Press quotes:
Netherlands:
“‘Bortenfor’ is één groot luisteravontuur… Op weg naar een volgend hoofdstuk in de discografie van dit begaafde trio dat met ‘Bortenfor’ bewijst een sterke innovatieve kracht te bezitten”
— Jazzenzo, Netherlands, April, 2022 Read full review
Germany:
«Mit ihren hymnischen Qualitäten erzeugen die Songs dabei einem lässigen Drive, der leicht ins Ohr geht»
— Jazz thing & Blue Rhythm, Germany, March 2022
“Mit ihrem selbstbetitelten Album ist dem Trio Maridalen ein vorzügliches, spannendes Album gelungen, das melancholische, sublime Stimmungsbilder voller Poesie, Tiefe und Schönheit zeichnet.”
— Der Kultur Blog, Germany, Jun, 2021 Read full review
“Dies ist ein wunderschönes, entspannendes Album, das jeden Menschen ansprechen sollte, der offen für schöne Klänge ist.”
— Jazz-fun.de, Germany, June, 2021 Read full review
Poland:
“‘Oryginalność, zarówno zestawienia instrumentów jak i prezentowanych treści, powoduje że od płyty tria trudno się oderwać. “Bortenfor” da słuchaczowi trzy kwadranse wytchnienia przy ciepłej, poetycko nastrojowej muzyce.”
— Donor Kulturalny, Poland, August 2022 Read full review
UK:
“Maridalen is an immersive low-end dreamworld that distils distant Nordic jazz variants (Nils Petter Molvær, Bernt Rosengren, Lars Gullin) into a singular vision. It acts like a powerful sedative, washing blues away.”
★★★★ Album of the Month, MOJO Magazine,
June, 2021
“Something as good as this does not come along every day. Make your day with Maridalen. You won't regret it. Not for a moment.”
★★★★★ Steven Graham, Marlbank, April, 2021
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“A noble threesome, they make good things happen slowly with a style that nods to finely sculpted film scores, high on atmosphere and low on theatrics.”
— Gareth Thompson, Allaboutjazz, United Kingdom,
May, 2021 Read full review
«Bortenfor excels in catalyzing beauty»
★★★★ — Andy Cowan, MOJO Magazine,
March 2022
“Maridalen look determined to seize the moment.
And, with their follow-up record Bortenfor, they have the ultra-cool audacity to go one better this time”
★★★★ — Gareth Thompson, Allaboutjazz
March, 2022 Read full review
“Comforting beauty is the consistent, satisfied aim”
— Nick Hasted, Jazzwize, April 2022
Norway:
“It sounds delicate and beautiful, and it comes from a place with depth in it. A place reserved for music.”
★★★★★ Arild R. Andersen, Aftenposten
May, 2021 Read full review
“…just the kind of happiness pill we need right now.”
— Ruben Gran, NRK P3,
Feb, 2021 Read full review
“Best Norwegian of the Year.”
— Aftenposten, 2021
“This should be public listening”
— Audun Vinger, Dagens Næringsliv
March 2022 Read full review
“Jazz at its most melodic”
— Geir Rakvaag, Dagsavisen
March 2022 Read full review
“It is a journey you will not want to be without”
— Jacob Holm-Lupo, Jazznytt
March 2022
Maridalen
Released on April 9th 2021
Mixed by Aleksander Sjølie
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen
Label: Jazzland Recordings
Anders Hefre – saxophone, clarinet
Jonas Kilmork Vemøy – trumpet
Andreas Rødland Haga – double bass
Announced “Jazz Albums of the Year” in MOJO Magazine and “The Years Best” in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
Track list:
1. Koral
2. Maridalen
3. Blir det regn i dag tru?
4. Inga
5. Svartoren
6. Midt på natten et sted
7. Russisk landsbymelodi
8. Vals fra Bjølsen
9. På gjensyn
10. Urverket
Bortenfor
Released on March 25th 2022
Recorded and mixed by Aleksander Sjølie
Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen
Label: Jazzland Recordings
Anders Hefre – saxophone, clarinet
Jonas Kilmork Vemøy – trumpet
Andreas Rødland Haga – double bass
Guests:
Emil Brattested – pedal steel guitar
Aleksander Sjølie – piano
Track list:
1. På nye eventyr
2. Portrommet
3. Månesykkel
4. Der hvor vi ikke kunne gå
5. Sandermosen
6. Dørstokken
7. Silhuett
8. Bilder fra en film
9. Danse du soir
10. I havn