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Trygve Seim / Oyvind Braekke / Per Oddvar Johansen: The Source and Different Cikadas
ByThe listening effort may be challenging but the reward is satisfying.
The music and musicians on the recording propose a dichotomy of structured themes with formless music. Some selections contain symphonic-like movements with powerful and exquisite string work such as "Organismus Vitalis" and "Funebre." Others incorporate odd rhythms and various tempos such as the upbeat and quirky "Plukk." Underneath every composition lies heavy improvisation. The musicianship and quality of the recording is satisfying and contains a live feel. Every instrumental nuance is precise and experienced audibly from dynamic percussion work to the reed slurs of the saxophone. Individual solos are strong but it's the musicianship and compositions that take the forefront. The delicate use of the accordion is delightful on the happy selection "Obecni Dum" and the pulsating groove "Sen Kjellertango." The string instruments play a vital role in changing the moods of the recording, which are at times extremely intense, or delicate and moving. The jazz element is tight with heavy traces of post-bop and free jazz fortitude on the selections "Fort-Jazz" and "Uten Forbindelse," which is reminiscent of the works by the great Ornette Coleman.
The Source and Different Cikadas is a most interesting snapshot of modern music and conveys an expanding and virtually boundless arena in which the musician and listener will perhaps converge. Recommended.
Track Listing
Organismus Vitalis; Mmball; Funebre (from Lutoslawski's String Quartet (1964)); Deluxe; Bhavana; Saltpastill; Flipper; Plukk; Obecni Dum; Suppressions; Number Eleven; Fort-Jazz; Sen Kjellertango; Uten Forbindelse; Tutti Free.
Personnel
Trygve Seim
saxophoneAlbum information
Title: The Source And Different Cikadas | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: ECM Records