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Humcrush - Rest At World's End

Label: Rune Grammofon

Catalog#: RCD 2081
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: Norway
Released: 01 Dec 2008
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Abstract, Future Jazz, Experimental

Tracklist
01 Stream 3:30
02 Edingruv 5:48
03 Rest At World's End 6:01
04 Audio Hydraulic 4:26
05 Steam 6:04
06 Airport 5:21
07 Solar Sail 5:24
08 Creak 3:03
09 Ghost Dance 5:29
10 Bullfight 0:55
11 Hit 5:16

Credits
Design - Kim Hiorthoy
Drums, Electronics [Live] - Thomas Stronen
Keyboards, Mixed By - Stale Storlokken
Mastered By - Helge Sten
Producer - Humcrush
Recorded By - Alexander Twistleton Wykenham Fiennes

Notes
Recorded live in concert at various venues in Norway.
Supported by ffuk

RCD 2081 - Humcrush: Rest At Worlds End

The third album from these two excellent musicians was recorded live at various
European venues, although the high level of musicianship, focus on detail and high
recording quality could easily lead you to think it would be a meticulously
assembled studio recording. With �Rest At Worlds End� the duo continue their
adventurous explorations of abstract grooves and atmospheric moods. But don't
expect any live versions of previous studio tracks, these are all brand new tracks,
11 on the CD and 18 on the limited double LP edition.

Stale Storlokken is a founder member of Supersilent, Elephant9 and Terje Rypdal's

Skywards and is probably the most interesting and versatile electric keyboard
player operating on the Norwegian scene at the moment.

Drummer and composer Thomas Stronen is a regular member of Food, Maria Kannegaard
Trio and Parish, his quartet with the superb Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson.

Released 01.12.08

Reviews 2081
"Rest At Worlds End" is a live album, though it's not exactly dominated by the roar
of wild, cheering throngs. Instead, it's largely a quiet effort. The few bursts of
noise, like "Creak" and album opener "Stream", are aggressive without being
assaultive; Humcrush's brand of crunch is warm and human. The quietest moments of
all, like the title track and "Audio Hydraulic", spread the warmth in a manner
reminiscent of early 70s Tangerine Dream, before they got sequencer-happy and back
when they were still drifting, in Lester Bang's words, "like silt seeping on the
ocean floor". When the pair kick into gear, their funk is ascetic and cybernetic,
emulating the crisp Swiss perfection of Nik Bartsch's Ronin. Ultimately, Humcrush
make unique and uncannily compelling music.
The Wire (UK)

Norwegians Thomas Stronen and Stale Storlokken are here to give us a glimpse into
their world of free form, experimental electronic jazz. Have a good listen to this
incredible piece of work and don't forget that every tune was recorded live at
numerous shows throughout Europe. Impressive and thoroughly enjoyable.
BPM (US)

The drums/keyboards/electronics here flit between muscular rhythmic workouts and

chilled atmospheric noodlings, the complex and delicate arrangements betraying the
live recording enviroment thanks to the guys'impressive abilities and tasteful
twists and turns.
Clash (UK)

Humcrush inhabit the corner of ambient jazz that would appeal to Burial and Epic45
fans alike.
The Word (UK)

A spaceous, skilful inventiveness, floating in and out of controlled quiet through

occasional bursts of zigzag rhythm, some lightfingered grooves and a wide
selection of old-style cosmic keyboard moves.
Rock-a-Rolla (UK)

Eventyrlysten er stor hos Stale Storlokken og Thomas Stronen. Derfor er det

spennende a folge dem gjennom det skjonnmalte og heslige, inn mot stedet det stygt
og pent stiller pa samme lag. Storlokkens keyboardsignatur er gjenkjennelig, men
det er uforutsigbarheten i spillet hans som er forlokkende. Stronens trommer og
elektronikk gir musikken skiftende fasong. Den er atmosfaerisk og abstrakt i det
ene oyeblikket og funky og slurvete i det neste. Innbydende melodistubber avloses
av korthugd kny. Maken til elektroakustisk fabulering skal man lete lenge og
forgjeves etter. At disse to erfarne musikerne klarer a skape et uttrykk som
avgrenser seg sa klart fra alt de har vaert involvert i, er imponerende.
Aftenposten (NO)

