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“Is it possible to unite 70’s jazz-rock, baroque violin a’ la Bach and New Age-music?
The answer is yes, with Øystein Sevåg’s Global House Band. And they’re happy to mix in a bit of Australian didgeridoo as well. The result; The Red Album, is truly remarkable. It is an album with enormous commercial potential, and at the same time an album of completely honest musical expression. Free of compromise, it is conventional and groundbreaking at theIs it possible to unite 70’s jazz-rock, baroque violin a’ la Bach and New Age-music?
The answer is yes, with Øystein Sevåg’s Global House Band. And they’re happy to mix in a bit of Australian didgeridoo as well.
The result; The Red Album, is truly remarkable. It is an album with enormous commercial potential, and at the same time an album of completely honest musical expression. Free of compromise, it is conventional and groundbreaking at the same time.
Sevåg is back as a centerpiece in the improvisational music-scene.
It is truly a remarkable band he has gathered together in his global house-orchestra.
At the front, saxophonist Petter Wettre, with the power and virtuosity of the Berklee School of Music in his fingers, but tamed and tempered, with a much warmer tone than we have ever heard from him before. At the opposite end of the scale: the young Swedish violinist Sara Övinge, who under Sevåg’s guidance shows an impressive talent for improvisation.
Bassist Ole Marius Melhuus and drummer Andreas Bye constitute one of the hippest rhythm-sections since Weather Report, and in-between it all Øystein Sevåg weaves his softest, most secret web around all sorts of electric and acoustic keys.
Øystein Sevåg’s Red Album is a giddy spring-shower of musical intelligence and joy de vivre. Recommended!
“…a jazz-album bubbling with excess. Sevåg’s brilliant piano is beautifully tempered, with superb sense of harmony, echoes of classical music and a natural sense of melody. A warm and beautiful album.”
Bergens Tidende
“This is fresh stuff. Øystein Sevåg is definitely taking risks and challenging himself. An unexpectedly fiery album.”
Oppland Arbeiderblad
“Here ( Sevåg ) succeeds more than ever, by drawing sacred and classical impulses in to a landscape of fusion-jazz. Distinct melodies and wide open improvisations relieve each other with great elegance. It brings to mind Chick Corea and Return to Forever, or perhaps something even more unearthly. But it is Petter Wettre ( saxophone ), Andreas Bye ( drums ), Ole Marius Melhus ( bass and cello ), Swedish Sara Övinge ( violin ) and Zotora Nygård ( didgeridoo ), who help Sevåg create a Scandinavian expression of music with an international sound.”
Vårt Land
“A new album from Øystein Sevåg is no small event… not timid, but grand and beautiful, without becoming pompous.”
Dagsavisen
“Sevåg’s music has something harmonious and thoughtful about it, it can remove the listeners from their workaday consciousness. In this respect he creates records that work equally well for relaxation as for concentrated listening. Nevertheless, this record is more dynamic and explosive than a lot of his previous work.”
Magasinet Visjon
“Sevåg and his very good band combine the different expressions in a delightful way. One can only lean back and enjoy the musical world of Sevåg.”
Hamar Arbeiderblad
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