Fme

The association between Norwegian Drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark has seemingly been one of continuously paring down boundaries and borders. As members of the band School Days, the two musicians have met up with equal parts Chicago and Norway in quartet/quintet settings to make the records Crossing Division (2000) and In Our Times (2002). Later Vandermark and Nilssen-Love formed the trio FME (2002) with bassist Nate McBride. Each cropping away of players took away more form and structured music.

Paal was born in Molde, Norway, Dec 24. 1974, and raised at a jazz club in Stavanger, run by his parents. It was natural to choose his fathers drums as his instrument and jazz as his work. From 1990 on he took actively part in the jazz milieu in Stavanger and joined bands with established musicians such as trumpeter Didrik Ingvaldsen and saxophonist Frode Gjerstad. In many ways, these collaborations were essential as they pointed out the directions for Paal’s later musical development and career. During his studies at the Jazz dept at the University in Trondheim, where the first self initiated bands were established, things developed really fast – and Paal was nationally acknowledged at the age of 20.

Their concert was voted best live show of FME 2014 by Consequence of Sound, (Chicago). That same year, they took home the prize at a showcase in NYC, earning them a free music video worth 30,000$ for their song, “Paper Heart.”Blood And Glass embellishes you in a dark and playful world. Their unforgettable live shows have won critical acclaim and their self-produced first album received four stars across the globe. Fronted by an eccentric woman who has been described by journalists as the missing link between Bjork and Tom Waits, Lisa Moore is a raw performance artist. She began singing opera and went on to sing in punk bands. Italy named her the next Siouxie Sioux. Fingers on Blast (USA) described her as, “…a heart-broken Cyndi Lauper who will have you addicted… this band is going to make waves.” The songs are catchy and edgy at once.