This is the week that a new European star hits the airwaves. His 2011 album and recent UK tour have been earning 4- and 5-star reviews and we've got a gig from that tour to share with you tonight.
Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset and his Golden Xplosion quartet tore up the Pizza Express stage earlier this month. It's a gig full of boundless energy – in the playing as much as in the torrent of compositional ideas Neset weaves together. Neset's tenor sax is red-blooded, and his pattern-building intros in both sets are extraordinary – no loop pedals involved! His rapport with the engine room of bassist Jasper Høiby and drummer Anton Eger (two-thirds of Phronesis) makes for compelling listening, drawing on 80s fusion, funk and break-beats. And the music's so good they can even get away with some heavy-duty synths in places, courtesy of keys player Nick Ramm.
We get more of an idea of Neset's musical influences in the interval, as we give him the 'MP3 shuffle' treatment to discover some of the music he carries around with him. Marius also provides a bit of insight into one of the highlights of the second set – a cutlery-inspired moment that sums up the dazzling spontaneity and sheer musical force of this band.
Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset and his Golden Xplosion quartet tore up the Pizza Express stage earlier this month. It's a gig full of boundless energy – in the playing as much as in the torrent of compositional ideas Neset weaves together. Neset's tenor sax is red-blooded, and his pattern-building intros in both sets are extraordinary – no loop pedals involved! His rapport with the engine room of bassist Jasper Høiby and drummer Anton Eger (two-thirds of Phronesis) makes for compelling listening, drawing on 80s fusion, funk and break-beats. And the music's so good they can even get away with some heavy-duty synths in places, courtesy of keys player Nick Ramm.
We get more of an idea of Neset's musical influences in the interval, as we give him the 'MP3 shuffle' treatment to discover some of the music he carries around with him. Marius also provides a bit of insight into one of the highlights of the second set – a cutlery-inspired moment that sums up the dazzling spontaneity and sheer musical force of this band.
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- and why did Jizz have to rush him: height of discourtesy 
); he has a great tone on the tenor, whether sweet 'n' tangy on ballads or rough-edged on the faster numbers - arguably less impressive on sop; I am sure he will go far - but the same can be said of many young 'uns here who are equally as good, as I keep saying like a cracked record.
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