final year the young Norwegian drummer Hans Hulbaekmo stepped into some very large shoes when he took over the drum throne of Paal Nilssen-treasure in the fantastic Scandinavian quintet Atomic. He hasn't tried to emulate his predecessor's uncontainable energy in his new position,but as he's proven on this year's Lucidity (Jazzland) and at the group's superb performance at Constellation in February, he quickly found his way with a less frenzied approach that involves generating a lot of exciting, or propulsive clatter alongside deep,fractured grooves.…
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