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- Artist: Adam Nolan Trio
- Release Date: 2021-08-19
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Recorded by John Walsh at Noreside Music Studios on the 26th April 2021 - Mixed and Mastered by Martin Drennan. A fresh new concept album based on contrasting personalities and approaches to free jazz. One is clean, tidy, polite and humble while the other is aggressive, bold, raw, risky and wild. Each track is based on reflecting scenes called out by Adam Nolan before the take.
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- Artist: Jenny Hallahan Quartet
- Release Date: 2021-07-16
- Album Type: EP
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Composer and bass player Jenny Hallahan is set to release her debut EP with her newly formed quartet, ‘This Life’. The EP consists of five pieces composed by Jenny for baritone sax, piano, drums and bass. Jenny says that the EP was, “Inspired by life itself.” The jazz tunes skip and soar through intricate melodies and polished arrangements, creating uplifting and thoughtful soundscapes. The project secures the emerging composer as one to watch in the Irish jazz scene, and she cites influences such as Alfa Mist, Avishai Cohen, and Pino Palladino.
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- Artist: Karl Clews
- Release Date: 2021-04-02
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Artist Website, Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
On this second album of original material, Karl continues where his debut 'Dissident' left off, venturing ever deeper into the uncharted territories of solo bass and bass-led compositions. This time around, his reach is wider, ranging from the melancholic jazz waltz of 'Like Tears In Rain', through the angular proto hip-hop of 'Chromatica' to the adrenaline-fuelled jazz-funk of 'Rainmaker', and taking us on side trips through Brazil and Africa in world music influenced tracks such as 'Milagre' and 'Le Zoulou Blanc'.
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- Artist: Edel Meade
- Release Date: 2021-03-08
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Artist Website, Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify
"Most courageous Irish album of the year"
THE IRISH TIMES
"A fearless delivery that celebrates womanhood"
SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
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- Artist: Adam Nolan
- Release Date: 2021-03-03
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
This album is about the passion of Irish Improvisation. Rawness, risks, boldness, adventure, life, freedom of expression, movement, meditation, joy, bliss, drive, energy, ethnic and modern free jazz influence, fluidity, purpose and in the moment creativity are some of the foundational mindsets behind the experience. Recorded almost accidentally after Adam Nolan Trio - 'The Great Conjunction' album recording session. The recording session was over and we had already played for an hour as a trio. After bassist David Redmond had left, drummer Tom Corcoran suggested a few times we go again so after a quick rethink and a few minutes of fresh air I finally decided that we would go for it as a saxophone and drums duo and go full blast for what ended up being a 50 minute take. Like all my jazz music, everything here is completely improvised and all in 1 take. No retakes.
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- Artist: Adam Nolan Trio
- Release Date: 2021-01-30
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Recorded on 21st December 2020, the day when Jupiter and Saturn released massive amounts of new energy into our planet kicking off the Age Of Aquarius. This album reflects the new era for humanity in perspective, innovation and creative approach.
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- Artist: Liv Monaghan
- Release Date: 2021-01-15
- Album Type: EP
- Platforms: Artist Website, Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
This recording features three songs, in English, Serbian and French; representing each mother tongue of the trio. Foolish Woman is an original song composed by Liv Monaghan. Devoyko Mala is a cover composed by Darko Kraljić. Petite Fleur is a cover composed by Sidney Bechet.
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- Artist: Peter Moc Group
- Release Date: 2020-11-08
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp
Ireland –based alternative project “Peter Moc Group feat. English saxophonist Phil Meadows & Irish singer Riona Sally Hartman” is releasing their new original album “Lake Awakening” (2019). This ambient, lyrical, cinematic and fearless program is adventurously combining worlds of rock, folk and free jazz. These FIVE aspiring and raging artists of Irish, English, American, Hungarian and Czech origin are forming a new multi-cultural identity picturing importance of national, international, multi-ethnic heritage and equality. Each member has individually performed on American and European continent, played and recorded alongside multi-award winning artists and played at Montreux Jazz Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival, Bray Jazz Festival.
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- Artist: Adam Nolan Trio
- Release Date: 2020-11-01
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Adam Nolan is a Free Jazz Saxophonist/Rapper/Music Producer and Writer based in Ireland. Known as one of the most fearless and authentic jazz musicians on the scene. Each album is completely concept improvised. Striving to create new scenes and landscapes with a bold edge. His authenticity comes from his modern approach with old school style concepts. A very interesting character and is completely in it for innovation and the pursuance for a new way of creativity to spread throughout the globe. Each show is completely different. These days he also raps on some of his line ups adding accesibility to his free jazz based roots. The shows are influenced by the energy of the environment and the audience. Perfect for festivals as the ever changing sound will never leave the listener bored. An adventure of a lifetime the world has been waiting for. Pure honest raw improvisation. Energy and meditation are the driving force in the philosophy and preparation in this story.
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- Artist: Origin Story
- Release Date: 2020-10-15
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Artist Website, Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Origin Story (formerly F-JoB) are "one of the freshest voices in Irish jazz and a must-hear for anyone who wants to know where the piano trio is headed in the 21st century." (Irish Times). Pianist Greg Felton, bassist Cormac OBrien and drummer Matthew Jacobson have accumulated over 25 years of history as collaborators and friends and have been involved in many of the most artistically successful projects in creative Irish music in that time.
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- Artist: Rynx Laneran
- Release Date: 2020-10-10
- Album Type: EP
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify
Formed in 2019, Dublin-based experimental post-jazz quartet, Rynx Laneran perform the compositions of guitarist & composer Evin O'Brien.
Featuring the talents of Craig Cox (Violin), Alex Delogu (Bass), and Andrew O'Farrell (Drums).
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- Artist: Thunderblender
- Release Date: 2020-09-11
- Album Type: Album
- Platforms: Bandcamp, Tidal, Amazon Music, Apple Music
Brussels based trio Thunderblender release their debutant LP ‘Stillorgan’ on the Belgian label W.E.R.F. Records. Drawing on the mixture of heavy grooves and tender lyricism contained in their first EP ‘Last Minute Panic’ from 2017, the trio of Sam Comerford on Saxophone, Hendrik Lasure on piano, and Jens Bouttery simultaneously playing drums and bass synthesizer, this latest instalment sees them offer an intensely personal statement from bandleader and composer, Comerford. The album’s title ‘Stillorgan’ refers to a suburb of Dublin where Comerford grew up. The album art reflects the core themes of family life and love which is affectionately conveyed through its intimate imagery. Given their impressionistic and haunting quality, the imagery is both opaque, and a glaring confrontation with that lived reality.
