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Beches Brew BIG
2008 - 2019 Beches Brew
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On September 11, 2013 Beches Brew BIG is released. The band has grown to nine members:
Livet Nord – voice, violin
Jonas Knutsson – soprano- alto -baritone saxophones, percussion
Thomas Gustafsson – soprano- tenor saxophones
Sir Thomas Jäderlund – voice, sopranino- alto saxophones, bass clarinet
Mats Öberg – harmonica, keyboards
Göran Klinghagen – banjo, guitar
Max Schultz – voice, banjo, guitar
Stefan Bellnäs – bass
Bengt Berger – drums
Guest on Edith: Jenny Gustafsson – voice
Feel free to download and enjoy the full first song of the album, Babel Twist with great solos by Thomas Gustafsson, Mats Öberg and Max Schultz.
The album was recorded live in September 2012 by Sigge Krantz who has mixed it as well. We are so satisfied with the recordings, done in two concerts in Stockholm and Gothenburg, that we release some of the material that we could not make room for on the cd, on a digital-only album called Beches Brew BAG:
tracks
- Babel Twist (5:44)
- Till Mera (8:40)
- Over The Hill (6:51)
- Penye Gahu (7:08)
- Seven Stops To Heaven (3:39)
- Metapolka (3:28)
- Djupet (3:22)
- Pain (4:35)
- Pizza Excess (1:55)
- Edith (7:16)
- Morfars Schottis (4:02)
musicians
Livet Nord – voice, violin
Jonas Knutsson – soprano- alto -baritone saxophones, percussion
Thomas Gustafsson – soprano- tenor saxophones
Sir Thomas Jäderlund – voice, sopranino- alto saxophones, bass clarinet
Mats Öberg – harmonica, keyboards
Göran Klinghagen – banjo, guitar
Max Schultz – voice, banjo, guitar
Stefan Bellnäs – bass
Bengt Berger – drums
more info
Recorded at Nefertiti in Gothenburg and at “the jazz musicians’ own place” in Stockholm on september 19 and 21, 2012
Recorded and mixed by Sigge Krantz
Mastered by Claes Persson, CRP Recordings
Cover by Jon Edergren, EBDC
Photos by Viktor Gårdsäter
Produced by Bengt Berger
Press contact: christina.glaeser@gmail.com
A presskit with hires photos, newsletters and mp3 is found here
Some great reviews:
In english from United Mutations: http://united-mutations.blogspot.be/2013/09/bengt-berger-beches-brew-big.html
“Beches Brew Big” is an excellent follow-up to Bengt ‘Beche’ Berger’s “Beches Brew”. As one can expect from this incredible line-up, there is some great music to be enjoyed.
in norwegian from Nettavisen and Jazznytt
Nettavisen: Fusjonert med impulser blant annet fra jazzens akustiske 60- talls hardbop-språk og mye humor, så har Berger med «Beches Brew Big» virkelig gitt oss ei vitamininnsprøytning som vi kan møte høsten og vinteren med. Med et håndplukka band med noen av Sveriges aller mest uttrykksfulle musikanter, har dette blitt en musikalsk fest. Innspillinga blei gjort live i Stockholm og Göteborg i løpet av to septemberkvelder i fjo. Det er hørbart at publikum hadde det hyggelig uansett om det var i Göteborg eller Stockholm og slik er det så absolutt her i stua også. Dette er nok et prov på at Bengt Berger har noe helt spesielt å fare med og sjøl om han kunne ha pensjonert seg, så er han mer livsfrisk og vital enn noen gang – i alle fall er musikken hans det. PS Er det noen festivalarrangører der ute som trenger et fyrrig band med sprudlende, original og livsbejaende musikk, så er dette å betrakte som et tips.
Jazznytt.no http://jazznytt.jazzinorge.no/2013/09/06/bengt-berger/
in swedish:
Aftonbladet: http://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/article17364304.ab
Tidningen Kulturen: http://tidningenkulturen.se/artiklar/musik/musikkritik/15590-musik-bengt-berger-beches-brew-big
Men när det kommer en skiva som ”Beches Brew Big” känns det ändå lite mer, det vibrerar lite extra inuti, av en upplivad och upplivande förtjusning. När musik är såhär alert och fördomsfri men samtidigt så präglad av en så fint definierad estetisk urskiljning, så lekfull utan att tappa sitt allvarligt menade uppsåt, då blir det speciellt. Då känns det mer än vad det brukar kännas, på ett sätt som man som ständigt sökande lyssnare alltid längtar efter.
Sydsvenskan: http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur–nojen/musik/skivrecensioner/bengt-berger-1/ Fortfarande bland det roligaste som tillverkas på svensk mark.
Värmlands Folkblad: http://www.vf.se/kultur-noje/skivor/bengt-berger
Lira: http://www.lira.se/skivrecension/beches-brew-big/
SvD från releasen: http://blog.svd.se/konsertbloggen/2013/09/12/beches-brew-big-mosebacke-11-september/