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Zarko · 01-26-2011, 08:32 PM

Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket - Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket

Jazz/Experimental

The Esbjorn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.) were a phenomenal piano jazz trio that ended in 2008 with Esbjorn Svensson’s death in mid-2008. The two remaining members, Dan Berglund and Magnus Ostrom, had to ask the question – Where to from here? Well, their decision isn’t one that will summon up memories of e.s.t.’s style. Here they’ve decided to infuse some jazz styling into other genres. It isn’t jazz as most people know it.

In a lot of tracks there is a particular dark tinge across the music – Never too overt as to make you actually think you’re listening to dark jazz, but there is a nice balance between the upbeat times, the downtempo times and their depth. Sometimes they group gets a bit proggy, but only in a way that a jazz quartet can. Definitely worth a listen. ATM it would be about an 8.5/10 with room for improvement on that rating.

01-26-2011, 08:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket - Dan Berglund’s Tonbruket Jazz/Experimental The Esbjorn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.) were a phenomenal piano jazz trio that ended in 2008 with Esbjorn Svensson’s death in mid-2008. The two remaining members, Dan Berglund and Magnus Ostrom, had to ask the question – Where to from here? Well, their decision isn’t one that will summon up memories of e.s.t.’s style. Here they’ve decided to infuse some jazz styling into other genres. It isn’t jazz as most people know it. In a lot of tracks there is a particular dark tinge across the music – Never too overt as to make you actually think you’re listening to dark jazz, but there is a nice balance between the upbeat times, the downtempo times and their depth. Sometimes they group gets a bit proggy, but only in a way that a jazz quartet can. Definitely worth a listen. ATM it would be about an 8.5/10 with room for improvement on that rating.