ABC (180g Vinyl)

Bly de Blyant's debut album offers inspired, imaginative and rock-oriented music from a trio of improvisers made up of Norwegian drummer Øyvind Skarbø (1982, Håkon Kornstad, Tenor Battle), Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot, Will Oldham, John Zorn) and Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson (Tyft, Jim Black, Trevor Dunn). This deluxe 180g vinyl edition is limited to 500 copies worldwide.

Freedom and the desire to release control are essential elements of 'ABC', an album that offers music ranging from jazz, math rock and unexpected miniatures to a Prince cover. The album was recorded at Grieghallen Studio, in Skarbø's home city of Bergen, together with technician Davide Bertolini. Inspired by the old-fashioned method of recording music, they decided to place all the musicians in the same room, without headphones.

Personnel: Hilmar Jensson (bass, guitar, handclaps), Shahzad Ismaily (bass, drums, Moog, handclaps, organ, voice), Øyvind Skarbø (organ, drums, wood blocks, handclaps, voice, gongs, Moog, tambourine)