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Ibrahim Electric: Rumours from Outer Space
by Vincenzo Roggero
Una chitarra elettrica Telecaster, un organo Hammond B3, una batteria e il viaggio nello spazio ha inizio. I tre astronauti hanno le sembianze di avventurosi musicisti danesi e il nome del power trio che li rappresenta la dice lunga sulle traiettorie spaziali percorse in questo Rumours from Outer Space. Ossia un crogiolo di mondi musicali variegati collegati dall'uso massiccio dell' elettricità sprigionata dalla chitarra di Niclas Knudsen, dalle valvole incandescenti dell'hammond di Jeppe Tuxen e dai ritmi ...
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by Ian Patterson
It is a singular pleasure for a music fan when the first few bars of previously unheard music tell you that this is a record you are going to like a lot. From the opening gutsy riff of Blue Balls and Niclas Knudsen's down 'n' dirty guitar lines, Absinthe, the third album from Danish band Ibrahim Electric, proves to be one of those records that gets under your skin and into your blood faster than a Ganges parasite.
The challenge ...
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by Ernest Barteldes
Sometimes a lack of musical direction can be a good thing, and such an absence can--at times--lead to a journey in discovery. Such is the case with this album, on which trombonist Ray Anderson joins forces with the Danish group Ibrahim Electric--Niclas Knudsen (guitar), Jeppe Tuxen (B3), Stefan Pasborg (drums)--for a live set at Copenhagen Jazzhouse. There were, as the liner notes state, no rehearsals, and the result is this exciting mix of various musical influences. Opening ...
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