Reflections and Odysseys

Rymden - Reflections & Odysseys

Reflections and Odysseys

by RYMDEN

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freejazzy Impressive concert in Freiburg 04-10-22. I'm a fan of each of them, their timing, skills & groove. Combining sounds of the past and present emotions. Favorite track: Pitter-Patter.

Thomas Wabbels Saw the band yesterday in the Cologne Philharmonie

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1.	Reflections 01:10	info	buy track
2.	The Odyssey 06:03 video	info	buy track
3.	The Peacemaker 00:37	info	buy track
4.	Pitter-Patter 05:14	info	buy track
5.	The Lugubrious Youth of Lucky Luke 06:55	info	buy track
6.	The Celestial Dog and The Funeral Ship 08:06	info	buy track
7.	Bergen 06:24	info	buy track
8.	Råk-The Abyss 02:00	info	buy track
9.	Råk 06:24	info	buy track
10.	Orbiting 00:56	info	buy track
11.	Homegrown 03:51	info	buy track

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While Bugge Wesseltoft is a musician with a keen appreciation of music wherever it comes from, and the unity among people that music can bring, he also appreciates music as an expression of an identity. His championing of the cause of "European Jazz as its own art form" sees him return to the piano trio format with the Swedish rhythm section consisting of Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund.

The groups New Conception of Jazz and e.s.t. (esbjorn svensson trio) moved in different orbits around the same musical planet, and produced some of the best recorded music and performances that spanned the 90s into the new millennium. The influence of both groups was profound and can still be seen and heard today in the emerging young talents from Scandinavia and beyond, many of whom have found encouragement and a home on Wesseltoft's Jazzland Recordings label. e.s.t. remain regarded as one of the best live acts of the era, and they hold their position as the most successful artist on the Munich-based ACT record label. Both groups were explorers, experimenters testing the limits of existing forms or trying to discover new ones.

That a crossover between these two powerhouses of 21st century European jazz should occur is not surprising, although perhaps long overdue. With the formation of RYMDEN (meaning "space" – as in "outer space" or "universe"), we are presented with a music that is innately Scandinavian in mood and attitude. This is not the "Scandinavian sound" one might picture: this is not music for meditating over a view of frozen mountains or tranquil fjords (although the listener is free to do so!): This is music that reflects all aspects of the Scandinavian milieu of the 21st century. This is music filled with rugged dynamism, extended playing techniques, brooding or melancholic atmospheres. It offers cinematic and epic sounds, cascading drama, crashing and splashing, tension and release. It delivers melodic, high-octane unison riffs, Minimalism immersed in rich improvised tapestries, vocal doubling of melodies, and moments of growling menace. It does this with minimal electronic trickery, with Wesseltoft moving between piano and Rhodes, and Berglund and Öström coaxing just about every possible sound from their instruments.

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released February 8, 2019

Bugge Wesseltoft : Piano & Rhodes

Magnus Öström: Drums & Percussion

Dan Berglund: Bass

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RYMDEN Oslo, Norway

RYMDEN – The new super group of three major minds in European music history.
The music of RYMDEN is based on 3 elements: melancholic & atmospheric songwriting, dramatically charged rhythms & virtuosity of jazz playing of the highest level.
In this new band formation, the influences of modern jazz, Bach, film music and progressive rock music are clearly audible. ... more

discography

Valleys and Mountains

Oct 2023
RYMDEN+KORK

Feb 2023
Live at Umeå

Nov 2020
Space Sailors

Sep 2020
Söndan

Jul 2020
Terminal One

Jun 2020
Live On Earth

Oct 2019
Reflections and Odysseys

Feb 2019
Bergen

Jan 2019
The Odyssey

Dec 2018

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