Momentum

DIGIPACK EDITION

Momentum. Just one word is enough to explain the philosophy of this trio coming from Norway. A musical manifestation of the phenomenon. In the beginning it is sparse, gradually building until it overflows with force, eventually descending into nothing. It’s spontaneous, intuitive, crude, raw and as potent and powerful as it is fleeting and ephemeral. Each time Jørgen Mathisen, Christian Meaas Svendsen and Andreas Wildhagen play together is different from the previous one and the other following, changing with the circumstances, the states of mind at the time and the ambient of the performance. Only the urgency of the playing has a definitive character. Each gathering of the trio seems to be the last one. More: seems to be the only one ever. Mathisen, Svendsen and Wildhagen play as if they’ve never played before and as if they’re not going to play anymore.

PERSONNEL:

JORGEN MATHISEN, soprano & tenor sax
CHRISTIAN MEAAS SVENDSEN, bass
ANDREAS WILDHAGEN, drums

Oslo, October 1st 2015.

TRACKS:

01. Gaining
02. Maintaining
03. Momentum