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The Opposite: In Action

Read "In Action" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The Opposite investigates improvisation and interplay through a collective group sound and open approach, assimilating elements of rock and Indian, African and Cuban musical traditions. In Sction documents this Swedish sextet live on a Swedish club tour in 2011. The live setting enable The Opposite to emphasize its formative influences, including early fusion bands like Weather Report, trumpeter Miles Davis' '70s groups--even keyboardist Sun Ra's eccentric Arkestras, through expanded improvisations. The main composers are guitarist Samuel Hällkvist ...

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The Opposite: Interwined

Read "Interwined" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


This Swedish sextet was initiated by Malmö-based French keyboardist Loïc Dequidt and drummer Peter Nilsson--the latter one of the leaders of the Malmö-based Kopasetic Label's musicians collective, which investigates improvisational interplay through a democratic, collective group approach based on a dynamic rhythmic concepts that lean on Indian, African and Cuban traditions. Their instincts proved right since the group's debut, Intertwined, recently won “Best Jazz Album of 2009" at the Swedish indie awards, Manifestgalan.

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Welcome To The Opposite Of Freemium - The End Of Free Music

Welcome To The Opposite Of Freemium - The End Of Free Music

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Guest Post by Noel Troy Do we create too much content? Does the world need a filter? “Every two days, the world creates as much content as we did from the beginning of time up until 2003.” ~-Eric Schmidt, Google CEO. When it comes to content, music is king. In the words of music entrepreneur Troy Carter: “Music can sell everything but itself.” Today, art is made to be bludgeoned by adverts. The Coming Deluge As content goes, music is much harder to create than say ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

In Action

Kopasetic Productions
2012

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Interwined

Kopasetic Productions
2010

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