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Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit

Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit was established summer of 2013 and consists of Norway´s younger generation of improvising musicians. First release is “First Blow”, a live recording from Molde Jazzfestival 2013; both on vinyl 12” EP and CD that are both sold out (!). Second out is a 4-LP box set and 3-CD box with material recorded during a tour of Norway in January/February 2014, which was released in October 2014, called "Erta Ale". Summer of 2014 saw the band busy at Moers Festival, Kongsberg Jazzfestival and the Blow Out festival in Oslo. Reviews from Moers claimed PNL Large Unit as one of the highlights of the festival. The band will also be touring Europa and North America in 2015. The music is composed by Nilssen-Love but is open enough for the players to focus on interaction, free improvisation, sound, dynamics and energy. The band is stripped down to single players, duoes etc and at times split into several groups. The power of the whole groups is of course a treat in itself when in full blast. Traces of Nilssen-Love´s experience from groups like Peter Brötzmann Chicago tentet, Ken Vandermark´s Territory band and Frode Gjerstad´s Circulasione Totale Orchestra are of course evident. There is no doubt that Nilssen-Love has taken inspiration from his years in these bands but still with the aim to create a new group with a sound of it´s own.

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Forlì Open Music 2019

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Forlì Open Music Ex Chiesa di San Giacomo Forlì 11-13 ottobre Per potersi immergere nel modo più vantaggioso nelle cangianti atmosfere di Forlì Open Music, festival senza confini generato dall'esperienza trentennale di Area Sismica, bisogna immedesimarsi nella sua filosofia con orecchie ricettive, mente libera e cuore partecipe. A maggior ragione in questa quarta edizione, che ha inglobato al suo interno la nona edizione del Festival di Musica Contemporanea Italiana (che quindi non si svolgerà all'Area ...

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Overall, the variety of moods, tempos, structure and ideas makes for a fascinating listening experience for anyone willing to go below the surface. -Alain Drouot –Down Beat 4 stars

Nilssen-Love takes his cohorts on an energized, often violently expressive foray into gale-force freedom, boisterous inter-band duels and muscular swinging that amply rewards as many return visits as time allows. -Andrew Carden –MOJO 4 stars

You know you´re dealing with a huge sound when Paal Nilssen-Love isn´t even the loudest thing in the room. This box set is a mammoth release in everyway. -Daniel Spicer – Jazzwise magazine 4 stars

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