Song Dust (2022)
"Puttekassen på omslaget av trompetist Karl Strømmes fine album Song Dust illustrerer rikdom og innfall, men også stor orden"
(Audun Vinger/Jazznytt)
"Fellesnevneren er at det er åpent, vakkert, melodisk, søkende og høyst unikt»"
(Tor Hammerø/ Nettavisen)
"Song Dust is consistently engaging, upbeat, cool modern jazz”
(Gary Whitehouse/ A Green Man Review)
“The tone is controlled and expressive and the melancholic soundscapes appear in an almost magical light”
(Rolf Thomas/ Jazz Thing)
From left:
Gard Kronborg: acoustic bass guitar
Per-Arne Ferner:electric Guitar
Karl Strømme: trompet, synth, percussion
Dynalyd (2018)
"Ei vakker og neddempa reise i et vakkert og melodisk landskap"
Tor Hammerø - Nettavisen
"Trumpeter/composer/arranger Karl Strømme has a style that’s tough to pigeonhole: modern but not avant-garde, discursive but not undisciplined or indulgent. And his tone is really interesting: sometimes brightly burnished, sometimes smeary and abstract à la Jon Hassell, but always rich and pleasing"
Rick Anderson - CDhotlist
"Strømme’s tone is ridiculously strong and clear; he sounds more like a classical player than a jazz guy a lot of the time, and his lines unfurl like a banner in slow motion"
Phil Freeman - Stereogum.
"It's music to warm you up"
Ton Maas - MixedWorldMusic
From left:
Per Oddvar Johansen: drums
Karl Strømme: trumpet, synth
Trygve Waldemar Fiske: bass
Hallvard Godal: tenor saxofon
Per-Arne Ferner: guitar
The Early Years (2011)
"Peloton demonstrerer vilje til å lufte jazzen i fremmede nabolag og det blir det interessante turer av"
Arild R Andresen - Aftenposten
Erik Nylander: drums
Karl Strømme: trumpet, synth
Petter Vågan: guitar
Hallvard Godal: tenor saxofon
Steinar Nickelsen: synths
Mirror (2009)
"Det hele låter innimellom utrolig morsomt på en Zappa-bisarr måte, og for den som måtte ønske seg noe rykende originalt og uforutsigbart, er "corrupted Mirror" et alternativ som tåler vurdering"
Terje Mosnes - Dagbladet
"Nickelsen, Nylander, Strømme har gitt oss et tøft innblikk i en ny musikalsk verden, som bare de kunne gitt oss. Inntil en oppegående festivalarrangør får satt de på plakaten, er det bare å glede seg over "Corrupted Mirror" gang etter gang etter..."Tor Hammerø - SiDE2 nettavisen
From left:
Erik Nylander: drums
Karl Strømme: trumpet, synth
Steinar Nickelsen: Oberheim OBX
Selected Recordings (2006)
Personel:
Erik Nylander: drums
Karl Strømme: trumpet, synth
Peter Vågan: guitar
Hallvard Godal: tenor saxofon
Steinar Nickelsen: synths
"Dei lagar musikk du med ein gong blir nyfiken på, stadig skiftande i uttrykket, gjerne med blåsarane i parløp, spennande bruk av instrumentale effektar, alt frå det lyriske til det ekspressivt romsterande. Det er musikk i stadig forandring, og haustens jazzmusikalske overrasking"
Roald Helgheim - Dagsavisen
“This record sounds like a fresh breath in the spot between melody, freejazz and freeimprovisation, caused much by Nickelsen, who has let down the B3 in favor of the Arp, Oberheim and Moog synthesizers, and fills the music with strange chords and deep low end. The two horns also make positive impressions both together and as soloists. Guitarist Vågans guitar, also including lap steel guitar, and Nylanders drumming both contributes to giving Peloton a strong recognizable voice, making “Selected Recordings” a noteworthy debut.”
Terje Mosnes Dagbladet
“We’re hearing young musicians that are guaranteed to make their contribution to Norwegian jazz for many decades. With “Selected Recordings” they have already shown us that Peloton can be both a contemporary band and a band for the future.”
Tor Hammerø - Nettavisen