Archive

Stories by

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1985
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Browse stories on our website by year.

A trio in transit
Reviews

A trio in transit

A trio in transit

"Bold openings, world class piano playing and top shelf compositions aside, the real showstopper on Art in Motion is the intricate interplay and collective chemistry."

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

2019
Time Warp from the 60s
Reviews

Time Warp from the 60s

Time Warp from the 60s

"The bite-sized songs are multifaceted, both rhythmically and concerning the chord changes, still without losing their charming easy-going feel."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

2019
Warm but Hot
Reviews

Warm but Hot

Warm but Hot

"Sami Linna’s record can be conceived as a kind of road map to the groovy jazz styles of the 60s. But even if the roads are the same as before, the paving is better and lanes broader."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

2019
Electric Mopo
Reviews

Electric Mopo

Electric Mopo

“The sound of a band bursting with life and new ideas as it begins its second decade.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

2019
Maximum teamwork
Reviews

Maximum teamwork

Maximum teamwork

"The idea of the compositions on this album seems to be a unity of all elements, rather than melody statements followed by soloistic explorations."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

November 7, 2019

2019
Stirring spiritual jazz
Reviews

Stirring spiritual jazz

Stirring spiritual jazz

“Loose-limbed and ecstatic, this live set is a refreshing change and hopefully a harbinger of things to come.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

2019
Breathtaking double-team improv
Reviews

Breathtaking double-team improv

Breathtaking double-team improv

“In Tölöläb, Elifantree have met their match, leading to their most ambitious, mature and cohesive album so far.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

2019
Change is the only constant
Reviews

Change is the only constant

Change is the only constant

"Oddarrang remain champions of dark and haunting instrumental music. Don’t miss them.​"

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

2019
The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Reviews

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

"Dredging the murky depths of our base instincts, this music coerces the listener to gaze inside their very being."

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

2019