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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Hedwig Molestad Trio (NOR)
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Line Up: Math Rock - Free Jazz - Prog Rock=0D=0A=0D=0AHedvig Mollestad Trio=0D=0A=0D=0AOn eighth album Bees in the Bonnet, the Hedvig Mollestad Trio=0D=0Acontinues to blur boundaries between free jazz, proggy rock and blithe=0D=0Apsychedelia with their signature telepathic chemistry, nuanced=0D=0Asonority, and uplifting spirit. Released on April 25, the album's six=0D=0Aadventurous tracks veer from celebratory riffage to cerebral balladry=0D=0Awith an infectious, inclusive joy.=0D=0A=0D=0A“A bee in your bonnet is something that you can't stop thinking=0D=0Aabout,” explained celebrated guitarist/composer Mollestad from her=0D=0Acoastal home near Oslo. “I wanted something that would describe the=0D=0Amusical idea of the trio, which is what we've been doing for eight=0D=0Arecords.”=0D=0A=0D=0AAs a child, Mollestad would be literally moved to tears by the=0D=0Aostensibly dissimilar sounds of, say, Sonny Rollins and Pearl Jam –=0D=0Aoften on the same day. This genre juxtaposition, once dubbed “jazz=0D=0ASabbath,” has become her trademark as a revered composer,=0D=0Aaward-winning solo artist and, since 2009, with her beloved trio (also=0D=0Aknown as HM3), formed after she received the This Year's Jazz Talent=0D=0Aaward at Moldejazz that year. Fourteen years later, Mollestad returned=0D=0Ato that storied festival as Artist in Residence, following the likes=0D=0Aof Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and John Zorn in receiving that honor. In=0D=0A2019, she was also awarded the prestigious Musicians Prize at=0D=0AKongsberg Jazz Festival.=0D=0A=0D=0AWhile her father was formerly a professional flugelhorn and trumpet=0D=0Aplayer whose recordings include seminal folk-jazz opus=0D=0AØsterdalsmusikk with Jan Garbarek, Mollestad didn't start nurturing=0D=0Aher own talents seriously until her early twenties. She graduated from=0D=0Athe Norwegian Academy of Music but found her own voice almost in spite=0D=0Aof her formal education while playing clubs with a diverse array of=0D=0Arock and jazz acts.=0D=0A=0D=0A“All genres were exploded a long time ago,” she mulled. “The=0D=0Abiggest reason we play music is because it's extremely fun, makes us=0D=0Ahappy, and spreads joy, even if it gives you strong feelings.”=0D=0A=0D=0AHM3's Smells Funny made Rolling Stone's “11 Great Albums You=0D=0AProbably Didn't Hear in 2018,” with senior editor David Fricke also=0D=0Apraising “the quality and ferocity of [Mollestad's] guitar playing=0D=0Aand improvisation, and the rhythmic bond of the group.” Their=0D=0Avibrant live sets shun any somberness associated with virtuosic=0D=0Amusicality, instead focusing on sparkling spontaneity (and often=0D=0Astagewear), visceral audience connection, and sheer, dynamic joie de=0D=0Avivre. In short, they're a band dedicated to having a serious and=0D=0Amusically challenging good time.=0D=0A=0D=0AAfter an outpouring of seven acclaimed albums over a decade,=0D=0Aaccompanied by rapturously received touring all over Europe and North=0D=0AAmerica, it's been nearly four years since the Hedvig Mollestad Trio=0D=0Areleased triumphant seventh album Ding Dong. You're Dead. Mollestad's=0D=0Apent-up delight in reconnecting with cofounders Ellen Brekken (bass)=0D=0Aand Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (drums) pervades Bees in the Bonnet's=0D=0Athirty-seven invigorating, beautifully baffling yet accessible=0D=0Aminutes. Always self producing and releasing records solely through=0D=0ARune Grammofon, HM3 has created its own fascinating sonic universe,=0D=0Aoffering fans a singular aural experience that's earned a global cult=0D=0Afollowing.=0D=0A=0D=0A“This is the longest stretch of time we've had since a previous=0D=0Arelease,” offered Mollestad, who'd been busy with commissioned works=0D=0Afor festivals and solo releases. “It was very important for me that=0D=0Awe got together with the trio again, because it's like the pounding=0D=0Aheart in all of our musical lives.”=0D=0A=0D=0AWith HM3 lately playing as many rock clubs as jazz venues, Bees in the=0D=0ABonnet is perhaps Mollestad's most even-handed exploration of both=0D=0Astyles to date, indebted equally to compatriot jazz guitarist/composer=0D=0ATerje Rypdal and Texas boogie rockers ZZ Top, Canadian proggers Rush=0D=0Aand her pysch rock Norwegian labelmates Motorpsycho. “There are open=0D=0Aparts, but also there are structures in this record that are very=0D=0Along, quite complicated, and written out as a score,” said=0D=0AMollestad, who has also played with Nels Cline, Trevor Dunn, Colin=0D=0AStetson, Ingrid Laubrock and Shahzad Ismaily.=0D=0A=0D=0AReleased on February 11, first single “Golden Griffin” is an=0D=0Aup-tempo, shifting series of Rush-y major key riffs exuding positive=0D=0Avibes with propulsive yet fluttering drums, psych-lite guitar motifs,=0D=0Aand tapped bass. Dreamily delicate follow-up “Lamament,” due on=0D=0AMarch 18, honors HM3's tradition of featuring a ballad on each album,=0D=0Aon this occasion a...=0D=0A
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