Isotope [Limited Low-priced Edition]

[Machine Translation] The Nagoya-based seven-piece, which has been active for more than 10 years, released its fifth album after moving to the UK's prestigious Far Out label. The album, which has been endorsed by Giles Peterson, includes "Granma," which features a Pharaoh Sanders-like saxophone roaring over a fast-moving jazz track, "Under The Sun," a Latin piece with poetry reading and piano swimming languidly between hip-hop-like sequences, and "The Sun," a prodigal song with dubby bass and swaying vocals. The Sun", a Latin piece "Under The Sun" with poetry reading and piano swimming languidly between hip-hop-like sequences, and "Moonlight Creature", a gentle electronica piece with dubby bass and shimmering vocals. Instead of coolness through improvisation, the band's unique humidity and temperature create a large-scaled worldview that is mesmerizing.

名古屋を拠点に10年以上の活動歴を誇る7人組が、UKの名門ファー・アウトに移籍して5作目をリリース。ジャイルズ・ピーターソンのお墨付きも得たその内容は、小気味良く疾走するジャズの上でファラオ・サンダースさながらのサックスを悠々と轟かせた「Granma」、ヒップホップ的なシーケンスの間を縫うようにポエトリー・リーディングとピアノが気怠く泳ぐラテン曲「Under The Sun」、ダビーに響くベースと揺らめく歌声に蕩ける穏やかなエレクトロニカ「Moonlight Creature」など、プログレッシヴ/スピリチュアル/シネマティックといった言葉が当てはまるサウンド。インプロヴィゼーションなどでクールネスを聴かせるのではなく、独特の湿度と温度を持ったスケールの大きな世界観に魅了される。