This is a vinyl LP pressing of Bayou by Thomas Stronen, Ayumi Tanaka, and Marthe Lea. Fresh and open music, delicate and space-conscious, is shaped as drummer Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka, previously heard in the ensemble Time Is A Blind Guide on Lucus, resurface in a new trio with clarinettist/singer/percussionist Marthe Lea. The group first came together at Oslo’s Royal Academy of Music, where for two years the players would meet each week for exploratory music-making. The spontaneous spirit of the music is reflected in the trio’s debut recording, which was made at the Lugano radio studio and produced by Manfred Eicher. With the exception of the title piece, based on a traditional Norwegian tune, the music on Bayou was collectively created in the moment.

Label: Ecm Records

Release Year: 2021

Track List: 

1. Bayou
2. Pasha  
3. Duryea  
4. Nahla  
5. Varsha  
6. Eyre  
7. Dwyn  
8. Bayou II  
9. Como  
10. Chantara