If you haven’t come across the Portuguese Clean Feed label yet, that only means that you are not the fan of the creative and improvised music enough, … but it is never too late in life to fall in love, isn’t it? Kickstart your new year by embracing the first wave of Clean Feed releases. Once again, THEY take pride in highlighting a diverse array of talents from several corners of the world. Once you get hooked you will always be back, which is what I wish you all during this upcoming year, and all those coming after ,too.
21
Aug
[ August the 26th, 2022 release on Norsk Jazzforum: This Is Our Music – Jazz Out Of Norway vol.10 ]
The Norwegian jazz scene has it all: cutting edge-contemporary, orchestral and vocal jazz, jazz rock…and a growing audience, jostling and responding to the music while getting younger and younger. It has a background in folk music, with original instruments and sounds, traditions carried forward and transformed by the people of today. It has a classical music heritage with prominent composers who have left a deep mark. All of this has pushed the nation’s music… ANNE YVEN
19
Sep
[ September the 24th, 2021 release via Rune Grammofon: Krokofant w/ Storløkken & Håker Flaten – Fifth ]
release date: 24.09.2021 via Rune Grammofon
“.…juggernaut drums broken up by staccato Hammond and followed by every shade of jazz and prog underpinned by monster bass ” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HI FI CHOICE
” The intense mix of guitar, sax, electronics and rums moves effortlessly from spiky, wild pummeling to stealthy and hypnotic ” ★ ★ ★ ★ MOJO
” Q forms a suite of grandly anthem motifs, storm import, clamoring drum tattoos and celestially suspended sax notes ” ★ ★ ★ ★ Editors Choice, JAZZWISE
As David Fricke pointed out in his liner notes to “Q”, the previous album from this expanded edition of Krokofant, this is not just another novelty guest-project. In fact, all the involved were so happy after finishing “Q” that a follow-up was decided upon straight away. So here it is, with four new tunes from guitarist and leader Tom Hasslan, each clocking in between eight and twelve minutes.