Like three unidentified flying objects in the sky, Mike Lloyd, Johan Björklund & Patrik Ehrnborg are slowly orbiting around each other, creating a elastic musical universe which at any point can be turned upside down and flung into another dimension.
This album was recorded in that spirit during two days in December 2015 at Element Studios in Gothenburg by Linus Andersson.
We listened intently to each other, tried out different ideas, turned corners, trailed off in separate directions to re-unite at a new meeting point further down the road.
Focusing on tiny details. Blurring out to a biggger picture and zooming straight back in. A fast curve ball defying the rules of gravity. From clear sky to gritty dirt in a split second .
We related to each other in the most confusing and clear way possible. This music is the result of those two days. Simply creating music in the moment to carry us home.

So take a listen and hopefully you will enjoy the ride.

SubZero

"Understated & lyrical music that suddenly derails, sounding like a broken video-game, erupting in a wall of sound."

"Sparsmakad & lyrisk musik som plötsligt skenar iväg som ett trasigt TV-spel och krackelerar i en vägg av ljud."

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Mike Lloyd- trumpet, laptop
Johan Björklund- drums, fx
Patrik Ehrnborg - guitar, fx



The trumpet is a musical instrument to express breathing.
It reflects the contours of each breath.
Like meditation.
The magic of interaction is the central theme in all the work.
Away from a preconception of a proper trumpet sound.
Limitless looking what the trumpet have to say to us.
Let's make this century's music, like Toshinori Kondo says.




SubZero

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