‘Warm, mysterious and alluring, the Trio’s debut album maintains a balanced interaction at once intimate and almost limitlessly expansive. The leader’s unmistakable tone and improvisational verve are naturally a focal point, but there is no doubt that we are dealing with a proper band. Cellist Joel Ring and drummer Øystein Aarnes Vik are masterfully light-footed and tight, calmly driving the music forward, filling it with colour and texture… and still there is room for the influential Norwegian pianist Jon Balke, who guests on three tracks.
‘The compositions are strong, immediate and captivating. For all its eccentricities, the music has a broad, timeless appeal, running from the distant past far into the future. It takes you by the hand, to show you that the world is still a magical and enchanted place.’