Hong Kong Cab, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten's fourth solo bass album, is a different breed. Unconcerned with unadorned rhythm, the Norway-born/Austin-based jazz maverick uses his instruments as paintbrushes, expressing himself with slashing strokes and controlled splatter like Jackson Pollock. —Michael Toland, The Austin Chronicle
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Time Machine is Ingebrigt Håker Flaten — electric and acoustic bass, effect pedals. His robust fingerwork is ever-present in this new collection that explores mood & texture in a bold departure from his usual propulsive rhythms. An outgrowth of his eclectic outings with the likes of The Thing, Atomic, The Young Mothers, Plutonium Farmers and more, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten bridges the divide between jazz & rock, exemplifying the rugged freedom that defines both genres, joining pioneers like James Blood Ulmer, Stanley Clarke, Sonny Sharrock and Bill Frissell.
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released September 14, 2017
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten — electric and acoustic bass, effect pedals
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