Dutch/Icelandic behemoth Ragnarök Trio’s self-coined “doomsday jazz” plays out like a modern-day Saga. Led by axe-slinger Thorkell Ragnar – flanked by Jesse Schilderink (tenor sax) and Jens Meijer (drums) – the music evokes a Jheronimus Bosch-painted panorama of chaos and odd characters – all embedded in some kind of apocalyptic backdrop.
The group’s full-length LP Prepare To Die! employs a mixture of intent and improvisation – a constantly shapeshifting sound, predominantly of live takes, that spans the realms of hard rock, jazz, noise and prog. Seeing it all unfold in the flesh, in all its sprawling splendour, really is the one way to truly believe it!
Date: April 17
