Paal Nilssen-Love’s Circus

A hurricane of sounds - raw, playful and bubbling with energy

Norwegian drumming phenomenon Paal Nilssen-Love presents a new band and a total experience: Circus. Do not expect a tightly orchestrated spectacle, but a vibrant carnival of rhythmic outbursts, free improvisation and colourful melodies. The music is bursting with energy and unpredictability, with influences from Ethiopia, Brazil, free jazz and punk.

With Circus, Nilssen-Love builds on the fireworks of his Large Unit, but with a sextet he opts for a more compact line-up with just as much intensity. The band moves effortlessly between delicate melodies and rousing grooves, each time with the drums as the engine. A feast for those who like to push boundaries. Their performance at KAAP Ostend was one for the history books, with the audience screaming and cheering after an atomic set.