Thursday 22 May 2008
SCORCH TRIO: RAOUL BJORKENHEIM, INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN, PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE
Raoul Bjorkenheim-el. guitar, el. viola da gamba, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten-bass, elektronica, Paal Nilssen-Love-drums, percussion
Anyone who knows more about the adventurous Norwegian jazz scene has seen their names everywhere: drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten. With their fierce, technically complex improvisations they provide the perfect background for Raoul Bjorkenheim’s electric barrage. With guitar and amplified viola da gamba he emanates influences of Hendrix, Sonny Sharrock and James Blood Ulmer. ‘This is music that pushes a lot of air around … TURN IT UP’ (BBC).