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1.
New Tone 12:15
2.
Encounter 16:53
3.
Love Ghosts 16:12
4.
Outer Fields 13:25

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Rodrigo Amado - tenor saxophone
Gonçalo Almeida - double bass
Onno Govaert - drums

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released November 5, 2022

Recorded by Joaquim Monte at Namouche Studios, Lisbon, January 12th, 2020
Mixed by Joaquim Monte and Rodrigo Amado
Mastered by David Zuchowski
Produced by Rodrigo Amado and Gonçalo Almeida
Executive production by Danas Mikailionis
Cover Photo by Rodrigo Amado
Backcover and Inlay Photos by Nuno Martins
Design by Rodrigo Amado

Love Ghosts is Amado’s The Attic’s third release. The music is a hard hitting sax, drum, and bass trio. This ‘piano-less’ format is a popular one, especially for musicians who want to free themselves from the harmonic constraints of chordal instruments. The Attic’s music however, is not strictly about freedom from a harmony, one can almost hear the chords here, but rather, it seems like an deliberate choice to build on the space between the instruments that it affords.

Along with bassist Gonçalo Almeida and drummer Onno Govaert, Amado leads the group through a hard-hitting set of improvisations that often revolve around a classic sounding theme he introduces. The opening track ‘New Tone,’ after a exploratory introduction from Almeida and Govaert, Amado begins with one of the aforementioned riffs, after a few repeats, it starts feeling timeless. The improvisation that evolves from it is gentle at first, we hear Amado’s full-bodied tone deliberate manipulations of the theme, then Almeida’s playing soon morphs into a propulsive walking line, and Govaert nudges the music, adding extra tension and momentum. Half-way through the first track, the group is at a different place, up-tempo but very much in control, Amado starts to overblow notes to add emphasis, Govaert adds a splash of intensity with his cymbals, and Almeida’s phrasing keeps the pace up, filling up the space. The track ends though with space reasserting itself. The drums drop out and the sax and bass engage in a duet that puts the melodic statements into even starker light.

As the music continues, ‘Encounter’ has a similar vibe, beginning with spacious playing and then filling in with a roiling rhythmic layer along with Amado's ever evolving melodic lines. At one point, Amado and Govaert drop out, giving Almeida a big hole to fill. It is on the title track, however, that the groups power is really exhibited. The track begins in exploratory mode: Govaert and Almeida providing tonal textures and Amado adding slightly overblown legato notes. When the tempo begins to solidify, the mood is set, paving the way for a slow building tension that reaches a peak of 'out' playing beginning about half-way through the explosive 16-minute track. All of the space is squeezed out by the end. ‘Outer Fields,’ the closer, begins with the suspense of Almeida’s bass playing in the middle of the spacious silence. Govaert joins after several minutes and a moment later Amado joins with a somber melody. The starkness of track is alleviated towards as the improvisation continues, Amado’s lines thicker and flowing, ably supported by the bass and drums.

The starkness of the trio is its superpower and the space between the instruments their potent weapon. The possibilities of The Attic feel immense, always something new to explore and room for more. By Paul Acquaro on Free Jazz Blog

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Bassist and composer Gonçalo Almeida (Lisbon, 1978) lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands.He has been making a mark as one of Netherlands’s most interesting new generation bass players. His projects involve the forerunners of the Dutch and Portuguese jazz scenes, bridging modern jazz, free jazz, jazzcore and free improvisation. ... more

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