Clusterfuck, by Large Unit

Clusterfuck

by Large Unit

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In the autumn of 2021 a 15-piece strong Large Unit reunited at Studio Paradiso in Oslo to record two new albums: “New Map” and “Clusterfuck”. These two albums can be seen as twin releases, recorded and released in conjunction with each other, yet they are also different to each other. Both albums follow the previous “More Fun Please” album from 2018, with Nilssen-Love working within the field of new music composition, taking inspiration from composers like John Cage, Morton Feldman and Cornelius Cardew. For “New Map” Nilssen-Love provided the band with open-form “cells” of concrete ideas/notes/directions that the musicians had to respond to. On “Clusterfuck” the approach was graphic notations. Both approaches gave the musicians more responsibility on how to shape the music. The compositional guidelines are balanced with blocks of improvisation, with the band veering from subtle passages to bursts of explosive blowouts. Two exciting new additions to the Large Unit catalogue at the end of 2022, which sets the tone for the band’s ten- year anniversary in 2023.

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released December 17, 2022

Marthe Lea – penny whistle and tenor saxophone. Klaus Ellerhusen Holm – Bb clarinet, alto and baritone saxophone. Kristoffer Berre Alberts – alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Richard Köster – trumpet. Mats Äleklint – trombone. Per Åke Holmlander – tuba. Ketil Gutvik – electric guitar. Lotte Krüger – harp. Kalle Moberg – accordion. Tommi Keränen – electronics. Jon Rune Strøm – double bass. Christian Meaas Svendsen – double bass. Celio de Carvalho – percussion. Andreas Wildhagen – drums and percussion. Paal Nilssen-Love – drums, percussion, Paiste gongs and cymbals.
Recorded 22–24th September 2021 at Studio Paradiso, Oslo Norway. Recorded and mixed by Christian Engfelt. Mastered by Christian Obermayer. Harp overdubs recorded by Saimi Ester Kortelainen at NMH in Oslo, Norway. Electronics overdubs recorded by Juho Lukkalainen at Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Produced by Paal Nilssen-Love. Co-produced by Christian Engfelt. Band photo by Christian Engfelt. Cover design by Lasse Marhaug. All music by Paal Nilssen-Love (TONO).

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