Heavy, rattling distortion-guitar in
an improvised universe, it can turn out really weird in the cool sense of the
word. Check out Danish Svin, and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
The Norwegian trio Bushman’s Revenge
is also heavy in sound, but not in the same manner as Svin.
Bushman’s Revenge keeps to the
narrow rhythm-path of rock. They live in a universe, where surf-rock, Jimi
Hendrix, Sonny Sharrock and a solid shot of acid are the basics in an outlet of
force which belongs among the more violent ones.
With their title A Little Bit of Big
Bonanza we are in a landscape of cross references, where you take shot after
shot… well, that was my conviction after the first twenty minutes tumbled out
of the speakers.
Then something else happened. John
Lennon Was the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived is the title of a peace-loving
celebration of John Lennon. Acoustic guitar and vibraphone fill the room. Notes
pointing in the direction of Lennon.
Buchman’s Revenge is so much more
than noise. They tell stories with their instruments. The music is loaded with
images that keep on changing.
Even Helte Hermansen (guitar), Rune
Nergaard (bass) and Gard Nilssen (drums, percussion and vibraphone) are the
members of Bushman’s Revenge.
Once again Norway and Rune Grammofon
has shown the way for contemporary instrumental music which smells of both rock
and jazz.
Review: Niels Overgård. Translation:
DSI Swinging Europe.
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