Humcrushs tredje album er sammensatt av konsertopptak, men preges ikke av utfl

ytende improvisasjon fra stoy-og-rytme-jazzduoen. Enkeltsporene er tvert imot hver
for seg relativt stramme fremforinger av tydelige ideer om hvilke retninger de skal
bevege seg i lyder, volum og takt. �Edingruv� er det beste eksemplet pa hvordan
dette kombineres til fullkommenhet. Andre steder kan bevegelsene synes sma, men det
veies opp av den totale variasjonsrikdommen. Her og der briljeres det bade i
rytmisk kraft (�Stream�), spennende tematiske naerstudier (�Audio Hydraulic�) og
lydmessig estetikk (�Ghost Dance�). For det uttrykket Stale Storlokkens keyboards
og Thomas Stronens trommer og elektronika skaper er forst og fremst uendelig
vakkert. Musikken blir aldri mer �eksperimentell� enn at musikernes rytmiske og
melodiske spisskompetanse presser seg gjennom stoyen og gjor den tilgjengelig og
inkluderende. 5/6.
Bergens Tidende (NO)

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Jazznytt (NO)
Nagot telepatiskt verkar forsigga emellan dem, for musiken forvandlas hela tiden.
Sadant man kan slipa till i studion under inspelningen. Men nu visar det sig att
�Rest At Worlds End� bestar av liveinspelningar fran konserter runt om i Europa.
Och anda ar musiken sa helgjuten, sa extremt precis, rytmisk, polyrytmisk, furios
och freakad, sa valkomponerad, sa inkannande och ljuvlig. Det saknas inte latar dar
tornadon ar i full sving, som de tva versionerna av �Steam� eller den minutkorta
�Bullfight� med trumprogrammeringar som skottsalvor, spastiska trummor och
isarskruvade ackordsfraser. Det ar nastan otackt frant. Men de lagmalda latarna ar
de jag fastnar for mest. Som om Arve Henriksen statt i kulissen och pamint om
kraften som kommer genom att halla igen. �Solar Sail� ar en lyrisk parla med ett
lugnt groove i botten. �Ghost Dance� klingar latt och komplext av gamelantrummor
och digitalprogrammeringar. �Audio Hydraulic� satter jag direkt pa repeat, det
finns sa mycket narvaro att utforska i det finstamda samspelet. Sa ett litet ord om
skivans ljudkvalitet. Med inspelningar fran manga olika konsertlokaler, ar det
nagot av en bragd att skivan fatt en sa homogen ljudbild. For mastringen svarar
Helge �Deathprod� Sten. Det later fantastiskt.
Soundofmusic (SE)

Humcrush haben mit �Rest at Worlds End� einen Meilenstein des elektroakustischen
Jazz aufgenommen. Hier ist alles Information und nichts redundantes Fullwerk. Doch
das Schonste an dieser � ganz und gar non-ideologischen, quasi �objektiven� � Musik
ist letztlich dies: da? sie uns von nichts uberzeugen will und mit allen Wassern
desinteressierten Wohlgefallens an akustischen Stoffen und Bewegungsformen gesegnet
ist. Wir mussen nichts lieben und nichts hassen, sollen nichts vergessen, bereuen
oder anbeten, sondern nur zuhoren. Einfach nur zuhoren.
Jazzthetik (DE)

Power to the people and the beats! So bewegt sich Humcrush unglaublich souveran
zwischen Noisejazz und Mikrophilie, zwischen Disko und Kirche, zwischen Elektronen
und Klingonen. Thomas Stronen schlagwerkt ansonsten Jazz mit Bobo Stenson und
uberschreitet in der Band Food unter Zuhilfenahme von Electronics diverse Grenzen,
Stale Storlokken orgelt Aufsehen erregend mit Supersilent und trat zuletzt mit dem
wusten Progjazzrock der Elephant9 in Erscheinung. Zusammen haben sie dieses
formidable Album, das wie im Studio ausgetuftelt klingt, zur Ganze live
eingespielt. Die spinnen, die Norweger, man glaubt es kaum. File under: lustvoll,
geistreich, mit viel Soul. Platte des Monats.
freiStil (DE)

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