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krusty
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Topic: Jaga Jazzist anyone? Posted: January 04 2006 at 11:13 |
Any other fans of Jaga Jazzist here?
I purchased the latest album "what we must" recently and I love it. They are a sort of quirky-zappa like fusion band with a touch of post rock. Almost entirely instrumental and are great musians to boot. Check out there website http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/news.php for more infomation and some free MP3's. Edited by krusty |
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: January 04 2006 at 11:44 |
I have heard them on the radio, and I enjoyed it but i havent really checked them out yet. I definitely will soon tho.
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thefalafelking
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 28 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 130 |
Posted: January 04 2006 at 12:09 |
Yes I like them a lot! they are said to be one of The Mars Volta's fave bands!
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Moatilliatta
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083 |
Posted: January 04 2006 at 13:48 |
My friend had me listen to What We Must recently. I like it a lot. Great mood, and good music in general. |
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goose
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4097 |
Posted: January 04 2006 at 19:52 |
Check out Micatone. I wouldn't go so far as to say similar, but they've definitely got the same idea about things, but also female vocals and double bass
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Bj-1
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Posted: January 05 2006 at 01:05 |
Very good band, though I haven't heard much from them.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
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Dick Heath
Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12795 |
Posted: January 05 2006 at 14:37 |
Just been sampled with The Shining's In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will be A Monster, and discovered the band is a spin off from Jaga Jazzist -who I must follow up now. The Shining is more excellent Scandanavian(?) nu fusion/jazz, said by one critic to be King Crimson meets ECM - although I must qwibble: David Torn's Cloud About Mercury, did a real ECM/Krimson thing 15 or more years ago.
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Dick Heath
Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12795 |
Posted: January 05 2006 at 14:43 |
In fact put my money where my mouth is and just ordered from Amazon.UK:
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Dick Heath
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Posted: January 05 2006 at 14:46 |
Good thread for me.
Just read the "quirky Zappa" comment above. And for a Swedish take on the Zappareque, try The Mats Morgan Band's Thanks For Flying With Us (Cuneiform Records released Sept/Oct 2005) - my favourite album of 2005. |
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krusty
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 27 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1777 |
Posted: January 05 2006 at 15:57 |
Always good to get feedback from you Dick
I'll have check out The Mats Morgan Band's Thanks For Flying With Us now. Thanks for the tip |
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Dick Heath
Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12795 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 08:07 |
If you like that album try finding their earlier Swedish releases (on UAE Records) (but please note it took a lot of patience, tme and luck tracking these albums down for purchase), e.g.: Trends & Other Diseases (1998?), even more Zappareque than TFFWU Live (2002) Zappareque jazz fusion - hinted at on the other two albums but in full flood here. (There is a Captain Beefheart tribute released by the guys) Steve Vai got Mats-Morgan to play on one of the Zappa tribute album - Zappa's Universe? |
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thefalafelking
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Posted: January 06 2006 at 08:18 |
They also made a record with their norwegian friends from MOTORPSYCHO, does anyone know this band?????
Everybody who likes prog and classic rock should check out their album 'phanerothyme', it's one of the true masterpieces of the nineties though not progressie in the truet sense of the word, it's just highly eclectic and the music is so beutifully executed, here's a review I wrote for RYM: "Bedroom Eyes" is a little lullaby with acoustic guitar and a beautifully orchestrated arrangement.
Listen and enjoy!! this is absolutely recommended, almost obligatory stuff!!!
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krusty
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 27 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1777 |
Posted: January 06 2006 at 08:24 |
erm... Nope not heard of MOTORPSYCHO? But they sound interesting enough to investigate.
What with Dick Heaths suggestions as well, I could be spending more than I intented this Janurary |
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Dick Heath
Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12795 |
Posted: January 07 2006 at 10:49 |
Got to give it to Amazon.UK, the two JJ albums plus Sausage arrived this morning! |
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: January 07 2006 at 23:21 |
Finally got my hands on "What We Must"
I am very impressed overall indeed! Good, solid tracks of pretty music. I see on allmusic.com their genre is listed as 'modern big band jazz', which I guess makes sense but it's a different concept. |
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alan_pfeifer
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 05 2004 Status: Offline Points: 823 |
Posted: January 07 2006 at 23:48 |
I love Jaga Jazzist. Livingroom Hush and What We Must area amzing. The Stix was good too. |
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Spanky
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 07 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 389 |
Posted: January 08 2006 at 13:13 |
I have only heard What We Must, but that album has become one of my
favorites of this year and I really think the music they're making is
unique in it's own respect. I hope to hear more from them in the
future.
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Coalinga knows how to party.
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I|I|I|I|I
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 200 |
Posted: January 08 2006 at 13:36 |
Jaga Jazzist is one of my new favorite bands, along with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.
My God, they are the perfect modern jazz fusion band. I absolutely love A Livingroom Hush for its bold melodies and interesting harmonies, but What We Must and The Stix are amazing too. Some of the best music to come out of Norway. Are they in the archives? Let me check, because they should really go under the fusion category. |
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Go and listen to my music.
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Dick Heath
Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12795 |
Posted: January 09 2006 at 08:49 |
Norway has been leading the way with nu.jazz/nu.fusion for almost a decade - and Sweden ain't far behind! Bugge Wesseltoft's New Conception Of Jazz (Live is excellent with a guest appearance by John Scofield), the more severe nu.fusion/dance-trance from Nils Petter Molvaer, the avantgarde nu.jazz of Food, and some excellent husky/smokey jazz vocals from Sidsel Endrenssen. And then slightly more mainstream: you have Jan Garbarek who's various albums of fusion with world or rock or medieval, have made him one of the best selling jazz musicians in world. Then of course Terry Rypdal.
BTW if you can provide a biog and a thorough discography of JJ, and I can organise their provisional entry. Edited by Dick Heath |
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Lindsay Lohan
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 3254 |
Posted: January 09 2006 at 08:54 |
Hehe TERJE rypdal...gah its funny to see people from all over the world talk about NORWEGIAN music! Has anybody heard about kaizers orchestra i would think they would be fun for those who like strange stuff...although i dont like em |
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