Bad Habits, by HeadJive

Bad Habits

by HeadJive

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1.	Modern Hints 09:02	buy track
2.	Adoration Can't Hide Forever 02:05	buy track
3.	Nothing To Do With Mercy 05:38	buy track
4.	And God Said Let There Be Donkey 04:10	buy track
5.	A Slight Case Of Communication 07:28	buy track
6.	Bad Habits 03:47	buy track
7.	Guilt Is A Tricky Thing 07:43	buy track
8.	Ready, Steady, Beauty ! 04:45	buy track
9.	New York Thoughts 04:03	buy track

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HeadJive // Bad Habits // cat.nr. brako 1226
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released September 28, 2013

Andreas Wartel // drums
Gunnar Backman // fretted virtual guitar
Anders Berg // bass

HeadJive - Bad Habits (Brakophonic Records, 2013) ****
www.freejazzblog.org/2014/01/headjive-bad-habits-brakophonic-records.html

By Paul Acquaro

Last year I stumbled upon the group Glas from Sweden. It was a pleasant surprise -- their live album, Live at Brötz Gothenburg Sweden is a dynamic set of improvised music.

From that sextet, two of the members seem to have spun off a smaller trio called "HeadJive". Comprised Gunnar Backman on fretted virtual guitar, Anders Berg on bass, and newcomer Andreas Wartel on drums, the group "Head Jive" recently released Bad Habits, an album of intense improvised fusion.

Kicking off the album is the track 'Modern Hints', and most striking is the use of the virtual guitar. Unlike other musicians who have adopted the synth/guitar, Backman does not opt for a smooth sound and retains a welcome edginess. Wartel's drumming is quite fierce throughout, filling out the spaces and connecting the spaces between the electric bass and the expansive guitar playing. Tracks like 'A Slight Case Of Communication' build up a big sound, where fleet fingering on the guitar is combined with an unusual and effective bass lines, while "Bad Habits" is dense and noisy.

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Besides building up our own unique catalogue of first-time releases we also re-release a selection of earlier released albums.
Simlas produksjoner is maintained by Anders Berg, Funäsdalen, Sweden and Tellef Øgrim, Oslo, Norway. ... more

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