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What has been spinning in my mp3-player the last week?

Mandalay – Instinct (2001)
A creative duo, Saul Freeman and Nicola Hitchcock is behind this album in the genre trip-hop/electronica. Like several other trip-hop groups, Lamb for example, the music gravitates around a fragile and intense female voice. Still, they have a unique sound. Most of the songs has beautiful moody melodies full of expression. At times a trumpet visits with a sound that reminds of Nils-Petter Molvaer’s. I absolutely love this album. I give it top rating, 5 out of 5. I will certainly get more cd’s from this group.

Avishai Cohen – Continuo (2006)
I first heard Avishai Cohen at the Stockholm Jazz Festival July 2006. What I heard was a interesting mix of israelian folk music, jazz and classical music with Avishai leading the group on accoustic and electric bass. Surprisingly I could hear traits of swedish folk music in the songs. It reminded me of the well-known swedish jazz-pianist Jan Johansson. Avishai has gained a great reputation in Sweden and visited several times. He performed at Umeå Jazz Festival in October 2006. My youngest son (15) and some of this friends went to the concert. When Albin came home he just walked around in the house and laughed and laughed! He said it was magical! Ahh! I missed that concert. His conversion to jazz became definitive this night and so also for some of his friends. As you can understand I give this album top rating, 5 out of 5

Uriah Heep – The Best Of Uriah Heep (1976)
For some reason I was a bit curious of Uriah Heep. I know they were very famous, but what I heard was not that interesting. I would call it symphonical hard rock with songs that almost never ends. One album was enough of this group and I give it the rating 2 out of 5.