An ensemble formed in 1989. New music for an adventurous audience.

Introducing Hedvig Mollestad Trio: A Sonic Odyssey of Jazz-Rock Fusion
Hedvig Mollestad Trio is not your average band. Their music defies genre boundaries, captivating audiences with its uncompromising blend of jazz, rock, and everything in between. Often described as "Jazz Sabbath," their sound is a lovechild of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Black Sabbath, with a touch of Terje Rypdal and King Crimson thrown into the mix. But labels aside, what truly sets this trio apart is their ability to make you throw your hands in the air and grin from ear to ear, or nod along with a cold beer in hand, feeling like life is at its peak.
Since their inception in 2009, after Mollestad was crowned "Young Jazz Talent of the Year" at Moldejazz, the trio has been making waves both nationally and internationally. Signed to Rune Grammofon shortly after, their journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. From dingy bars to prestigious concert halls and jazz festivals, they've conquered them all. They've warmed up stages for legends like John McLaughlin and graced the lineup of renowned festivals such as Roadburn, SXSW, and Tons of Rock, to name just a few.
Their latest album, "Ding dong. Your Dead." released in March 2021, marks their 7th studio album, showcasing their evolution and mastery of their craft. Drawing rave reviews from the likes of Mojo, Wire, Classic Rock, and Downbeat, the trio's music transcends borders, captivating listeners worldwide. Each track is a sonic journey, filled with dark-churning riffs, wild improvisations, and an undeniable sense of urgency that keeps you hooked from start to finish.
Their live performances are legendary, exuding an energy that's infectious and a joy that's palpable. As Rolling Stone aptly puts it, "The Hedvig Mollestad Trio delivers avant-guitar adventure with an exuberant sense of occasion, live and on record. Feel free to come as you are."
So, whether you're a jazz aficionado, a rock enthusiast, or simply someone who loves great music, Hedvig Mollestad Trio invites you to join them on their sonic odyssey – A journey as bone-crunchingly powerful as it is graciously poetic.

post-punk / noise / ambient / electronic / experimental artist based in Bergen, Norway. Active since 1980.

Cate Le Bon is an artist hailing from Carmarthenshire, rural West Wales. Be it on her more minimalist, acoustic-leaning 2009 debut album Me Oh My or critically acclaimed, liquid-riffed 2013 LP Mug Museum as well as 2016s Crab Day and the Mercury Award nominated Reward, Cate Le Bon’s solo work — and indeed also her production work, such as that carried out on the recent John Grant album, Boy From Michigan, or  Deerhunter's Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?  (4AD, January 2019) — has always resisted pigeonholing, walking the tightrope between krautrock aloofness and heartbreaking tenderness; deadpan served with a twinkle in the eye, a flick of the fringe and a lick of the Telecaster.

New album Pompeii bears a storied title summoning apocalypse, but the metaphor eclipses any “dissection of immediacy,” says Le Bon. Sonically minimal in parts, its lyrics jog between self-reflection and direct address. Written primarily on bass and composed entirely alone in an “uninterrupted vacuum,” Le Bon plays every instrument (except drums and saxophones) and recorded the album largely by herself with long-term collaborator and co-producer Samur Khouja in Cardiff, Wales.

The songs of Pompeii feel suspended in time, both of the moment and instant but reactionary and Dada-esque in their insistence to be playful, satirical, and surreal. From the spirited, strutting bass fretwork of “Moderation”, to the sax-swagger of “Running Away”; a tale exquisite in nature but ultimately doomed (The fountain that empties the world / Too beautiful to hold), escapism lives as a foil to the outside world. Pompeii’s audacious tribute to memory, compassion, and mortal salience is here to stay.

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