Retrograde
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Atomic represents Norway's increasingly vital contemporary jazz scene, and this three-disc set demonstrates why the Scandinavian countries have become central to modern jazz innovation. The music balances accessibility with genuine compositional and improvisational ambition, creating soundscapes that engage both intellectually and emotionally. The group avoids the dated fusion gestures that trap many contemporary jazz groups, instead embracing the freedom that modern jazz allows. The extended three-disc format permits deep exploration of their sonic territory, from more rhythmically grounded passages to abstract explorations that still maintain coherence. What impresses throughout is the ensemble interplay—musicians working at a high level of musical understanding and communication. This is serious contemporary jazz from musicians working genuinely at the forefront of the music, avoiding cliché while exploring new territory.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Contemporary Jazz |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | CD 1 and 3 between VG+ and NM, CD 2 has some scuffs (VG) |
| Label | Jazzland Recordings |
| Year | 2008 |
| Country | Norway |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
1-1. Db Gestalt 8:17
1-2. Retrogade 10:27
1-3. Invisible Cities 6:32
1-4. Painbody 6:01
1-5. Correspondence 7:24
1-6. Sweet Ebony 4:02
1-7. King Kolax 7:43
2-1. Invisible Cities II 7:09
2-2. Papa 9:31
2-3. Don Don 3:53
2-4. Folkton 8:36
2-5. Hola Calamares 5:27
2-6. Swedish Oklahoma (In The Desert Of Love) 4:54
2-7. Koloniestraβe 6:53
Live In Seattle
B1. Crux 13:03
B2. Db Gestalt 12:17
B3. Painbody 8:23
B4. Swedish Oklahoma... 4:59
B5. King Kolax 10:42
B6. ABC 101b 8:07
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