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The group Food initially consisted of English saxophonist Iain Ballamy plus Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Thomas Stronen (drums) and Mats Eilertsen ( bass). The focus was on the creation of entirely improvised music with Henriksen and Stronen increasingly treating the group’s sound by the use of live electronics. The collaboration proved remarkably successful both artistically and (in jazz terms) commercially and has been one of Ballamy’s longest running projects. The group’s music, ranging from the the ethereal and atmospheric to the confrontational has evolved over a series of albums including “Food” (1999), “Organic and GM” (2000), both released on Ballamy’s own Feral label, before a move to the Norwegian Rune Grammofon label yielded “Veggie” (2002) and “The Last Supper” (2004).

By the time of 2007’s “Molecular Gastronomy” the group was down to a duo of Ballamy and Stronen with Henriksen having left to pursue a successful solo career with ECM and with
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FOOD Veggie album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Veggie
Avant-Garde Jazz 2002
FOOD Last Supper album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Last Supper
Avant-Garde Jazz 2004
FOOD Molecular Gastronomy album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Molecular Gastronomy
Avant-Garde Jazz 2007
FOOD Mercurial Balm album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
Mercurial Balm
Avant-Garde Jazz 2012
FOOD This is not a miracle album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
This is not a miracle
Nu Jazz 2015

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FOOD Food album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Food
Avant-Garde Jazz 1999
FOOD Organic & GM Food album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Organic & GM Food
Avant-Garde Jazz 2001
FOOD Quiet Inlet (w/ Nils Petter Molvær and Christian Fennesz) album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Quiet Inlet (w/ Nils Petter Molvær and Christian Fennesz)
Avant-Garde Jazz 2010

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