ORGANIC PULSE ENSEMBLE - Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law - Vinyl (LP)
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ORGANIC PULSE ENSEMBLE
Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law
RR Gems Estonia
LP Cat: RRGEMS 20Rel: 4 Aug 25
Jazz Side 1 - Track 1. Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law Side 1 - Track 2. Peace As A Political Statement Side 1 - Track 3. Balancing The Scales Side 2 - Track 1. Skulder Och Skuldror Side 2 - Track 2. Have Nots & Have Lots Side 2 - Track 3. Double Standards
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Horneij, operating solo as Organic Pulse Ensemble, channels the raw urgency of spiritual jazz into a tight, groove-led six-tracker that's both politically charged and rhythmically compelling. From the searing opener 'Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law' to the rolling cadences of 'Have Nots And Have Lots', Horneij leans into the genre's activist roots-balancing meditative phrasing with sharp, insistent energy. Tracks like 'Peace As A Political Statement' and 'Double Standards' bristle with a tension that never boils over, maintaining hypnotic repetition without monotony. 'Skulder Och Skuldror', the record's sole nod to Horneij's native tongue, is all loping bass and simmering cymbals, while 'Balancing The Scales' swings with understated resolve. It's jazz as resistance: stripped-back but never hollow, sincere without being heavy-handed. In fusing past and present, Horneij contributes something fresh to the canon-one man, many instruments, and a message delivered with purpose.
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