SOME STUFFS / RECORD CRACK: Jaga Jazzist return with the “One Armed Bandit”
While Germany’s Jazzanova gained a lot of attention for their combination of jazz, funk, soul, disco, and incredible production combining real instrumentation and samples. a group from Norway were turning heads with their brand of intense jazz with a so-called post-modern touch. They are Jaga Jazzist, and while their shared love of jazz and the letter J may be some of the few things they have in common, their sounds are very different from one another. Jaga Jazzist have become underground favorites for those who have discovered their music, but those in Norway know they weren’t always underground, since they were once signed with the Norwegian division of WEA/Warner Bros. Records. Their discography has been very healthy, with no plans as of yet to stop creating.
Now finding comfort with the good people at Ninja Tune, they’re ready to turn people inside out again with their first full-length album in five years, One Armed Bandit. It was released on January 25th, with a North American release set for February 23rd. Vinyl junkies will be proud to know that the album will be out as a 2-record set later this month, which you can pre-order through Insound (click link for details.)
The group are doing shows throughout Europe this year, no word yet on any shows outside of the continent but if and when there will be, I’ll let you know.
