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TLF Trio: »Sweet Harmony«

Det siges, at Goethe beskrev kammermusik som »fire fornuftige menneskers samtale«. Erstattes »fornuftige« med »legesyge« opstår freejazz.

Hvor vi lever i en tid af fomo, angst for pauser og tomhed, skaber den københavnske TLF Trio det lydforladte rum, netop hvor vi ikke søgte. Stilheden gør sig bemærket på »Late August Early September«, hvor instrumenterne skiftevis taler, og efter en pause afløses af den næste, der giver sit besyv med. I enkelte passager spiller alle samtidig, dog uden at nogen hævder sig eller hæver stemmen.

Samtidig bryder albummet med en kontemporær musikalsk diskurs indenfor den rytmiske musik, hvor alt kan skemalægges, og hits opstår efter opskrift. Sweet Harmony er ikke en blid og harmonisk oplevelse, hvilket demonstreres på »March-like, Wild«, hvor Cæcilie Trier på sin cello knipser en insisterende rytme, der fletter sig sammen med klaver og guitar, og densiteten i nummeret løbende ændrer sig fra fyldt soundscape til enkel pizzicato.

Avantgardeprojekter kan stikke af og blive til selvrefererende og smagløs kedsommelighed, men TLF Trio formår på fineste vis at kombinere genrerne på et album, der vil kede den traditionelle lytter og glæde mennesker med hang til eksperimenter og den gode samtale.

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