Thor Madsen

Anders Bast & The Bast'ards: Through Space & Time

Read "Through Space & Time" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
July 20, 2020

Calling your band The Bast'ards may be an obvious move if your surname is Bast, even if it might cost a few namechecks in some sectors of the media (the apostrophe softens the impact in print, but not over the airways). It's a name that suggests a certain aggressive edge, a punk-meets-jazz approach to music, a spot of agit-prop noise making. Through Space & Time, the band's debut release, does demonstrate the band's ability to play with power, but it ...

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Thor Madsen: Metal Dog

by David Adler
May 1, 2001

Danish guitarist Thor Madsen, a relatively new arrival on the New York jazz scene, makes a strong debut with Metal Dog. Leading a quartet through a charged set of original music, Madsen displays not only stunning guitar chops, but an intrepid and progressive musical imagination. He swings hard on “Metalhunden" and “Crazy Dog Out the Window," his quick eighth-note lines dancing with an unpredictability that brings David Gilmore to mind. The moodier pieces, such as “Little Q," “After the Munchies," ...

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Thor Madsen: Metal Dog

by Jim Santella
April 1, 2001

Guitarist Thor Madsen retains an historical rhythmic swing throughout his session of modern mainstream originals. His quartet stretches the boundaries. Improvising with serious purpose, the foursome carries a Thelonious Monk influence along an extrapolated course. Quirky and energetic, Madsen's music includes the spirit of our bebop forefathers, while blazing a trail defining the future of jazz. Douglas Yates carries a fluid, brass-like tone and a scissor-like articulation that matches Madsen's movements note for note. When stretching out, both embody the ...