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A four-piece band led by Norwegian bass player Christian Meaas Svendsen. Nakama is Japanese and can be translated as «comrade», or simply a community of people where no one is above the other. The group was founded as a quartet in 2015 but will expand its line-up over time, and each member of the band is also a member of the musician’s collective/label «Nakama Records». The music draws influences from European jazz, early American contemporary music, Japanese traditional music and the harmonies of the romantic classical era. Furthermore the music intimately explores the relation between content and non-content, and the possibilities of working with composed forms on a fixed musical material. Nakama is what it is, and Nakama is:
Adrian Løseth Waade - violin
Ayumi Tanaka - piano
Andreas Wildhagen - drums
Christian Meaas Svendsen - bass
Nakama's goal with their second release has not been to restate what has already been defined or accepted, but to challenge recognizable patterns and contribute to the expansion and evolution of our musical consciousness and the multitude of possibilities in which musical events can order themselves. The music on Grand Line is made up of two separate components: musical compositions and form compositions, and as opposed to a form which is completely set or on the other hand totally free, Grand Line investigates form as something malleable. Challenging stuff!
Grand Line will be released on CD, LP, digital download and streaming
01. Doremingo + Taiko__Grand Line 28:34
02. The Sun__Uzumaki 05:49
03. Nanika__Decks 08:16
04. Tsunagari__Split&Curve 06:40
05. Kusama__Events 05:21
06. Suffering + Daily Choices Fail Compilation 02:41
07. Daily Choices__Metro 14:15
Released May 23, 2016
Adrian Løseth Waade - violin
Ayumi Tanaka - piano
Andreas Wildhagen - drums
Christian Meaas Svendsen - bass, comp.
Recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug, Rainbow Studio, Oslo 22.04.2016
Mixed and mastered by Christian Obermayer, Oslo, 22.-23.04.2016
Cover art by Christian Meaas Svendsen
Cover design & photos by Mikkel Cappelen Smith
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