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Moksha - New Album on OKWorld Records - Embracing
There is both seriousness and ecstasy on Moksha's second album. There are complex and virtuosic moments, but it also feels like music that arose from the simplest of all starting points, the play between three good fellow musicians. The trio's unique interplay began back in 2012, when they were still students and met to experiment with rhythm, raga and jazz. Their first album, “The Beauty of an Arbitrary Moment”, was released by Jazzland in 2016 and was very well received both at home and abroad. Their debut stands as a key release from a period in Norwegian improvised music characterized by open doors to expression and musicians from all over the world.
Lyder Røed feat. OKJOS - New Album- Freespace
Lyder Røed (Fieh, Lyder Røed kvintett, Bangkok Lingo, Slow is the new fast etc) has over a longer period, worked on his solo project “Freespace”. The music was written as an ordered piece by Østnorsk Jazzsenter for OJKOS (Orchestra for Jazz Composers in Oslo). It has become a project where he playfully around with musical references.
Torun Eriksen - New Album - Fastlandet
With her new album, Fastlandet, Torun Eriksen breaks new ground and does a number of things for the first time: The lyrics are Norwegian; it is a trio format; it has an electroacoustic soundscape; and the music is improvised and thoroughly composed simultaneously, layer upon layer.
Norwegian Grammy Nominees
