Frode Haltli - Avant Folk Triptyk '2023

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Frode Haltli ‘Avant Folk’ is an all-star cast of Norwegian
musicians spanning all ages, generations and genres, an elaboration of Frode
Haltli’s work somewhere in the twilight zone between jazz, contemporary
and folk music. Jazzland Recordings is proud to present «Avant Folk
Triptyk», the third album by this exceptional constellation of musicians led
by one of the Norwegian scene’s most unique and innovative band leaders.

The music is an eclectic brew of diverse ingredients, with jazz jostling and
bubbling through different permutations among elements of far-flung ethnicity;
soundscapes past, present and future; deep space soundtracks and mood music for
a mad professor’s laboratory; melodies both primal and hyper-evolved;
rhythms that could underpin the most manic free-bop or coolest hip-hop. The
whole melange is shot through with the distinct flavours of Haltli’s
accordion, and it is this key component that manages to not only bind the music
seamlessly but to remove it from any obvious genre or timeframe – the
music is strange, yet familiar; it carries a voluminous musical history, yet is
timeless.

Frode Haltli founded Avant Folk in 2017, and the ensemble has a distinguished
and recognisable sound that blends acoustic and electric instruments, with
musical inspiration from past and present.

The debut album «Avant Folk» (2018) received acclaim both in Norway and
abroad «A fascinating and darkly lovely experience» according to Peter
Bacon in the London Jazz News. The follow-up «Avant Folk II» (2021) gained
further praise, and Martin Longley of Songlines stated that «The folk
tradition is only part of the narrative, with no shortage of jazz, ambient and
new music traits swirling around in the vistas.»

The ensemble has played a number of international festivals, and has earned a
reputation as a vital and solid live band. Their televised live show at the main
stage of Jazzahead in Bremen, Germany, made way for further international
festival invitations, and on their Vossa Jazz Festival appearance in Norway in
2019, Joseph Woodard in All About Jazz stated «By my biased account,
Haltli’s mesmerizing and newly-commissioned set, for a ten-piece ensemble
including Hardanger fiddle player Erlend Apneseth and conventional violin, horns
(with saxophonist Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, also in Haltli’s juicy cool band
POING), was the most memorable show of the festival.”

«Ritualised choral chants and skronky electric guitar add textures and
lustre, subverting possible expectations of an album whose principal instrument
is the humble accordion. It may be called Avant Folk but it's so much more than
that.»
Sid Smith, Prog Magazine 
Personnel:
Frode Haltli – accordion
Erlend Apneseth – Hardanger fiddles
Hans P. Kjorstad – violin
Rolf-Erik Nystrøm – saxophones
Hildegunn Øiseth – trumpet, goat horn and vocals
Ståle Storløkken – Hammond organ and synthesizers
Juhani Silvola – guitars
Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir – guitar and vocals
Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson – double bass
Per Oddvar Johansen – drums

Guests:
Helga Myhr - vocals
Veslemøy Narvesen - drums
Ole Morten VÃ¥gan - double bass

Tracklist:
1.01 - Frode Haltli - Vorspiel (0:31)
1.02 - Frode Haltli - Trippar (5:41)
1.03 - Frode Haltli - Triptyk (8:19)
1.04 - Frode Haltli - Zwischenspiel (2:44)
1.05 - Frode Haltli - Prillar (12:32)
1.06 - Frode Haltli - Du, mi tid (8:24)

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