MOE (WITH LASSE MARHAUG) Capsaicin

Moe is in operating mode since 2008. From their base in Oslo, they travel the world and developed into an astonishing live act with punk, noise, sludge as main ingredients of their music. Moe is a trio of Guro Skumsnes Moe (bass, vocals), Joakim Heibø Johansen (drums) and Håvard Skaset (guitar, synths). The latest development is their incorporating of free jazz influences, as is demonstrated on their latest work which has a collaboration with Mette Rasmussen (saxophone), a Danish sax player based in Trondheim. Improvisation is her thing, ranging from free jazz to pure sound explorations. Before recording (September 2018), they did a tour together in Mexico. That worked out successful and doing a recording was a logical next step. Combinations of noise and free jazz are not new, but in the hands of these musicians it results in some very spontaneous and powerful music with a charming one cannot easily neglect. They produce an overwhelming flow of noise constantly near boiling temperature. Sections of pure noise, rock with a beat, free jazz, spoken word and screaming are combined in captivating ‘songs’ with experimental twists. Their aggressive and extreme performance is like a never-ending erupting volcano. Heavy stuff!  Well, you got the picture, I suppose.