Marius Neset/Daniel Herskedal: Neck of the Woods – review

(Edition)At their recent UK appearance, this Norwegian partnership played their sax/tuba duets without the help of the Svanholm Singers male choir, who feature on the studio version. The vocals take Neck of the Woods a lot closer to the bestselling soundscape of Jan Garbarek's work with the plainchanting Hilliard Ensemble, though this mix of jigs and folk shapes – suggesting Celtic laments, Cossack dances and Christmas carols – doesn't have quite as much melodic variety or exude such eerie m...

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