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New review for “mishka” in the Norwegian magazine Jazzwise. Read it here...
Recent reviews of the album:
"Pensive mood music extended across nine tracks with the programmatic coherence and pacing of the quality soundtrack. It is entirely improvised yet there is a sense of clear prior intent steering the dynamics of the music."
"Pianist Ingvo Clauder keeps the sustain pedal firmly depressed, floating chords that brood and dissolve to leave an air of unease."
"Percussionist Terje Evensen adds decorative colour and texture; scraped and bowed cymbales, nuanced and fragmented rhythms."
"Fellow Norwegian Anders Tveit heightens the atmosphere with muted chimes, trickling and pulses of austere live electronics. Mishka is restrained and selfconsciously enigmatic but it has the narrative lure of music to accompany an imaginary film."
-The wire---
"Two CDs, linked by just one percussionist, Norwegian Terje Evensen, living up to one of this writer's yardsticks of greatness, side one of Weather Report's I Sing the Body Electric (remember when albums had sides?), and proof that literate and innovative new European jazz actually exists outside the egregious Stuart Nicholson's sandbox."
"The second release by Norwegian/German electroacoustic trio Pd Conception tones down the electronic "recomposition" element that made disc two of their debut, Phrased Silence, so striking after the first disc's acoustic set by pianist Ingvo Clauder, percussionist Evensen and electronics guerrilla Anders Tveit. The band name comes from their theory of music existing between pure improvisation and treatment. This is a step on from the occasional nods to electronic Cage on that first CD, and way beyond the fashionable noodlings of people such as Leafcutter John. On the gorgeous "Mishka"s Letter", Clauder's acoustic piano could even be an unusually terse Keith Jarrett, with Evensen rustling around the extremities of his kit. The electronics are subdued, the trio improv spacious and assured, and the overall effect mesmerising."
"In comparison, Spin Marvel could almost be Electric Ladyland, but, hey, Weather Report followed Body Electric with the sweaty funk groove of Sweetnighter, soÖDrummer and founder Martin France was one of Evensen's teachers during time spent studying in London and Evensen has also acquired something of a mentor in the form of Audun Kleive, one third of the divine Jøkleba (more WR first sides) and his own demented techno alter-ego BITT. Here, France and Evensen are joined by bassist Tim Harries and guitarist John Parricelli, all four also credited with electronics. In their more contemplative minutes they might be comparable to ECM stalwarts such as Terje Rypdal (especially with Parricelli in lyrical mode), or the tone poems of Barre Phillips - but, crucially, without the dead hand of Manfred Eicher's signature novocaine production. At others, on the furious "Gwig9", which flirts with heavy metal and sampled mayhem, it could be the legendary This Heat risen from the grave. Brainy stuff, best played loud."
-Paris transatlantic by JG
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