A good example of the trend with European/Scandinavian piano trio´s playing catchy melodious music, including a version of Bowies Moonage Daydream

Here is the third release from the pianist Eivind Austad on Losen Records. Eivind is from Bergen in western Norway and he plays with his regular trio, which he has done for many years. You can easily hear that they are very well co-ordinated in their playing and the album is full of lyrical gems. The opening track is a catchy version of David Bowie´s Moonage Daydream.
Listening to 'Exploring' it feels like a parallel to seeing a three-dimensional object; it can be turned around, vied in multiple perspectives. The same is here done in sound, the instruments pulling in different or similar directions, making the music sound multidimensional, as if what is foreground and what is background can change in the act of listening. The exploration of the album as a whole also comes about in how composition and improvisation coexist; it hardly makes sense to ask about the difference between these elements. The result of the collective creation is an example of a music from strong individuals with inspiring musical voices, but seemingly devoid of ego.

Eivind Austad - Piano
Magne Thormodsæter - Bass
Håkon Mjåset Johansen - Drums

Track Listing

• Moonage Daydream
• Exploring
• Minor To Major
• Eastbound Meditation
• Dodecaphone
• Before The Storm
• Five Against Three
• Re-View
• Passacaglia

Additional Details

Label: Losen Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 50:05 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/07/25

UPC: 7090025832925