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DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV (national daily newspaper):
“After an exciting autumn filled with a massive amount of new and wonderful Norwegian jazz, Karl Seglem tops it all with ‘Urbs’. Few musicians, if any, have managed to generate as fertile a meeting point for tradition and innovation as the tireless west-coaster.”
Bjørn Olav Nordahl
DAGBLADET (national daily newspaper)
Rating: 6 stars out of a possible 6.
“New, powerful signals from planet Seglem … and even at its loveliest and most enticingly danceable, this is music with guts and verve.”
Terje Mosnes
SIDE2 (website for Norwegian TV2)
Rating: 6 stars out of a possible 6.
“Karl Seglem and his music, here and now, are so personal, original, powerful, beautiful and warm that one could be led to believe that he has finally found his proper home. But I don’t think so – we will certainly find Seglem the seeker someplace else the next time, still
searching.”
Tor Hammerø
DAGSAVISEN (national daily newspaper)
“In many ways, Seglem is now the most obvious heir of the previous Norwegian ‘pioneers’ abroad, such as Jan Garbarek and Mari Boine, in the way he combines a clear identity with a broad viewpoint and innovative compositions. Just listen to the hypnotic appeal of ‘Urbs’.”
Mode Steinkjer
BERGENS TIDENDE (regional daily newspaper)
Rating: 6 stars out of a possible 6.
“Seglem, a rural-urban hybrid, cannot be easily defined as a representative of any particular musical genre. The fact that his music is unmistakeably ‘Seglemic’ bears witness to his musical mastery.”
Olav Gorseth