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2 Black Rain  
3 Ichi  
4 Ruins II  
5 Zephyr  
6 Towards the Sea  
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Subaqueous Silence, Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka's leader debut for ECM – following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen – is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own, with its intensities and silences, its sense of mystery and dramatic tension. No other contemporary piano trio sounds like this. 

Tanaka met bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen and drummer Per Oddvar Johansen shortly after arriving in Oslo a decade ago and they have been developing their musical language together since then, exploring the implications of Ayumi's compositions, which draw inspiration from both eastern and western sources, from the sounds of nature and more. 

  • Ayumi Tanaka's 'Subaqueous Silence' makes KCRW: Just Jazz Playlist
    Posted At: March 21, 2022 12:00 AM
    Subaqueous Silence, Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka's leader debut for ECM – following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen – is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own, with its intensities and silences, its sense of mystery and dramatic tension. No other contemporary piano trio sounds like this. Tanaka met bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen and drummer...
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  • Compelling cerebral listening on Ayumi Tanaka Trio - Subaqueous Silence / jazz&blues report
    Posted At: January 24, 2022 12:00 AM
    Subaqueous Silence, Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka's leader debut for ECM – following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen – is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own, with its intensities and silences, its sense of mystery and dramatic tension. No other contemporary piano trio sounds like this. Tanaka met bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen and drummer...
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  • Compelling cerebral listening on Ayumi Tanaka's 'Subaqueous Silence' / jazz & blues report
    Posted At: January 10, 2022 12:00 AM
    Subaqueous Silence, Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka's leader debut for ECM – following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen – is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own, with its intensities and silences, its sense of mystery and dramatic tension. No other contemporary piano trio sounds like this. Tanaka met bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen and drummer...
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  • Ayumi Tanaka Trio's brevity equals concision of thought and expression on 'Subaqueous Silence' / Jazz Journal
    Posted At: January 2, 2022 12:00 AM
    The Japanese pianist, here in a minimalist local trio, discovered Norwegian music - and her own muse - on moving to OsloThe Jazz Journal's Simon Adams writes…..Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka first met her trio shortly after she arrived in Oslo some 10 years ago. Since then, the three have developed a musical language together, exploring the implications of Ayumi’s compositions. This is her debut ECM album, a...
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  • Ayumi Tanaka Trio - Subaqueous Silence makes Sequenza21: Best of 2021
    Posted At: December 20, 2021 12:00 AM
    Sequenza21's Christian Carey writes…..Pianist Ayumi Tanaka makes her leader debut on ECM Records with Subaqueous Silence, a trio recording alongside bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen, who makes his label debut, and drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, who has recorded with a number of ECM’s other artists. Tanaka moved to Norway because she found the improvised music being made there compelling. She fits right with h...
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  • Ayumi Tanaka Trio - Subaqueous Silence makes JAZZIZ: The Week in Jazz
    Posted At: October 22, 2021 12:00 AM

    On 'Subaqueous Silence,' Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka's makes her ECM leader debut following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen. The albumm is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own, with its intensities and silences, its sense of mystery and dramatic tension. No other contemporary piano trio sounds like this.  Tanaka me...
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