Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit
Clusterfuck
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On Clusterfuck, Nilssen-Love used graphic notations. The 24-minute title piece pushes the Large Unit to urgent and ecstatic blowouts but this powerful sonic adventure is often punctuated by playful, or subtle and reflexive, improvised solos. Eventually, the Large Unit exhausts its whole energy in the explosive coda before letting Moberg and Keränen end this piece. Nilsson-Love, second drummer Andreas Wildhagen and percussionist Celio de Carvalho navigate “Bubbles” to even more intense and energetic courses, but, again, when Nilssen-Love begins to play on his gongs the mode shifts into more introspective and reserved. The last piece “Moodplay” plays with these powerful veins but varies the dynamics with a series of individual solos, from the most intense to the most delicate and abstract ones.
Format
Recorded 22–24th September 2021 at Studio Paradiso, Oslo Norway.
Recorded and mixed by Christian Engfelt. Mastered by Christian Obermayer.
Harp overdubs recorded by Saimi Ester Kortelainen at NMH in Oslo, Norway.
Electronics overdubs recorded by Juho Lukkalainen at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland.
Produced by Paal Nilssen-Love. Co-produced by Christian Engfelt.
Band photo by Christian Engfelt. Cover design by Lasse Marhaug.
All music by Paal Nilssen-Love (TONO).
Release notes
Recorded 22–24th September 2021 at Studio Paradiso, Oslo Norway. Recorded and mixed by Christian Engfelt. Mastered by Christian Obermayer. Harp overdubs recorded by Saimi Ester Kortelainen at NMH in Oslo, Norway. Electronics overdubs recorded by Juho Lukkalainen at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Produced by Paal Nilssen-Love. Co-produced by Christian Engfelt. Band photo by Christian Engfelt. Cover design by Lasse Marhaug. All music by Paal Nilssen-Love (TONO).
| 1 | Clusterfuck | 23:40 | |
| 2 | Bubbles | 13:02 | |
| 3 | Moodplay | 12:10 |
- Kalle Moberg
- Accordion
- Kristoffer Berre Alberts
- Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
- Klaus Ellerhusen Holm
- Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
- Christian Meaas Svendsen
- Double Bass
- Jon Rune Strøm
- Double Bass
- Andreas Wildhagen
- Drums, Percussion
- Paal Nilssen-Love
- Drums, Percussion, Gong, Cymbal
- Ketil Gutvik
- Electric Guitar
- Tommi Keränen
- Electronics
- Lotte Krüger
- Harp
- Celio de Carvalho
- Percussion
- Mats Äleklint
- Trombone
- Richard Köster
- Trumpet
- Per Åke Holmlander
- Tuba
- Marthe Lea
- Whistle, Tenor Saxophone
