I’ve only written about Swedish jazz a handful of times. That’s primarily because the jazz community hasn’t fully accepted the mp3 as promotional tool argument the way independent rock (for want of a better term) has.
So I’m excited to present The Bluebridge Quartet to you today. They recorded and released their first ep, Adjusted for low noise tape, on the netlabel Aerotone. This is experimental free jazz at it’s finest. The pieces are without a formal structure, but the band consistently creates a cohesive sound. The band is anchored by a deep acoustic bass and an at times blurting saxophone. As it said somewhere in their bio, download this even if you don’t like jazz.
Download the whole 4 song ep plus artwork here.
P.S. I gave you a link to the abridged piece that ran in the Courier Mail yesterday that named Swedesplease one of the top twenty places to get free music online. Here’s a link to the complete article.