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Magnus Öström
Searching For Jupiter

VÖ: 06.10.2024

Genre: Crossover

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ACTLP 9541-1, 614427954114
Magnus Öström / drums, percussion, voice, additional keys
Andreas Hourdakis / electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
Daniel Karlsson / grand piano and keyboards
Thobias Gabrielson / electric bass and bass synthesizer, keys, a.o.

All songs composed and produced by Magnus Öström

Recorded by Janne Hansson at Atlantis Studio, Stockholm, January 28 - February 1, 2013
Additional recordings by Magnus Öström at Islandstream Studios in February 2013
Mixed by Åke Linton at Bohus Sound Recording, Gothenburg, February 14 - 19, 2013
Mastering by Classe Persson at CRP Recording, March 6, 2013

Cover art: "Segesta II", 2004 by Raimer Jochims, courtesy Johnen Galerie, Berlin
"A jazz band that bathes skin and hair in rock", wrote Jazz thing about "Thread Of Life", Öström's debut as a leader. On "Searching For Jupiter", too, the combination of jazz with electronic and progressive rock elements as well as the unique groove of the drummer is unmistakable.
Magnus Öström
Swedish musician Magnus Öström gained worldwide fame as the drummer of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio. From 1993 onward, the trio revolutionized the jazz world. With their almost hypnotic and rock-infused grooves, Öström played a significant role in redefining the classic piano trio genre with e.s.t.. The band's career came to an end at its peak in 2008 with the untimely death of Svensson. It took Öström two years to return to music after this tragic event, and he released his first solo album, "Thread of Life" in 2010. This album, enveloped in melancholic reflection, sought its own path by incorporating elements of art rock and electronica and focusing more on sounds than melodies. Jazz thing described the album as "a jazz band that is fully immersed in rock." However, it also highlighted how crucial Öström's distinctive drumming style—precise as a metronome, yet filled with feverish groove and unusual brushwork—was for e.s.t., so much so that Öström was awarded the Echo Jazz for Best International Drummer in 2012. The rock magazine eclipsed raved, "Here is a musician who has gone beyond himself to grow into a tremendous apotheosis." Öström's "Searching For Jupiter" (2013) marked the next stage in his journey. The album continued to expand on the stylistic direction of jazz-rock and progressive rock, but it was more positive, optimistic, and hymn-like in its mood.