The Other Side is an album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio recorded in January 2018 and released on ECM August later that year.
[1] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Thom Jurek stated "The Other Side represents a new beginning, one that exists in its own space apart from the larger group outings, but also separate from the previous trio.
It retains the elemental articulations of melodic focus that made the previous version unique, but asks far more questions of the material needing to deliver answers, creating a constantly evolving, affirmative body of music.
"[2] On PopMatters, John Garratt noted "There's plenty to like in The Other Side 's loose feel in how composition swirls with improvisation.
"[3] The All About Jazz review by Mike Jurkovic said that "All his compositions on The Other Side bare their secrets slowly and play out their methodically expressionistic hauntings with a gospel-influenced left hand seemingly rooted thousands of miles away in the muddy Louisiana delta ...