Pairs of Three, by Paal Nilssen-Love Circus

Pairs of Three

by Paal Nilssen-Love Circus

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	1.	Nazare da Mata 05:47
	2.	Bota Fogo 08:32
	3.	Pairs of Three 06:18
	4.	Breakfast in Columbia 11:20
	5.	Round About Lapa 10:09
	6.	Hurgulove 07:46
	7.	Hummingbird 10:07

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“Pairs of Three” is the debut album of Paal Nilssen-Love’s new band: Circus. Of course, in the area of music that Nilssen-Love (freely) moves in having a new act isn’t always big news (however good the music is), and at first glance this new act could look like a smaller scale off-shot from the now well established Large Unit flagship – perhaps a spontaneous side-project to explore some ideas discovered within the mothership – it certainly wouldn’t be wrong to assume this, as the majority of the members in Circus have served or currently serve time within the ranks of Large Unit. And that would have been a totally welcome and enjoyable addition to the ever-expanding world of Large Unit.

But, no. Circus is its own beast. This is Nilssen-Love fully immersing himself in his love for the music of Brazil. This comes as no surprise, as there have been several links in the past, like the “New Brazilian Funk” album, a high-octane live recordings with Brazilian musicians made at the Roskilde festival in 2018. But the line-up of Circus is a Scandinavian-based one, and clearly the musicians Nilssen-Love’s has picked shares his passion for this music, as this is music driven by a BAND.

The biggest surprise in the line-up is probably South-African vocalist Juliana Venter, adding a refreshing element to a discography that is in large instrumental based. Venter has her own style, but it wouldn’t be off to say that her energy and intense focus evokes that of Elza Soares. Throughout the album she displayes a wide range and is crucial in making everything come together.

“Pairs of Three” really takes the listener for a ride to the world of Brazilian music – from Mestre André’s samba school drums and the north-eastern baião by Luiz Gonzaga, to Jackson do Pandeiro and Hermeto Paschoal, with links to the melodies of Edu Lobo and Milton Nascimento, via the horns and drums of the Maracatu sambada.

Of course this is no record-collector appropriation pastiche, Circus takes the music they love and do the right thing: acknowledging the influence and origins, but making their completely own take on the ideas. There are many elements on the album that is clearly coming from Nilssen-Love’s diverse palette of expression and exploration. And this ability to mixing things up is why a new project from him is always good news. “Pairs of Three” is a complex, moving and intense debut album. In November of 2022 you could do much worse than joining this Circus.

credits

released November 4, 2022

Juliana Venter – voice
Thomas Johansson – trumpet
Signe Emmeluth – alto saxophone
Kalle Moberg – accordion
Oddrun Lilja – electric guitar,
Christian Meaas Svendsen – electric and acoustic bass
Paal Nilssen-Love – drums, percussion, Paiste gongs and cymbals

All Music by Paal Nilssen-Love (TONO) except Nazare da Mata, which consists of two melodies by Mestre Bi and Mestre Carlos Antônio from Nazare da Mata. Lyrics on Hurgu Love by Juliana Venter. Lyrics on Round About Lapa by Juliana Venter and Paal Nilssen-Love. Recorded 28th-30th June and 1st July 2021 at Studio Paradiso, Oslo Norway. Recorded and mixed by Christian Engfelt. Mastered by Jørgen Træen. Produced by Paal Nilssen-Love. Co-produced by Christian Engfelt. Cover by Lasse Marhaug.

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