I didn't receive them in one package for once, but it's time to finally talk about two recent releases of everyone's favorite Scandinavian Psych label again!
LONDON ODENSE ENSEMBLE - Jaiyede Sessions Volume 2 (LP) (2023)
No matter if you think there's an improvement compared to "Volume 1" or if you like this second part less than its predecessor - you would always be technically wrong to talk about any kind of evolution here, since both albums were actually distilled from the very same gathering in Denmark. So the difference between these two releases isn't one of developments over time, but just one of selection from the manifold material, which the Causa Sui members and friends assembled during the jams on their get-together.
Hippie-Prog/Psych-Rock meets Latin-Jazz-Fusion meets analogue Electro-sprinkles in a downright intoxicating, timeless Miles, Coltrane and Hancock mass for the gods.
That's what I said about the first album with the line-up of Martin Rude and Jonas Munk (guitars), Jakob Skøtt (drums), Tamar Osborn (wind instruments) and Al MacSween (keyboards) - so naturally my expectations for this new one were very high. On the other hand it was kind of easy for the London Odense Ensemble to meet them, since they only needed to deliver "more of the same", right? And did they do that? Well... yes and no.
The tracks on "Jaiyede Sessions Volume 2" are shorter, but there are a couple more. Most of this stuff seems to be more layered and fleshed out, but at the same time also often feels airier and lighter, an effect which is mostly caused by the choice of synth sounds and Osborn favouring the dreamy flute over her saxophone.
That doesn't mean these sessions don't get dirty from time to time, be it with funky beats and gnarly bass fuzz or free jazz escapades like in "Flux". But all in all there is certainly a magical feathery breeze caressing the 1970's Fusion sound of this record.
It's spectacular! And no matter if you are familiar with the players and their previous album or if you're just fond of jams which transport you from groovy rock roots to Jazz flute heights - you will enjoy this!
Hippie-Prog/Psych-Rock meets Latin-Jazz-Fusion meets analogue Electro-sprinkles in a downright intoxicating, timeless Miles, Coltrane and Hancock mass for the gods.
That's what I said about the first album with the line-up of Martin Rude and Jonas Munk (guitars), Jakob Skøtt (drums), Tamar Osborn (wind instruments) and Al MacSween (keyboards) - so naturally my expectations for this new one were very high. On the other hand it was kind of easy for the London Odense Ensemble to meet them, since they only needed to deliver "more of the same", right? And did they do that? Well... yes and no.
The tracks on "Jaiyede Sessions Volume 2" are shorter, but there are a couple more. Most of this stuff seems to be more layered and fleshed out, but at the same time also often feels airier and lighter, an effect which is mostly caused by the choice of synth sounds and Osborn favouring the dreamy flute over her saxophone.
That doesn't mean these sessions don't get dirty from time to time, be it with funky beats and gnarly bass fuzz or free jazz escapades like in "Flux". But all in all there is certainly a magical feathery breeze caressing the 1970's Fusion sound of this record.
It's spectacular! And no matter if you are familiar with the players and their previous album or if you're just fond of jams which transport you from groovy rock roots to Jazz flute heights - you will enjoy this!
EDENA GARDENS - Edena Gardens (LP) (2022)
Given that it's yet another meeting of Martin Rude and Jakøb Skott, this trio, which also includes El Paraiso alumnus and Papir guitarist Nicklas Sørensen, sounds surprisingly different, not only compared to the London Odense Ensemble, yet also to the predecessing Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt Duo and Rude Skøtt Osborn Trio releases.
"Edena Gardens" takes the most sun-drenched ideas of Causa Sui and slowly drags them through the Californian desert sand. This is the meeting point of "Szabodelico" and Dylan Carlson's Earth. Of course these guys can't help themselves and get very playful and overflowing at times, but the general vibe of this album is grave and introverted - yet in a sincere captivating way, which reflects beautifully back onto the surface. Especially "Aether" and "Hidebound", the mesmerizingly slow openers of each side talk a language of eloquent simplicity, which is just immediately engaging.
Taking the whole combined body of work under these three Psychedelic jam masters into account (or at least the portion of it which I know), Edena Gardens stand out as one of their most distinct projects.
My only miniature bother with this album is the at this point a little bit overused wordplay in the song title "Now Here Nowhere", which otherwise is a completely cool tune. But I guess if not already everything else, the upbeat Folk and cowboy twang finale of "An T-Eilean Dubh" makes up for that.
Can't wait to hear and see what this trio will bring onto the stage at Esbjerg Fuzztival in May!
"Edena Gardens" takes the most sun-drenched ideas of Causa Sui and slowly drags them through the Californian desert sand. This is the meeting point of "Szabodelico" and Dylan Carlson's Earth. Of course these guys can't help themselves and get very playful and overflowing at times, but the general vibe of this album is grave and introverted - yet in a sincere captivating way, which reflects beautifully back onto the surface. Especially "Aether" and "Hidebound", the mesmerizingly slow openers of each side talk a language of eloquent simplicity, which is just immediately engaging.
Taking the whole combined body of work under these three Psychedelic jam masters into account (or at least the portion of it which I know), Edena Gardens stand out as one of their most distinct projects.
My only miniature bother with this album is the at this point a little bit overused wordplay in the song title "Now Here Nowhere", which otherwise is a completely cool tune. But I guess if not already everything else, the upbeat Folk and cowboy twang finale of "An T-Eilean Dubh" makes up for that.
Can't wait to hear and see what this trio will bring onto the stage at Esbjerg Fuzztival in May!
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