LABtrio, Michael Attias, Chris Hoffman - The Howls Are Not What They Seem (2016)

 

Label: Outnote Records
Genre: Jazz
Year Of Release: 2016
Total Time: 0:54:33

 

Tracklist:

 

01. Treppenwitz 05:58
02. Ornette, The Western Screech 02:45
03. Low Fat 04:30
04. Avondlijke Rust 04:09
05. Considering Marriage 05:31
06. Mastodont 04:34
07. Umea 02:44
08. M.A.S.T. 05:49
09. Moonmouth 07:03
10. Kola Wars 03:57
11. Wiggle 07:35

 

Founded in 2007, the Belgian ensemble LABtrio consists of drummer Lander Gyselinck, pianist Bram De Looze, and Anneleen Boehme on the double bass. They describe their sound as unique, a musical laboratory where influences of jazz, improvisation, and electronic music are mixed.

Fluxus, their first album released in November of 2013, was described by one critic as “deeply rooted in the great tradition of the jazz piano trio and attuned to current musical styles, reflecting a young generation’s culture.” They see themselves as adventurous musicians constantly looking “incessantly to surprise themselves, each other and the audience.”Howls

Now they are back pushing new boundaries with a new album: The Howls Are Not What They Seem. Here, the trio is expanding to include sax man Michael Attias and cellist Christopher Hoffman as they work on an 11-track set of original pieces developed with an eye to “Howl,” the well-known avant-garde poem by Allen Ginsberg, a section of which they quote in the album liner notes.

 

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