25/03/2008
Box and European tour coming up!
Our new release "retrograde" a new studio recording (double CD) + a bonus live CD from the concert we did in Seattle this January is soon to be released on Jazzland recordings. This will happen in connection with a european tour starting April 14th. See more details on the live site.

16/03/2007
Read the review from our New York concert in february!!
Atomic at Nublu
The process by which an atomic bomb functions is called fission: energy
released when the nucleus of an atom is split into two or more smaller
nuclei. The same process is at work with the Norwegian/Swedish collective
group Atomic. On a frigid night easily imaginable in either Nordic country,
the group began a short US tour at the clandestine club Nublu (February
6th). For those who know the rhythm section of bassist Ingebrigt Håker
Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen (of The Thing and The Scorch Trio most
notably), the almost hard-bop heads written by the rest of the
quintet—reedplayer Fredrik Ljungkvist, trumpeter Magnus Broo and Fender
Rhodes player Håvard Wiik—may have been surprising. But the strident
improvisations born from them revealed the compelling juxtapositions that
fuel the group: loud and soft; traditional and outside; beautiful melodies
with avant rhythmic propulsion; screeching horns over languorous beats. It
is their pliability that lends the tunes, taken from the newest album Happy
New Ears! (Jazzland), a certain Dolphy-esque quality of mixing the cerebral
and the romantic often found in European jazz. And while Atomic had its
moments that were decidedly nuclear, they were presented with a precision
vital for maintaining a controlled yet dynamic reaction. The set was
performed with projected DVDs of the first Miles electric small groups as
backing, an innovative convergence that was deliciously appropriate.
~ Andrey Henkin/All about jazz

06/03/2007
We’re Back!!
After a year of confusion regarding this website, we finally decided to take matters into our own hands. Yes, we are all still alive and well. We still play a lot of shows, soon appearing at a venue close to you! Watch out for more updates coming soon!

08/02/2006
Website launched!
Countless thanks to the creative souls at Tundra* for creating our website. Check out www.tundragroup.com to see what other nice stuff they make!

08/02/2006
New Album release!
New ATOMIC release in the works for Europe. Dates will
be announced soon...

08/02/2006
Japan Tour
ATOMIC is currently touring Japan in February. We will have some photos from our experience in the Photos section when we're back.