Jaga Jazzist back after five years with new album

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

The barnstorming Nordic jazz-prog giants return with new album, Pyramid, and UK live show in May 
After an absence of five years, Norwegian eight-piece Jaga Jazzist return next month with a new album Pyramid (out 24 April 2020), their debut release on their new label Brainfeeder. 
Made up of four extended tracks, the new album see the ensemble dive
into post-rock, jazz and psychedelia with influences from 1980s jazz
band Out To Lunch, Fela Kuti, synth guru Ståle Storløkken and Japanese
composer Isao Tomita; to contemporaries Tame Impala, Todd Terje and Jon
Hopkins.
According to bandleader-composer Lars Horntveth, the album – unlike its predecessor Starfire
– was recorded quickly, in just a fortnight. Retreating to a secluded
woodland studio in Sweden, the group bunkered into the studio for
12-hour days. 
“The most important thing is that we didn’t want to over-analyse every musical idea” adds co-founder and drummer Martin Horntveth. “We wanted to follow the first and original idea and keep the freshness.”.
Pyramid is Jaga Jazzist’s ninth, but first self-produced,
album. Its release is preceded by a single, ‘Spiral Era’ (released
online on 26 February) and will be followed up by an extensive European
tour, including a prestigious date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 6 May.
For tickets and more info visit www.jagajazzist.com - and listen to the new single 'Spiral Era' here:
http://soundcloud.com/jagajazzist/spiral-era 
from www.jazzwise.com

Edited by snobb - 27 Feb 2020 at 10:41am

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
snobb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site Admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Vilnius Status: Offline Points: 28446	Post Options Post Reply Quote snobb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Jaga Jazzist back after five years with new album Posted: 27 Feb 2020 at 10:40am
	The barnstorming Nordic jazz-prog giants return with new album, Pyramid, and UK live show in May After an absence of five years, Norwegian eight-piece Jaga Jazzist return next month with a new album Pyramid (out 24 April 2020), their debut release on their new label Brainfeeder. Made up of four extended tracks, the new album see the ensemble dive into post-rock, jazz and psychedelia with influences from 1980s jazz band Out To Lunch, Fela Kuti, synth guru Ståle Storløkken and Japanese composer Isao Tomita; to contemporaries Tame Impala, Todd Terje and Jon Hopkins. According to bandleader-composer Lars Horntveth, the album – unlike its predecessor Starfire – was recorded quickly, in just a fortnight. Retreating to a secluded woodland studio in Sweden, the group bunkered into the studio for 12-hour days. “The most important thing is that we didn’t want to over-analyse every musical idea” adds co-founder and drummer Martin Horntveth. “We wanted to follow the first and original idea and keep the freshness.”. Pyramid is Jaga Jazzist’s ninth, but first self-produced, album. Its release is preceded by a single, ‘Spiral Era’ (released online on 26 February) and will be followed up by an extensive European tour, including a prestigious date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 6 May. For tickets and more info visit www.jagajazzist.com - and listen to the new single 'Spiral Era' here: http://soundcloud.com/jagajazzist/spiral-era from www.jazzwise.com Edited by snobb - 27 Feb 2020 at 10:41am