For those unaware, Andvake is an old Norwegian word of Norse origin with multiple meanings. It can be translated as insomnia, but it also indicates a state of wake, characterized by extreme attention and vigilance.

When I started thinking about this project, I was willing to shape some music inspired by the notion of contrast: texture and gesture, sparse and dense, order and chaos. I wanted to write compositions that served this purpose, while allowing freedom of interpretation to the musicians. I am deeply grateful to Øyvind, Oskar, Erlend and Markus for helping me shape the sounds in my head. Their active involvement and musicianship are a fundamental part of this work. [Stefano Boggiani, October 2025]

1. Sun Eats Mouth 03:56 2. Hourglass 05:45 3. Hi Reaction 04:33 4. Moderato 04:30 5. Dead Ends 03:32 6. Without a Net 06:30 7. Ritual [06:51]

With a compositional style spanning various forms of improvised rhythmic music, with modern jazz and rock as main influences, Boggiani opens his new recording on the spirited fare of Sun Eats Mouth, the languishingly ornate Hourglass and then we get the guitar-led prog rock styling of Hi Reaction, the cinematically atmospheric Moderato and the affectingly stylized Dead Ends, the set rounding out on the spatially aware Without a Net, coming to a close on the all-embracing Ritual.

Musicians:
Stefano Boggiani - guitar, compositions
Øyvind Mathisen - trumpet
Oskar Lindberget - alto and soprano saxophone
Erlend Albertsen - double bass
Markus Kristiansen - drums

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