‘Broken Cycle’ is the first album by this dynamic trio. After performing together for the first time in early 2013, saxophonist Angelika Niescier, guitarist Hilmar Jensson, and drummer Scott McLemore decided to head right for a Reykjavik studio and, in one day, put together Broken Cycle, an incredible album of minimalist modern jazz displaying the energy of a process of collaboration and true spirit of connectivity.
"Broken Cycle” contains 8 original pieces which range from introspective ballads to odd-meter audible Escher sketches. There is a sense of exploration on the recording, as the musicians were getting to know each other and the material. There is a playfulness as they push the boundaries of each other’s compositions, filled with free improvisation and angular melodic gems.