Imagine
John Lennon
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Reviews (2)
Sputnikmusic
d. 15. June 2014
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Greg Fisher
d. 15. June 2014
"The songwriting is dictated by movements that patiently progress in post-rock fashion. The big band's conductor Mats Gustafsson is in perfect control of every sound, lending the music guidance and discipline. Still, there's room for unhinged moments of madness that are not only reflected in the dissonant arrangement of saxophones and trumpets constantly building up and dissolving into chaos, but also in vocal performances delivered by three singers who boast vastly different techniques. The vocal palette encompasses delicate soprano one moment and guttural screeching that's utterly unsettling the next. These diverse vocals are instrumental in shaping up a distinct spiritual dimension in which the album exists".
Jazznyt
d. 28. June 2014
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Niels Overgård
d. 28. June 2014
"Fire! Orchestra er måske som udgangspunkt et jazzorkester. Det er samtidig også et supercool orkester. Her er både trancevibrerende følelser, pulserende kakofoniske udbrud, risikofyldte melodier, afvigende rockattituder og udbombede blæserriffs. I spidsen står trioen Fire! og specielt saxofonisten Mats Gustafsson og sender styrende håndtegn afsted. Med min intellektuelle jazzbrille, strammende godt ned omkring ørerne kunne jeg godt fyre noget af om referencer til Sun Ra og Charlie Hadens Liberation Orchestra. Måske sågar Duke Ellington anno 1929. Men det undlader jeg og konstaterer i stedet at Fire! Orchestra er det bedste der er kommet fra Sverige siden Grevé-osten".