Odin The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra is a many-headed beast that has been going since the early 2000s and changes personnel from one album to the next to keep their approach fresh for each collaboration. The orchestra draws from a collective pool of players, and it would seem that one particular member takes the reins for each release. This time around it is bassist Ole Morten Vågan, whose compositions […]
Daily archives: 18/01/2019
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Grönland Two years after Radio Wave Surfer was released, Holger Czukay found himself in the studio again with a revolving cast taking in Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Sheldon Ancel and Jah Wobble, as well as vocal interjections from U-She and Romie Singh. It seems fair to assume that the album was recorded not long before it was released, putting it some five or six years
Beggars Arkive OK, let’s start with the fact that this is a beautiful vinyl issue of an album that was only ever available on CD. Its gatefold packaging is wonderfully done and the 180-gramme vinyl mastering in gorgeous ruby red plastic makes this a collector’s item if you’re a fan of the band. Compilation albums are always difficult to review
Modularfield The latest release from Cologne’s Modularfield label is an EP from electronic artist Jochen Mader, here trading as Skyence. It is one of the label’s infrequent vinyl releases and the 12″ format perfectly suits the atmospheric artwork of a shadowy fencer mid-lunge. The cold, blue colours and the stillness of the image evoke the dusty and romantic, yet antiquated world of the fencing room.