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Scorch Trio: Melaza

Read "Melaza" reviewed by John Kelman


Human nature may tend towards resisting change, but shaking up a group--even one with a longstanding and successful lineup--can sometimes drive the music in subtly different directions. Losing Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love may have seemed like a blow change for Scorch Trio, but recruiting Frank Rosaly--who moves around in the same circles as Nilssen-Love, playing with fellow Chicagoan modernists like saxophonist Dave Rempis and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm--turns out to be the perfect move for this decade-old improvising power trio. Melaza ...

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Scorch Trio: Brolt

Read "Brolt" reviewed by John Kelman


First impressions may be lasting, but they're sometimes not as all-encompassing as they should be. Scorch Trio--the Norwegian/Finnish power trio featuring guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love--may appear to be a pedal-to-the-metal improvising power trio, a sense supported by Luggumt (Rune Grammofon, 2004). Still, over the course of three albums culminating with Brolt, the trio's electrified form of free improvisation reveals far more at work than a group simply flailing away with reckless abandon.

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Scorch Trio: Luggumt

Read "Luggumt" reviewed by Ty Cumbie


The opening notes of Luggumt have justifiably provoked comparisons with Jimi Hendrix. Guitarist Raoul Björkenheim gives an emphatic nod to the psychedelic rock god, then takes the electric guitar to places even he might never have reached had he lived as long. Luggumt , the second recording from this Finno-Norwegian trio, begins with an undiluted jolt of aggressive sonic energy and then moves on to gentler statements, all daringly exploratory and bravely expressive. Later on, the ghost ...

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Scorch Trio: Luggumt

Read "Luggumt" reviewed by John Kelman


One listen to “Kjale Hole" on Scorch Trio's sophomore effort, Luggumt , and you quickly realize that this may be one of the most aptly-named groups on the scene today. Blistering in its intensity, the trio combines the searing energy of a rock power trio with the broadest freedom and exploration that jazz has to offer. Kind of like Jimi Hendrix meets Albert Ayler, but with a more elastic Scandinavian time sense.

This comes as no surprise given that Scorch ...

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Scorch Trio - Melaza (Rune Grammofon, 2010)

Scorch Trio - Melaza (Rune Grammofon, 2010)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

As can be inferred by their name, The Scorch Trio is a high energy improvisational jazz band that touches of fusion, rock 'n' roll and free jazz. Consisting of Raoul Bjorkenheim on guitar, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on bass and new member Frank Rosaly on drums and percussion, the group mixes high energy blowouts with abstract soundscapes to create a compelling blend of music. Taking their titles on this album from Puerto Rican slang terms, the music is equally spicy, leading ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Made In Norway

Rune Grammofon
2011

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Melaza

Rune Grammofon
2011

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Melaza

Rune Grammofon
2010

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Brolt

Rune Grammofon
2008

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Live In Finland

Rune Grammofon
2007

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Luggumt

Rune Grammofon
2004

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