Formed in 2003, the Oslo based trio are upfront about their love for
the progressive rock of Cream and Jimi Hendrix, the galactic jazz of Sun
Ra, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Sharrock and Alice Coltrane, plus the raw
power of Black Sabbath and The Pixies. «Thou Shalt Boogie!» is their
sixth album on Rune Grammofon and has a velvety, warm sound that was
captured at Athletic Sound in Halden, Norway, a legendary old school
studio with a 30-year history. Superbly paced, and poised in the
indefinable zone between composing and improvisation, «Thou Shalt
Boogie!» achieves a fine balance between brute heaviosity and meditative
bliss. One of the two long set pieces on the record is the 17 minute
«Baklengs Inn i Fuglekassa», which includes the shimmering drone of an
Indian sruti box halfway through – an innovative touch that transports
the track to an unearthly plane. The drone is a small tip of the hat to
Alice Coltrane, her «Journey In Satchidananda» being one guitarist
Even´s favorite records. The trio were joined on this date by
keyboardist David Wallumrød, whose Hammond organ tones provide silky
washes of background colour.
Released 22.11.13 Rune Grammofon
