Pangpang - The Big Rip (November 10, 2021 Smia Records)

Pangpang's second album 'The Big Rip' picks up where the 2018 release 'Kiss Kiss Pangpang' left off, with the Norwegian jazz power trio embarking on further explorations to the extremes of the dynamic spectrum.

1. The Big Rip 08:36

2. Miniature 1 01:05

3. Freedom Passion Spiral Dance 04:35

4. Miniature 2 01:23

5. Nuclear submarines in the sky 05:14

6. Old Beginnings 06:54

7. New Ends 02:48

8. Epilogue (25/03) 02:25

Sander Eriksen Nordahl – guitar

Håkon Norby Bjørgo – upright bass

Ivar Myrset Asheim – drums

All compositions by Håkon Norby Bjørgo. Recorded January 7th and 8th 2021 by Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard at Flerbruket, Hemnes, Norway. Mixed February and March 2021 by Christian Obermayer, and mastered March 2021 by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio, Oslo, Norway. Produced by Pangpang and Christian Obermayer. Artwork and design by Maria Alzamora.

This recording was partly funded by Creo and Norsk Jazzforum.

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Gro-Marthe Dickson & D-Lovely / Fornemmelsen av Hjemland (2021 AMP Music & Records)

«Fornemmelsen av hjemland» is the second album of Gro-Marthe Dickson and her Cole Porter project D-lovely. After their first release of American jazz with “re-poemed“ Norwegian lyrics, vocalist Dickson found out it was time to write lyrics from her own heart contrary to translating the original writings of Porter.

With new lyrics came new musical takes and ideas, and «Fornemmelsen av hjemland» («The sensation of homeland»), is a product of an aspiration to develop and mature. The group has taken a few steps away from traditional jazz, but you can still hear an echo from the past. The water is being tested and will never not be tested. There is no fumbling in their exploration, although always a hint of something called home. The arrangements are attentive and respectful to the original idea and the album as a whole is a melting pot of groove- and riff based songs with a diverse stack of lyrics waiting to be absorbed by the listeners’ heart and ears.

1. Lærdom om vilje 04:02

2. Om stolthet 03:41

3. Mørket får ei komme inn 02:53

4. Fra gull til blått 03:21

5. I ly for regn 05:06

6. Seile alene 03:37

7. I glimt 02:43

8. Vår egen metafor 04:04

Gro-Marthe Dickson – vocals, piano on 6

Aksel Westlund – guitar

Håkon Norby Bjørgo – double bass

Magnus Sefaniassen Eide - drums

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