The Shadow Vol. 1
Apollon, 2022
8/10
An Oslo, Norway outfit who are well versed in hard rock, prog-rock, jazz and even modern radio rock, The Tronosonic Experience bring guitar, bass, drums, electronics and saxophone to these highly creative 7 tracks.
“Sheik Pt. 1” and “Sheik Pt. II” open the listen, where frisky drumming, bouncing bass lines and plenty of atmospheric guitar make for adventurous jazz influenced rock, and “The Last Stand” follows with some warm psychedelia entering a very fluid and busy display of retro-rock nods.
On the back half, “Golden Comet” swirls with a punk-jazz meshing that’s sort of like controlled chaos, while “Totak” is quite gentle, even intimate, and finds a nice groove to work with across the 8+ minutes. The final track, “Undertow”, is just 30 seconds of ambient noise, similar to a field recording, and is quite mysterious.
The Tronosonic Experience consists of Ole Jørgen Bardal (saxophones), Øyvind Nypan (guitars and electronics), Jan Inge Nilsen (drums), and Per Harald Ottesen (bass guitar), and their musical vision will appeal to fans of John Coltrane, The Mars Volta, Queens Of The Stone Age or King Crimson, which should include you and everyone you know.
Travels well with: Major Parkinson- A Night At The Library; Gaute Storsve Trio- El Gran Gotzilla