"Made In Norway”, double bill tour and CD-release with the two Norwegian impro duos Ballrogg & Vertex. Through June 4th at venies across the US.
Vertex
Vertex spontaneously compose electro-acoustic music that is both immediate and enticing to listen to. From lowercase drones through acoustic melodic passages to assaulting industrial walls of sound, vertex creates a plausible yet otherwordly soundscape with its own set of natural laws. A universe that focuses in on form and interaction.
Petter Vågan – lapsteel/acoustic guitar/electronics
Tor Haugerud – percussion/ signalgenerator/field-recordings
Ballrogg
Saxophone player Klaus Ellerhusen Holm and bass player Roger Arntzen have joined forces and created the duo Ballrogg. The duo started out exploring the music of Eric Dolphy in a small format, stripped down to only bass and reeds in 2006.
Songs from greats such as Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman and Jimmy Giuffre was soon also brought into the concept, aside with compositions by the group itself. The results was some free jazz-classics combined with spacy and energetic originals placed into an acoustic chamber setting. The focus is now exclusively on original compositions. Trying to melt the two instruments into one sound Ballrogg is emphasizing sustained sounds, intervals and textures, and integrates it into clear and simple compositions.
Klaus Ellerhusen Holm – alto saxophone/ clarinet/ feedback
Roger Arntzen – double bass
Tour Dates
June 4 - Chicago, IL, (Elastic)
June 3 - Kalamazoo, MI (Louie's Trophy House Grill)
June 2 - Bloomington, IN (The Bishop )
June 1 - Toledo, OH (Robinwood Concert house - KBD )
May 31 - Syracuse, NY (Metropolis Underground )
May 30 - New York, NY (Downtown Music Gallery)
May 29 - New York, NY (5C Cultural Center)