Guitarist Jakob Bro creates a wide palate of atmospheres with his latest album with Thomas Morgan/b, Jon Christensen/dr and Palle Mikkelborg/tp-fh. The moods are sepia toned, with a mix of ambient contemplations and soft water colors provided by Mikkelborg’s chestnut toned horn. Bro is not adverse to using pedals and tape loops to add extra texture, creating an elliptical mood on the trudging melancholic title track, while “Lykaester” focuses more on serenity and gentle pastels. Christensen’s cymbals team with Morgan to push along Bro’s edgy electric strings on “Oktober” while in contrasting mode, Bro creates some gentle trickles of notes on the delicate “Youth” and pastoral “Song For Nikolai.” Six strings of musings.
ECM Records