Bushman's Revenge

A Little Bit Of Big Bonanza [VINYL]

Label: Rune Grammofon Country: Norway

"It's no secret that Rune Grammofon has a soft spot for this fabulous group and would wish nothing less than world domination for them. With one leg in heavy rock and one in jazz, what they do seems to be almost a lost art when it comes to making records. Basically meaning great musicians playing together in a proper recording studio, interacting and playing off each other. The tracks are mostly first or second takes, there is no editing and just a couple of overdubs on the whole album. And while guitarist Even Helte Hermansen is the natural focal point there are no big egos at work here, this is a solid unit where all members are equally important for the end result. Just listen to the "loose but tight" interplay on the opening track, a ferocious and joyful interpretation of Sonny Sharrock's "As We Used To Sing". And they're all still in their twenties."-Rune Grammofon

Bushman's Revenge was founded by Even and Gard back in 2003 in their hometown of Skien, a couple of hours south of Oslo, while Rune joined from the northern town of Bodø. Even was a member of Shining and grew up listening to Kiss, Pantera, Sepultura, Faith No More, Frank Zappa and John Coltrane, while Gard and Rune met at the Jazz Academy in Trondheim, breeding ground for renowned musicians such as Arve Henriksen, StÃ¥le Storløkken, Nils Petter Molvær and many more. Gard also plays with pop sensation Susanne Sundfør and in Puma with Ã~ystein Moen (Jaga Jazzist) and guitar experimentalist Stian Westerhus.