Scandinavia embraced Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman while America still shunned them.
Alan Wilkinson, punchy prize-fighting saxophonist of the London free improvisation scene, follows his spiritual forebears North to record, at last, with three long-time Norwegian collaborators.
The guitarist Kim Johannesen’s dextrous velocity rings exhibitionistic alarms, but it’s allied to a heroic push to the extremities, sympathetically ensnared by Dag Eric Knedal Andersen’s wild off-beats and Ola Høyer’s volcanically boiling bass.
Wilkinson huffs and puffs and blows their house down, finally spitting out the read to break into his trademark ecstatic babbling.
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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John Robins, Comedian
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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World Without End, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com