artist : Nods Off
title : Here, There, Down & Up
date : 2000
label : Einnicken Records
cat# : era0012
genre : Jazz
release date: 01.11.2008
street date : 00.00.2000
tracks : 12
bitrate : avg. 179kbps
size : 80,9 MB
source : CDDA
type : Album
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REVIEWS
ôThe 1992-97 recordings on Here, There, Down & Up! of the
Swedish group Nods Off present bracing free Jazz sparked by
the volcanic drumming of Peter Olsen and with the distinctive
cry of saxophonist Stefan Wistrand. These committed and
extroverted players honed their work during years of gigs at
home in S÷dermanland, west of Stockholm, time well spent in
developing a tight rapport. The loose chanting a la Jim
Pepper that opens the set might put off some listeners, but
it's worth getting past that. On burners like the
overwhelming "Summum Bonum" or the equally vigorous
"Seventysix Echoes", the music erupts with passion and raw
power. The free-bop of "Jump Bump" owes a debt to Ornette
Coleman, including the punchy bass line. "Paint Music IV"
closes the show with something else entirely, a scary
sounding piece with long complex metallic tones from the
trumpetophone and trombonophone. The band tends to keep tunes
fairly short for this genre, with just one track lasting more
than 8 minutes. The rich thump of Olsen's drums and his
densely tribal and driving style are reason enough for drum
fanatics to check this out. Nods Off is another distinguished
member of a small but vibrant free Jazz scene in Sweden, and
one that's worth hearing.ö
Stuart Kremsky
Cadence 8/2001 (USA)
"àvaried and real interesting to listen to."
Sven Boija
OJ - Orkesterjournalen 1/2001 (Sweden)
"Wind instruments, voice and drums display a free form of
entering a space in which the ethnic manifests itself, by way
of make-up, as some sort of prelude. The discourse, creating
curves, is warm from the beginning. Themes of an interrupted
space give way to a flow stopped at each stretch"."
Esteban Lago
Hurly Burly 16/2001 (Spain)
"The music consists of twelwe well varied original
compositions which not only manage to clean your ears from
every trace of MOR, but also set your fantasy in new
directions. I'm most fascinated by the tune Paint Music IV,
which bears no resemblance to anything else I've heard in
this the most creative of jazz genres."
Peter Bornemar
Eskilstuna-Kuriren (Sweden)
"And this is ingenious, thought-provoking and beautiful
modern folkmusic that - whether the originators want it or
not - goes very well
for dancing."
Bjarne Moelv
Folket (Sweden)
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01-Steel Voice 03:57
02-Here, There, Down and Up! 03:01
03-The Can-Oon 08:17
04-Summum Bonum 06:04
05-Jump Bump 04:08
06-Coming & Going 07:22
07-Jay Waltzing 05:51
08-The Get-Out 05:32
09-A.V.P 04:07
10-Seventysix Echoes 03:42
11-Song A+B 04:32
12-Paint Music IV 04:13
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60:46 min