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  • Bushman's Revenge 'Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen'

    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman's Revenge 'Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen'

    £13.49

    They've been called the missing link between Albert Ayler and Black Sabbath and a Marshall amp version of John Coltrane's Interstellar Space.

    With this, their eighth album, they go all the way back to their humble beginnings some twelve years ago and for the first time do what can loosely be dubbed a "proper" jazz album.

    Hence the album title which translates  "Jazz, From Memory" in English. The goal, according to guitarist Even Hermansen, is still to explore the link between the Shorter/Coltrane world on one side and electric blues/Hendrix on the other, but without having to turn everything up to eleven.

    Sporting four originals and two cover versions - McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation" and Albert Ayler's "Angels" - this is easily their most confident, spiritual, heartfelt and fully realised album so far.

    "Gamle Plata Til Arne" originates from the first ever jam session they had before starting the band all those years ago and the album closer "Lola Mit Dem Gorgonzola' is an elegant slice of Scandinavian summer melancholy, in a jazz tradition first explored by legendary Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johanson in the mid 60s.

    Tracklisting:
    1. Contemplation
    2. 0500
    3. Bo Marius
    4. Gamle Plata Til Arne
    5. Angles
    6. Lola Mit Dem Gorgonzola

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  • Bushman’s Revenge 'Thou Shalt Boogie!' - Cargo Records UK

    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman"s Revenge 'Thou Shalt Boogie!'

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    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman"s Revenge 'Thou Shalt Boogie!'

    £12.99

    In South Africa, there's a range of hot sauces with names like Bushman's Fire', Bushman's Hot As Hell' - ¦ and the most mouth-searing of all: Bushman's Revenge'.

    Three Norwegian musicians had a few memorable encounters'with the sauces on a trip to South Africa some years back, and later when they suddenly realised: have gig in a couple of days, need name now', they chose the name of the spiciest of the lot. I guess you can say that the Revenge made a lasting impression,'says the group's guitarist, Even Helte Hermansen. And the Norwegian Bushman's Revenge recipe offers quite a mouthful in its own right.

    Formed in 2003, the Oslo based trio are upfront about their love for the progressive rock of Cream and Jimi Hendrix, the galactic jazz of Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Sharrock and Alice Coltrane, plus the raw power of Black Sabbath and The Pixies.

    Thou Shalt Boogie! is their sixth album for Rune Grammofon, a relationship that began with 2009's You Lost Me At Hello. Its velvety, warm sound was captured at Athletic Sound in Halden, Norway, close to the Swedish border - a legendary tape-only studio with a 30-year history. Although there are three rooms separated by glass, they kept all the doors open so essentially what you are hearing is everybody in one big room', says Even.

    Superbly paced, and poised in the indefinable zone between composing and improvisation, Thou Shalt Boogie! achieves a fine balance between brute heaviosity and meditative bliss. Even Hermansen brought various ideas for chord sequences and melodies into the studio, but the group collectively make them their own, adopting an everybody solos, nobody solos'approach.

    One of the two long set pieces on the record is the 17 minute Baklengs Inn i Fuglekassa', which includes the shimmering drone of an Indian sruti box halfway through - an innovative touch that transports the track to an unearthly plane.

    The working title of Thou Shalt Boogie!, Hermansen reveals, was Yoga. The idea was to do a more meditative record than we previously have,'he admits. The drone is a small tip of the hat to Alice Coltrane. Her Journey In Satchidananda is one of my favourite records of all time. I wanted to have some kind of tribute to her on there.'

    Although Bushman's Revenge is essentially a trio (with Rune Nergaard, bass, and Gard Nilssen, drums), they were joined on this date by keyboardist David Wallumrød, whose Hammond organ tones provide silky washes of background colour.

    The band included him on a tour in early 2013 and he stuck around. The band has never been tighter and we're having more fun than ever,'says Even. The point is to keep moving - forwards, backwards, sideways, up or down, it really doesn't matter as long as you're in motion.'Personnel Even Helte Hermansen - guitar, Rune Nergaard - bass, Gard Nilssen - drums, vibraphone, David Wallumrød - Hammond organ, clavinet, Prophet 5.

