Atomic
Pet Variations
2018 - Grappa Musikkforlag AS, Odin Records: ODINCD9568
https://www.grappa.no/en/albums/odin-records/pet-variations/
https://www.grappa.no/no/albums/odin-records/pet-variations/
https://atomicjazz./album/pet-variations

* Fredrik Ljungkvist    : tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet
* Magnus Broo           : trumpet
* Håvard Wiik           : piano
* Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: bass
* Hans Hulbækmo         : drums

http://www.atomicjazz.com/

Recorded by Dag Erik Johansen at Athletic Sound, Halden,
Østfold, Norway, on May 8th & 9th 2018.

Reviews
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By Brad Cohan
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/atomic-pet-variations-odin/

[...]

As on its previous effort, 2015’s Lucidity, Atomic dazzles with its
musicianship, hopping from precise rhythmic command to freewheeling salvos with
ease. The quintet is made up of pianist Håvard Wiik, reedman Fredrik
Ljungkvist, trumpeter Magnus Broo, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and drummer
Hans Hulbaekmo. Wiik’s hard-charging thrill ride “Pet Variations/Pet Sounds”
opens the set, seamlessly segueing into a majestically big-band-like take on
Brian Wilson’s pop classic. It only gets better from there. The group stays
relatively faithful to the original versions of tunes by Garbarek, Lacy, and
Guiffre, but its aesthetic remains unmistakably Atomic. Their renditions of
Guiffre’s “Cry Want” and Lacy’s “Art” are pure slow-burning bliss, while covers
of Bley’s 1964 fire-breather “Walking Woman” and Garbarek’s “Karin’s Mode”
combine shimmering ecstasy and propulsive grooves in sublime fashion.

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By Eyal Hareuveni
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2018/12/atomic-pet-variations-odin-2018.html

By Mark Corroto
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pet-variations-fredrik-ljungkvist-odin-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By John Eyles
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pet-variations-atomic-odin-records-review-by-john-eyles.php

Jan Granlie (no)
https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/atomic-3/

Magnus Östnäs (se)
http://www.lira.se/skivrecension/pet-variations/

Andreas Schiffmann (de)
http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2019/Atomic/Pet-Variations/

Da Vincenzo Roggero (it)
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pet-variations-atomic-odin-records-review-by-vincenzo-roggero.php

Par Nicolas Dourlhès (fr)
https://www.citizenjazz.com/Atomic-3477032.html