Credits:

Thomas Stronen

Artists from Oslo, New York, Basel, and Lugano are juxtaposed and recombined with Norwegian drummer Tomas Strenen in an absorbing recording featuring solos and duets recorded between 2018 and 2022. With partners such as Craig Tayborne, Chris Potter, Sinikka Langerang, and Jorge Rossy, the musical frame of reference is very broad. From Langeland’s archaic-sounding folk to Potter’s post-Coltrane saxophone and Tayborne’s whirlwind modernist piano, each element finds a place in the project that suggests a new thread of connection, a new creative relationship. The album was completed and mixed by Strenen and producer Manfut Eicher at the Bavarian Music Studios in Munich in February 2023. Thomas Stronen (ds, perc) Craig Taborn (p) Chris Potter (ss,ts) Sinikka Langeland (kantele, voice) Jorge Rossy (p)