In this hour you will be bombarded with contemporary experiment and improvisation around Nijmegen label Norwegianism.
Norwegianism was set up by drummer René Aquarius and saxophone player Otto Kokke. Together they make the straightforward duo Dead Neanderthals. They play short intense pieces themselves lumped together as New Wave of Dutch Heavy Jazz but their label is for other people’s work. Why? Because they really like the work of like-minded musicians and composers. So far there have been eleven releases. What appears on Norwegianism? Terror jazz, wonderful songs, abstract electronics, lyric improvisations, scorching noise, broken sounds and above all refreshing music. What that sounds like you will hear tonight. More information about Norwegianism at norwegianismrecords.wordpress.com.
1. Aafke Romeijn. Stella XXII. (Romeijn).
cd: Stella The Cold Case EP. Norwegianism Records/NOR004.
2. The Ames Room. Theatre Kapelle (Berlin) 2011. (Guionnet, Thomas, Guthrie).
cd: Struggling in Public. Norwegianism Records/NOR009.
3. Will Guthrie. Snake Eyes. (Guthrie).
cd: Snake Eyes. Norwegianism Records/NOR007.
4. Dystopian Architect. Krybbedod part 1. (Dystopian Architect).
cd: Krybbedod. Norwegianism Records/NOR002.
5. Next Life. Blade of Courage. (Dinh, Christensen, Hangård).
cd: Year of the Metal Monkey. Norwegianism Records/NOR003.
6. Louis Minus Seize. Le Pecheur Irlandais. (Douliez, Rubin, Petit, L’Homme).
cd: Birds and Bats. Norwegianism Records/NOR001.
