Schemes, Rivers, Jazzland ****

The band's the thing.

Norwegian band Schemes are pretty fresh - 'Rivers' begins as if it is jazztronica and then moves into heavyweight forward facing post bop pulse shifting spaces only they know.

Schemes in action

■ Inspired, according to issuing label Jazzland, by Petter Eldh's Koma Saxo and ''the ECM piano trio sound''

■ 'Rivers' - in the Bandcamp stream above - was composed collaboratively by the quartet members.

■ These are saxophonist Brede Sørum, pianist Oliver Skou-Due, bassist Bendik Løland Lundsvoll and drummer Veslemøy Narvesen.