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Apuh!: Ett [VINYL] (Palsrobot)

Debut LP of the young Gothenburg, Sweden trio of saxophonist Adrian Asling Sellius, drummer Hampus Ohman-Frolund, and double bass player Matt Dimming, drawing on elements of pop and rock, klezmer, cinematic soundscapes, experimental noise, and free jazz.
 

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Adrian Asling Sellius-alto saxophone, bass clarinet

Mats Dimming-doublebass

Hampus Ohman-Frolund-drums


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UPC: 7340065056295

Label: Palsrobot
Catalog ID: PRCD002
Squidco Product Code: 20449

Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2014
Country: Sweden
Packaging: LP
Recorded at Liv Produckion, in Malmo, Sweden, on September 20th, 2013 by Christoffer Wallin.

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"Apuh! is a young Swedish trio based in Gothenburg. Its musicians- saxophonist Adrian Asling Sellius and drummer Hampus Ohman-Frolund began working together in 2011 and a year later double bass player Matt Dimming joined, to seal the trio's aesthetic and sound. They freely draw elements from pop and rock, free jazz, experimental noise and even klezmer during open-ended, improvised pieces.

All five songs in this debut stress its playfulness and strong rhythmic basis, as well well-versed knowledge of the American free- jazz of the sixties, especially on the most coherent effort, the opening "Hallbara ballonger," suggests. The other pieces feature the ambitious sonic palette of the trio. "A German from Russia" is introduced as a cinematic story that happens in a sensual, exotic place but suddenly explodes in climatic, nervous force before returning to a more reserved form. "Krokensjon" focuses on inventive experimental searches for a common sound, gently gravitating into a delicate, fractured pulse.

"Malmo II" alternates back and forth between the classic American, muscular free- jazz school and a European, sound-oriented, non-linear school of free improvisation with impressive command and expressive interplay. This short recording is concluded with "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?," titled after the famous science- fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. It gently adapts the same approach as the opening rhythmic piece, but in a much more subdued manner. A promising debut."-Eyal Hareuveni, allaboutjazz.com


Artist Biographies

"Adrian Asling Sellius, born in 1991, is a saxophone player composer, improviserfrom Sweden based in Gothenburg. Working mostly with improvisedmusic and collaborating with other visual art projects. Withearlier educations in jazz, free jazz and free improvised musicis close to his heart. Currently studying for a bachelor in musicat Gothenburg University while playing around in Sweden, Norway,Denmark, Germany and USA. A discography of one vinyl, two cassettesand two CD's with APUH!, Don-Qui Five, Chapel Productions andPeople Swing Orchestra (further down for details) and a few moreas a guest artist. He has also done several performances, two atWater Tower Art Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, 2014 and 2016."

-Tokyo Gig Guide (https://www.tokyogigguide.com/en/gigs/event/15982-adrian-asling-sellius-matilda-andersson-yumiko-yoshimoto-yukihiro-ura)
3/13/2024

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"Mats Dimming is in demand as a bassist in a wide variety of musical settings, from straight ahead jazz with Swedish trumpet legend Jan Allan to free improvisation, experimental rock and Swedish folk music. As a member of the young free jazz trio APUH! he has released three albums and toured in Europe and the US. Mats has also released two very well received solo albums with improvisations for double bass."

-AAM Press Sheet 3/13/2024

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"Hampus Öhman-Frölund is a drummer (b. 1986) based in Brooklyn, NY and Sweden. Work includes live performances (Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Australia), recordings, and teaching in various genres such as pop, rock, jazz, free improv, klezmer and more..."

-Hampus Ohman Tumblr Page (http://hampusohf.tumblr.com/)
3/13/2024

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Track Listing:



SIDE A



1. Hallbara ballonger 5:19

2. A German from Russia 6:28

3. Krokensjon 6:10

SIDE B



1. Malmo II 8:15

2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 7:34

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Vinyl Recordings
Improvised Music
Jazz
European Improvisation, Composition and Experimental Forms
Trio Recordings

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