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S/S Motsol: Parallel Pleasures
by Eyal Hareuveni
Experimental Norwegian duo Motsol-- vocalist Stine Janvin Motland and drummer Ståle Liavik Solberg-- is a versatile unit. Last year the pair joined forces with reed player Frode Gjerstad and Chicago-based cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm on VCDC (Hipsid, 2011), and with Parallel Pleasures expand into an octet, comprised from some of the more forward-thinking musicians from the Oslo and Stavanger improvised music scenes. The ten unnamed miniatures are structured in a cohesive manner. All still emphasize Motland's imaginative, creative ...
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