Pressure, by Splashgirl

Pressure

by Splashgirl

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1.	Devata 05:27	buy track
2.	Creature of Light 05:38	buy track
3.	Alpha State of Mind 07:24	buy track
4.	Ravine 04:21	buy track
5.	The Other Side 08:38	buy track
6.	Concerning This Square 08:04	buy track
7.	Pressure 09:53	buy track

about

We regard Splashgirl as one of the most exciting young instrumental bands to come out of Norway in the past few years. With Pressure, its third album and certainly their strongest to date, the band is taking yet another giant step forward. Here the musicians are opening the doors to several new musical rooms – to the dark, dank cellar as well as to the attic – where all their forgotten memories are stored away.

Splashgirls’ second album, Arbor, was Hubro’s very first release in 2009. The group’s course of development from its 2007 debut, Doors. Keys (AIM), in which the inspiration it derived from Paul Bley’s jazz piano recordings was obvious, to the more genre-defying, low-key band collective on Arbor, was enormous.

The band’s foundation remains acoustic: piano – Andreas Stensland Løwe (Thelma & Clyde, Lama, Jæ), double bass – Jo Berger Myhre (Ingrid Olava, Solveig Slettahjell) and drums – Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød (Sacred Harp, Lama). But as on Arbor, the members of the trio also work with some simple analogue electronics.

This time they can also present some outstanding guest appearances by guitarist Juhani Silvola (Sacred Harp), vocalist Mari Kvien Brunvoll, tuba player Martin Taxt (Jæ, Hanne Hukkelberg), trombonist Erik Johannesen (Jaga Jazzist) and Lasse Passage with field recordings and tape feedback.

The musical dynamics on Pressure have a broad scope. Modest and lyrical. Ranging from gloomy prophecies of doom that flow onwards like hot tar to the ethereal, minimalist-inspired song “Concerning This Square”. The opening track, “Devata”, would have been perfect as film music for a Western filmed in the Antarctic. In any case, what is most striking this time is the enormous sense of concentration and the impressive focus on subtle details that are an integral part of Splashgirls’ music.

The album was recorded by Alex Kloster-Jensen at Malabar Studio in Oslo, and was mixed by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Jesse Sykes) at Aleph Studios, Seattle.

Press quotes:

"Pioneering third from Norwegian jazz trio (...) A masterclass in spatial awareness, dynamics and emotion."
Uncut 4/5

"A triumphant artistic exercise”
Jazzwise, UK - Mike Flynn

"This radiant album from Norwegian piano trio Splashgirl is unlike anything that came before it (...) Deeply spiritualized and altogether irresistible. As the Arctic ice cap retreats, Nordic jazz takes another step forward."
Allaboutjazz.com

”“Pressure” seems set to outclass most other albums in any genre this year.” TheJazzMann.com 4.5/5 (UK)

”Pressure doesn’t brag loudly about its credentials, but it is a quietly confident opus by a trio who are rapidly gaining confidence.”
TheMilkFactory 4.2/5 (UK)

credits

released September 1, 2011

Andreas Stensland Løwe - piano, synths, electronics
Jo Berger Myhre – double bass, Drone Commander
Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød - drums, percussion, etc.

Guests:
Juhani Silvola - guitar (#1,2,3,5,6)
Erik Johannesen - trombone (#5,6)
Martin Taxt - tuba (#3,6)
Lasse Passage Nøsted - tape feedback & field recordings (#1,2)
Mari Kvien Brunvoll - vocals (#5)

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Splashgirl Oslo, Norway

Splashgirl is a Norwegian jazz ensemble comprising the three young musicians Andreas Stensland Løwe (piano and electronics), Jo Berger Myhre(doublebass and tone generator) and Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød (drums, percussion and sounds), playing original music. ... more

discography

More Human

May 2024
Sixth Sense

Mar 2018
Hibernation

Nov 2015
Field Day Rituals

Jan 2013
Pressure

Sep 2011
Splashgirl Huntsville

Aug 2011
Arbor

Sep 2009

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