Atmospheres[2 CD]

Atmospheres[2 CD]

• This far-reaching double album introduces a new quartet The Norwegians

Tigran Hamasyan: piano<br>Arve Henriksen: trumpet<br>Eivind Aarset: guitar<br>Jan Bang: electronics and live sampling<br><br>This far-reaching double album, recorded and mixed in three days in Lugano, introduces a new quartet with Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. <br><br>The Norwegians had played in diverse configurations on ECM - Jan Bang on Eivind Aarsets Dream Logic, for instance, and Bang and Aarset on Arve Henriksens Cartography - but with Hamasyan at the center of the sound, bringing with him ancient folk melodies transfigured in the compositions of Komitas, other inspirations come into play. <br><br>All four players are at a creative peak here, whether freely reflecting upon Armenian themes or spontaneously shaping atmospheric soundscapes together.