Mat Maneri, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten & Kalle Moberg – Wordless Voices (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Mat Maneri, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten & Kalle Moberg – Wordless Voices (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 46:36 minutes | 474 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © KAMO Records

Recorded on the cusp of our voyage into isolation, Wordless Voices sings songs from the collective unwinding at the heart of improvised music. The 4 tracks traverse, intertwine and disentangle myriad territories of microtonality, pulse, melody, and noise and present an incorruptible expression of group improvisation and, just as significant, a remembrance of collective listening shared by audience and performer.

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Krokofant, Ståle Storløkken, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – Fifth (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Krokofant, Ståle Storløkken, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – Fifth (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:21 minutes | 465 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rune Grammofon

The fifth album from Norway’s Krokofant, with Stale Storlokken and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten.

“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. Originally a guitar and drums duo, Tom and Axel met in a guitar shop in Kongsberg, a town in southern Norway famous for its annual jazz festival since 1964, and recognised for its experimental and innovative profile. Jorgen was invited to join them for the sessions that resulted in their self-titled debut album in February 2014. Two more albums followed in 2015 and 2017.

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