Bergljot

Bergljot began in 2008 as “Vojtech Prochazka Trio”, a jazz piano trio consisting of three students at NMH, Oslo and inspired by Paul Bley, Herbie Nichols and Ornette Coleman. Instead of repeating the successful piano trio formula the band began searching for a more personal sound. Taking chances with more open improvisation, instrument preparations, no set-lists, and by 2010 the trio began playing completely improvised concerts of startling clarity, with a fresh and unique sound of prepared instruments, unorthodox playing techniques and found sounds.
After a period of working with shorter, very varied improvised fragments of music the band has started experimenting with a stricter, more minimalist approach of very slow development with special focus on richness of sound, reminiscent of The Necks, sunn o))), Concern or Barn Owl. In 2012 the band began using a toy synth, various electric organs, field recordings and found sounds as well as Max/ppooll in their music. Lately the band began experimenting with a harder version of the music: playing with more energy, featuring a heavier and bigger sound with electric bass and full drumkit.

Bergljot has various experiences in mixing other media with music – Vojtech has long accompanied silent movies and works with multi-media artists Martin Blazicek and Greg Pope, Adrian and Tore have a project with legendary French movie-artist Xavier Querel (Metamkine). Bergljot has also worked on music for the Russian classical movie by Dziga Vertov “Man With a Movie Camera”.

Vojtech Prochazka – piano, organ, synths, electronics
Adrian Myhr – double-bass, electric bass
Tore Sandbakken – drums, percussions

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