    Tracklisting:
    Side A:

    1. I Am An Astronaut
    2. Baklengs Inn i Fuglekassa

    Side B:
    3. Waltz Me Baby
    4. Waltz Me All Night Long
    5. Kugeln Und Kraut
    6. Hurra For Mamma
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  • Bushman's Revenge 'Jitterbug' - Cargo Records UK

    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman's Revenge 'Jitterbug' CD

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    Bushman's Revenge 'Jitterbug' CD

    £12.99

    This young and extremely eminent trio continue to mix the energy of rock with the freedom of jazz in the most exciting and exhilirating ways.

    UK magazine Jazzwise called their previous album insanely good and likened them to Jeff Beck being backed by Elvin Jones.

    Jitterbug is even better, the trio having matured through a number of live dates. It's possible to find several references in their music, but quite difficult to name other groups that they actually sound like. In our catalogue they are probably closest to Scorch Trio and Elephant9.

    Otherwise, if you dig Jimi Hendrix, Red period King Crimson, Earth and heavy electric jazz it's very likely that you will find plenty to dig into here as well. Needless to say, we highly recommend this great album.

    Guest on two tracks with his magic Hammond organ: Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Elephant9, Humcrush)

    Tracklisting:
    1. Always In Motion The Future Is
    2. Kill Your Jitterbug Darlings
    3. While My Guitar Gently Breaks
    4. Too Old To Die Young
    5. Wind And Fire
    6. Professor Chaos
    7. Damage Case (Happy Go Lucky Karaoke Version)
    8. Personal Poltergeist
    9. Waltz For My Good Man

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  • Bushman's Revenge 'You Lost Me At Hello' - Cargo Records UK

    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman's Revenge 'You Lost Me At Hello'

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    Rune Grammofon

    Bushman's Revenge 'You Lost Me At Hello'

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    Vinyl edition includes voucher for free MP3 download of the whole album.

    The second album from this trio of young (all are 25) musicians shows a distinct development from their slightly patchy but very promising debut Cowboy Music (Jazzaway, 2007).

    Founded by Even and Gard in 2003 in their hometown of Skien, a couple of hours from Oslo, the trio aim to combine the jazz/improv background of the rhythm section with the rock/metal background of leader, composer and guitarist Even Helte Hermansen to create their own expressive music inspired by names like Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix as well as Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. Even grew up with groups and musicians like Kiss, Pantera, Sepultura, Faith No More, Frank Zappa and John Coltrane.

    He is also a member of such diverse groups as Shining and Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Orchestra. Rune is from the northern town of Bodø and also plays in Humvee and Eirik Hegdal Quartet, while Gard can be found in Puma, Humvee and Lord Kelvin.

    Both have a background from the Jazz Academy in Trondheim, breathing ground for musicians like Arve Henriksen, Ståle Storløkken, Nils Petter Molvær and many more.

    Musically You Lost Me At Hello has an untamed energy to it and shows a looser and rougher side than the debut. At the same time the album as a whole seems more focused.

    The production is quite heavy with a dark and dirty side to it. In the Rune Grammofon catalogue You Lost Me At Hello is probably most comparable to Scorch Trio, with a more rocking edge to it, and Motorpsycho.

    Regarding the origin of the bandname, there's a real this one goes to eleven story attached to it. Even had a nasty and near fatal encounter with an insanely hot South African Chilli sauce of the same name bursting the hot-o-meter and laying waste strong contenders such as Bushman's Fire and Bushman's Hot AZ Hell... A fitting name to a blasting group....

    Tracklisting:
    1. Count The Holes In Your Head
    2. Bølehøgda Rock City
    3. Ginsberg
    4. Hell Is For Hello
    5. King Of Hello
    6. Ghostwriters In The Sky
    7. No Sleep 'Till Hammerfest
    8. Champagne For My Real Friends

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