PESTROTTEDANS

The Norwegian Avant Jazzers are back after a 4 year gap from their excellent Astromalist. This time they've moved to Altrock from Rune Grammofon but are again mastered by the excellent Udi Koomran. Another Altrock regular Elaine DeFalco guests on accordion on one track. Maybe because of their jazz avant leanings they make a point of mentioning that no-one plays brass. As usual this is a very tight instrumental album. They have moved away from some of the edginess that featured in Koralrevens Klagesang and brought them Canterbury and Samla comparisons. There are probably now more nods to Miriodor. While this may disappoint some fans personally I find the continued growth and depth of their work a benefit to their sound. It's still got a very multilayered engaging sound with many moves and twist. It's a really nice modern avant jazz , beautifully balanced, album.