REYKJAVIK
LP in printed innersleeve. Since 2016, Glass Museum's raw, sunny energy has been uniting the surgical precision of the best contemporary jazz, a la Gogo Penguin and Badbadnotgood, with the electronic influences of Jon Hopkins or Floating Points. 'Reykjavik' prevail at the intersection of classical music, electronics and jazz, a chiaroscuro whose highlights are defined by their energy and vibrant colour.
| Genre | Jazz |
|---|---|
| Format | VINYL |
| Cat. no | SDBANULP14 |
| Label | SDBAN ULTRA |
| Artist | GLASS MUSEUM |
| Release Date | 08/05/2020 |
| Carrier | LP |
| Barcode | 5414165114222 |
| Stock | In stock |
In stock
TRACKLISTING
A1. Glass Museum - Reykjavik
A2. Glass Museum - Sirocco
A3. Glass Museum - Clothing
A4. Glass Museum - Abyss
B1. Glass Museum - Nimbus part I
B2. Glass Museum - Nimbus part II
B3. Gla ss Museum - Colophane
B4. Glass Museum - IOTA
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The ultimate modern marriage between pure traditional jazz, orche stral arrangements, and the mathematics of electronic music, Belgian instrumenta l duo Glass Museum are set to release their sophomore album 'Reykjavik' on the 2 7th March via Sdban Ultra.
Since 2016, Glass Museum's raw, sunny ener gy has been uniting the surgical precision of the best contemporary jazz, a la G ogo Penguin and Badbadnotgood, with the electronic influences of Jon Hopkins or Floating Points.
Consisting of Brussels musicians Antoine Flipo (synt hs) and Martin Gregoire (drums), Glass Museum have risen through the ranks and they released their aptly named debut album 'Deux' in 2018.
Having i nitially won the opportunity to perform at the Dour Festival, Tournai back in 20 16, Glass Museum have picked up a series of awards and distinctions back home in their homeland and they now find themselves dining at the top table of Europe's contemporary music scene.
The international music scene opened itsel f to the band in 2019, with the duo performing at Elb Jazz 2019 in Hamburg, the legendary Ancienne Belgique in Brussels and the Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykj avik before finally heading back to the studio enriched and enlightened.
The resulting eight tracks that make up 'Reykjavik' prevail at the intersect ion of classical music, electronics and jazz, a chiaroscuro whose highlights are defined by their energy and vibrant colour. For Gregoire, this record was a mat ter of "returning to the roots of a more effusive music," melancholy but intens ely alive - beating, even. Cinematic, too.
Opening with the grandiose album title track 'Reykjavik', this virtuoso pairing's sound effortlessly combi nes piano with drums, jazz with electronica, and delicacy with dynamism, while n ew single 'Abyss', floats along on wave of melancholy and optimism, where rhythm and melody collide to provide a cinematic experience.
Across their s econd album, Gregoire and Flipo have created their own musical universe to creat e an authentic musical identity. "We have a much more mature relationship with m usic than we did before," confides Flipo. "We're not trying to prove something t hrough technique anymore - we want to bring sounds to life."
But the foundational element of Glass Museum's music is still the duality of the two mus icians. "Antoine has this epic side in everything he does, including composition ," considers Gregoire. "He's also got the skill to translate a more classical tradition in a contemporary way." On the other hand, Martin "has the ability to adapt to anything," Flipo says. "There's a lot more percussion on this album, be cause we have a very open dialogue between us that allows him to take over any k ind of sound."