The Compound Gallery Experimental Music Series by jimzeen productions and
Outsound Presents:
"THE THING" with Mats Gustafsson (STOCKHOLM) - Reeds / Ingebrigt H. Flaten (OSLO) - Bass / Paal Nilssen-Love (OSLO) - Drums -- 2 SETS
Mats Gustafsson (SE) - Reeds
Ingebrigt H. Flaten (NO) - Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love (NO) - Drums
"Tapping into rock's most primal forces with the fire and fury that's something to behold" Mojo
The Thing was established in the Spring of 2000 when the three musicians met do play several concerts and to record the first CD on Crazy Wisdom, a sub label of Swedish Universal. In 2001, they also recorded another CD on the same label as a quartet with Joe McPhee. Both CD´s are out of print.
The trio was a long desired constellation where several musical styles meet with very high energy. All members are influenced by different traditions of free music derived from Germany, England and America, and these influences are to be felt tho not necessary heard.
When the trio started out, the book consisted mainly of tunes by Don Cherry, hence the group's name. Since Joe McPhee`s participation, the group's repertoire has included other free jazz standards by David Murray, Frank Lowe and Norman Howard. Also, the groups enthusiasm towards rock music, is heard when they play "To Bring You My Love" by PJ Harvey on the second CD. Today the book has expanded to include tunes by The White Stripes, The Sonics and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This is just an example that explains how close musical styles are today, how similar the energy is and can be, and how much today`s audience is melted together, devoted to creative music. The Thing is now signed on the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound.
*Mats Gustafsson *is today Sweden's and one of Europe's biggest names on the free music scene. Through groups like Gush, AALY trio and Peter Brötzmann`s Chicago Tentet, he has established himself as a very powerful saxophonist, and has somewhat reinvented the way of playing the saxophone.
*Ingebrigt Håker Flaten* and *Paal Nilssen-Love *has become known as Norway`s heaviest rhythm-section. Since they`re long time collaboration started in 1992, they have been working in several groups, amongst them are School Days with Ken Vandermark, Scorch trio with Raoul Björkenheim, and the Swedish/Norwegian jazz-group Atomic.
"The Thing convertsw nouveau punk and vintage garage-rock into a roaring scream-up, but the sheer energy and love of the music keep gimmickery at bay" Uncut "The sheer power they generate from wood, metal, breath and muscle is stunning" BBC
"Absurdly cool" DJ Magazine
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