas Stensland Løwe (piano, keys.), Jo Berger Myhre
(bass) and Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød (drums, perc.) have created a special
platform for their music.
When they let Eyvind Kang play his viola on three
numbers then they leave the jazz-trio-galaxy for real. Exciting!
Review: Niels Overgård. Translation: DSI Swinging
Europe
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