NKM017
The Big YES!
The BIG YES!
Artist: The Big YES!
Album title: The Big TES!
Label: Nakama Records
Catalog number: NKM017LP / NKM017CD
Release: 23rd August 2019
Formats and pricing:
- vinyl from €12 / SOLD OUT!
- CD digipak from €6 / SOLD OUT!
Shipping:
- From Norway to Norway
- From Slovenia to EU and rest of the world
Press
The Big YES!'s self entitled debut was recorded live in a Swedish studio during a tour in early 2018. It captures the energetic synergy of four harmonic individuals in perfect unison, hence the one and only track title Kalmar Union: A reference to the historical union between Denmark, Sweden and Norway. This is free flowing, democratic danger music cast in a well known mold, but with its own flavor. The music is democratic like Scandinavia itself, but also dangerous like North Korea, and uncompromising like the old USSR. Still, THE BIG YES! erases borders and unites everyone who is willing to listen in a single grand and unspoken YES!
This is no standard issue-skronk: the group is as willing to express their physicality through small sounds as much as high energy blow outs
- Stewart Smith, the Wire UK
Artist bio
The musician’s on this record has all made their mark on the European improv scene. Their list of respective collaboration is long and bountiful, so we’ll keep it short and sweet: Swedish saxophonist Anna Högberg has made success with her band Anna Högberg Attack, Danish trombonist Maria Bertel is mainly known from the quartet Selvhenter, Norwegian bass player Christian Meaas Svendsen has had success through his collabarotionas with drummer Paal Nilssen-Love as well as his own ensemble Nakama, whereas Norwegian drummer Ole Mofjell has made an impact together with Hedvig Mollestas Weejuns and Signe Emmeluth’s Amoeba.
Credits
Anna Högberg - alto saxophone
Maria Bertel - trombone
Christian Meaas Svendsen - double bass
Ole Mofjell - drums
Recording - Linus Andersson, Element Studio
Mix and mastering - Christian Obermayer
Master - Chris Sansom
Artwork and cover design - Zven Balslev
Ole / Christian / Anna / Maria
Photo: Thor Egil Leirtrø