Large Unit "Selected Tracks 2013-2017," available for Pre-Order

"Ana" setzt den ungebremsten (und bereits sehr guten) Debüt-CDs eine fokussiertere und noch bessere Version entgegen: Dynamischer, eingängiger, melodischer, komplexer, vielseitiger – und das alles auf dem "kleineren Raum" von drei epischen Stuecken. Kann diese Band noch besser werden? Kaum vorstellbar. — Tim Kleinecke, Nordische Musik

"Fortar Hardar II" powers in emphatically on a bass/drum ostinato that’s soon bolstered by rifng unison horns. When baritone sax starts to trawl the depths of the groove and Marhaug turns irruptive, the Unit’s concerted momentum is sustained until six minutes in, when there’s a sudden spotlight on the Unit’s sole cornetist, Thomas Johansson. Instead of the expected return to fullbore, the other players make only stabbing, percussive sorties, fzzling out into ftful furries of muted trombone. The bass/drum ostinato is re-insinuated only at the death, lifing the group into a fnal unison recap of the tune’s thematic rif. — Tim Owen, Dalston Sound

Driven by the near Second Line-rhythm of twin drummers Andreas Wildhagen and Nilssen-Love, "Culius" open up into polyphonic abandon reflected in flutter-tongued brass burp, atonal cries from the reeds and crackling brurbles from Lasse Marhaug's electronics. With the tune unfolding at tempos that range from horse-racing swiftness to country-road cantering and effortlessly switching from crescendos and decrescendos, the tune impresses with sheer force. — Ken Waxman, The Whole Note