Icepick

Icepick

Hellraiser

Astral Spirits

***This recording of ICEPICK was made on the occasion of a gathering supporting the OPTION series at Experimental Sound Studios in Chicago, where we celebrated the spirit of the collective grange. NATE WOOLEY (trumpet), INGEBRIGT HÅKER FLATEN (bass), and CHRIS CORSANO (drums).

Icepick

Amaranth

Monofonus Press / Astral Spirits

Icepick is the new trio of Nate Wooley (trumpet), Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (double bass) & Chris Corsano (drums). “Amaranth,” the group’s first studio recording, was tracked in a single day in Austin, TX by Ian Rundell (of Ghetto Ghouls), and finds the trio building upon their debut cassette, “Hexane” from 2014. Icepick sculpt pointed & succinct songs out of classic free jazz improvisations. Wooley, Haker-Flaten & Corsano are all at the top of their game here, sounding incredibly comfortable yet inspired in this trio setting. Many who found the debut release a promising start for this group will not be disappointed with the stronger fidelity and stronger connection between these three players.

Icepick

Hexane

Monofonus Press / Astral Spirits

Icepick is a new trio featuring Nate Wooley, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & Chris Corsano. “Hexane,” the debut release from Icepick was recorded live less than a year ago in Brooklyn. All three of these players have made names for themselves worldwide as musicians and with Icepick they will add to their exhaustive resumes. But this isn’t just a one-off venture…this is a band! The tape features two wide-ranging improvisations. To quote Clifford Allen from the liner notes for this release, “the three are able to merge painstaking detail, Milesian pathos and explosive, post-Albert Ayler energy music with one well-named experiential tool.”