…Taking divine inspiration from mood masters such as Ennio Morricone, Paul Motian and Bill Frisell, Chrome Hill squeeze every nuance of feeling, passion and promise from Asbjørn Lerheim’s spacious compositions on this 7th full-length (the first two recorded under the quartet’s previous moniker, Damp). Combining dexterous arrangements with scintillating passages of free-improvisation, the group forge a uniquely atmospheric soundtrack raised in tribute to the indomitability of the human spirit, an album borne of personal trial and tribulation. “This music was written during several stages of grieving,” explains Lerheim. “It traces the ups-and-downs of my daughter’s severe epilepsy, and all that has followed with this life-altering diagnosis.”

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