Smells Funny, by Hedvig Mollestad Trio

Smells Funny

by Hedvig Mollestad Trio

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	1.	Beastie, Beastie 05:54
	2.	First thing to Pop Is the Eye 08:56
	3.	Jurasek 04:00
	4.	Sugar Rush Mountain 04:05
	5.	Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered 04:39
	6.	Lucidness 08:13

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With "Smells Funny" being their sixth album in seven years, this explosive and expansive trio have gone from strength to strength, gathering respect from both rock and jazz camps, sharing big stages with the likes of John McLaughlin and Black Sabbath, and being equally comfortabel in jazz and rock clubs. Although there is enough riffing here to satisfy the headbangers, with "Smells Funny" the trio are venturing into the more free and open landscapes explored on their previous album, "Black Stabat Mater". This new album also sees Mollestad truly coming into her own as an amazing lead guitarist as well as a dependable riffmeister. But let´s not forget how important the rhythm section is to make it all work so well. Ellen Brekken is an accomplished bassist, equally comfortabel holding down a groove and taking off on technically complex runs. Then there´s Ivar Loe Bjørnstad, not your typical rock drummer, not your typical jazz drummer, but very comfortable in both areas and in possession of that loose swagger Nate Chinen mentions in his writing about "Black Stabat Mater in JazzTimes, and thus in many ways defining their common ethos: Her trio, which has Ellen Brekken on bass and Ivar Loe Bjørnstad on drums, caught my ear then with its audacious style references: the loose swagger of early Black Sabbath; the density and prowl of peak Led Zeppelin; the expeditionary urge of Jimi Hendrix; the incantatory fervor of John McLaughlin.

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released November 30, 2018

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Hedvig Mollestad Trio Norway

Hedvig Mollestad Trio is Hedvig Mollestad (guitar), Ellen Brekken (bass) and Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (drums). Their albums, blending classic heavy rock with progressive jazz and psychedelia, are widely acclaimed in international rock and jazz press, from Mojo to Downbeat, often placing them in the same musical landscapes as Black Sabbath, Mahavishnu Orchestra, King Crimson, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix. ... more

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