Carptree - Subimago (REINGOLD RECORDS October 19, 2018)

The Swedish duo with friends are releasing their 7th full lenght album both energized and inspired by making their last release and in a much shorter time than usual. The recordings started the very same day as the release Party for "Emerger". After the long hiatus after Nymf there was momentum enough for more than one release with a band now perfectly calibrated and compositions given time to grow. Here you get the distinctly familiar Carptree sound and something completely new. 

As always NFO (No future orchestra) is present with the same personel as last time. With a distinct focus on analogue instruments and amplifiers and finally an analogue master the result is a warm, organic and highly diversified album with a detailed texture.

The album is called Subimago, hinting development and transformance and the album is a hybrid in simplicity and complexity in both music and lyrics.

Carl Westholm / keyboards, theremin, bass, guitars, 12-string electric guitar, percussion, composer & producer

Nicklas Flinck / lead & backing vocals, composer, lyrics

with:

No Future Orchestra

Ulf Edelönn / acoustic & electric guitars

Stefan Fandén / 4 & 8 string bass, 6 string & 12 string guitars, bouzouki, synth

Jesper Skarin / drums, percussion

Cia Backman / backing vocals

Öivin Tronstad / backing vocals

1. Welcome

2. By Your Own Choice

3. World Without Mind

4. Instead of Life

5. Celestial Sky

6. Someone Else's Play

7. Eye of the Storm

8. Sum of All Senses

Lalle Larsson Trio - Ashen Lights (REINGOLD RECORDS November 9, 2018)

Ashen Lights is the new trio release by Swedish keyboard player Lalle Larsson.

After the critically acclaimed projects Seven Deadly Pieces, Until Never and The Weaveworld Trilogy - Lalle is back with another strong release on Reingold Records. This time as the soloist in a more intimate trio setting.

Taking influences from all kinds of different artists, most notably John Coltrane, Allan Holdsworth and Eric Dolphy who he mentions as his biggest inspirations, Larsson is home to many musical worlds.

On this album he is focusing on creating moods and soundscapes, expressing himself through improvisation, often over extended forms of moving chords and textures. 

"To me music is all about expression. Harmonically, I would say that I am more influenced by contemporary classical music than from, let´s say, Bebop, but the compositions are definitely sketches made for improvisation. That makes it some sort of Jazz, I suppose. I’ve been composing and practicing for this album ever since I started to play 35 years ago”

On this recording Larsson teams up with renowned bassist Jonas Reingold (Steve Hackett, The Flower Kings, The Sea Within) and drummer Walle Wahlgren (Cam, Agents of Mercy) who both add a great organic feel and an elegant touch to the music.

On 'Ashen Lights' Lalle unfolds his own blend of Jazz, contemporary classical music, and 70´s Fusion. Fans of Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul and Allan Holdsworth should not miss out on this hot Electric Jazz release.

Lalle Larsson, piano, keys

Jonas Reingold, bass

Walle Wahlgren, drums

1 Last Venus

2 Ashen Ligh

3 Highland Sky

4 Aurora´s Dance

5 Contemporary Past

6 Meadow

7 Uriels´s Moo

8 Tunnels Within Tunnels

9 Interstella

10 Homeland