BOX
Studio 1
RCD2070/RLP3070
Rune Grammofon
06Tracks. 42mins40secs

Beginning with eery sounds that would be noxious fumes if you could smell them, the listener is soon pulverised by the racing beats of Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan, Zappa’s Universe). Box is a quartet comprising Ågren plus guitarist Raoul Björkenheim, Trevor Dunn on bass and Ståle Storløkken on keybaords. Together they surge forward like a barely controlled race horse - step in front of this lot and you’ll be flattened outright. At about the five minute mark, the quartet start to get really hectic, creating a roiling musical melange that the next minute they unexpectedly defuse, returning to spare, haunted ambience. Continue Reading »