Re:Jazz – Kaleidoscope

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Label : INFRACom! Labelcode (LC) : LC04596 Catalog No. : CD IC 161-2 / Digital IC 161 Format: CD / Digital
Artist: [re:jazz]
Title : Kaleidoscope
Total Time 56:10
Release Date : 02 / November / 2012 UPC Code: 801824014422

Tracklisting:
1. Don’ t Push Your Luck feat. N’dea Davenport 2. Wonders Of The World feat. Mediha
3. Voodoo People
4. It’s All Good Feat. Nekta
5. Windy City
6. Murmuration
7. Tears Feat. Mediha
8. Eins Eins
9. Iambic 9 Poetry
10. At First Glance Feat. Mediha
11. Miss You
12. Out Of Phase (you&me) Feat. Andy Herbertson

[re:jazz] – KALEIDOSCOPE

[re:jazz] published their fifth studio album “Kaleidoscope” in November 2012 to coincide with their tenth anniversary. The new album means that, even after 10 years of their existence, countless concerts and two successful tours to Japan [re:jazz] remains exciting.

The self-chosen dogma in the earlier albums of creating acoustic versions of electronic originals is abandoned on Kaleidoscope and the repertoire focuses on own compositions. Because, still using jazz as basic vocabulary, the Frankfurt band project around jazz pianist and DJ Matthias Vogt takes the liberty of extending this freedom. Over the years, [re:jazz] has developed an own language of form which is still in the area of conflict between acoustic and electronic music and for which they are internationally recognised as pioneers, but which they use with considerably more electronic references on Kaleidoscope.
[re:jazz] are still inquisitive and feel that the time has come to go new ways, not to repeat themselves, while, at the same time, not ignoring their own tradition.

Against this background, the decision in favour of another form of production for the new album appears only logical: The new production has the support of a soul mate in jazzanova producer Axel Reinemer. Kaleidoscope was recorded by him analogously, exclusively with vintagemicrophones, polished and refined using tube compressors. The result impresses through versatility and dynamic sound. [re:jazz] has never sounded as warm, as direct, intimate and impressive as in this symbiosis. Kaleidoscope features the most varying moods and influences of jazz, soul, Latin, funk through to dubstep, house and drum & bass.
This is also reflected in the album title “Kaleidoscope” which, in addition to the direct translation “attractive forms” – or, as the Swiss aphorist Charles Schopp said – also stands for the multi-coloured nature of human life.

A further remarkable change has left its mark on Kaleidoscope. The new voice of [re:jazz] : the singer “Mediha” who, following the departure of Inga Lühning last year, has already excelled with the band live “on the road” and who now shines for the first time in album length with her warm and smoky timbre.

In addition, the regular seven-man formation has been joined for the anniversary by several musical guests: The most prominent of these is undoubtedly the singer of the Brand New Heavies, the wonderful N’Dea Davenport who, together with the band, wrote the title “Don’t Push Your Luck” – an ode to the inspired London sound of the early 90s. This breathes the vibes of Soul II Soul, of a Jhelisa Anderson, or even of the Heavies and can simultaneously also be listened to as reminiscence of the Soul sound of the early 70s of a Curtis Maifield. The Berlin star trumpeter Studnitzky is involved in three titles. Other guest singers are Nathalie Schäfer from the German electro-jazz project (Nekta) and Andrew Herbertson (Joash/London) whose sensitive voice warms the perhaps most electronic number of the album “Earworm”. They too have composed the respective title together with Matthias Vogt and thus given Kaleidoscope a further individual facet.

Finally and in keeping with old tradition, some electronic originals have found their way onto the album and have been transformed by Vogt into [re:jazz] versions. For Vogt, this is not about riding on the bandwagon of past club hits. Rather, the septet is searching for hidden beauty. Titles of respected electronic producers such as “lambic 9 Poetry” by the British sound tinkerer Squarepusher or the wonderfully melancholic “Miss You” by Trentemoeller, are placed in a new context here. And as Matthias always has several musical souls inside him and also successfully goes his own way globally as DJ, a classic of house music is also present in the interpretation of “Tears” (Frankie Knuckles/Robert Owens). Vogt has already produced own house tracks for the New York label “Saw Recordings” of “Tears” producer Satoshi Tomiie, and he has already performed a gig in the Frankfurt Cocoon Club with Robert Owens. Here too, things come full circle.

KALEIDOSCOPE – The Frankfurt INFRACom! In the 20th year of its existence, the label is presenting one of its most exciting and undoubtedly one of the most diverse albums!
The tracks from Kaleidoscope will form the focal point of the forthcoming tour to accompany the new album. In view of the 10th anniversary of the project, one or the other classic will no doubt be included in the repertoire and can undoubtedly also be rediscovered by Mediha and an electronic set-up.

Diskographie [re:jazz] – Alben
2002 [re:jazz]
2003 [re:jazz] (re:mix)
2004 Point Of View
2006 Expansion
2008 Live at Motion Blue Yokohama (cd/dvd) 2008 Nipponized
2010 Electrified
2012 Kaleidoscope
Social Media and Web:

• Website: www.rejazz.de
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rejazz.band
• Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/rejazz-band
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rejazz_band

Biographie

[re:jazz] are: Mediha (voc), Oliver Leicht (sax), Jan Stuermer (git), Matthias Vogt (p), Heiko Himmighoffen (perc), Andreas Manns (b), Volker Schmidt (dr).
Since their debut album for INFRACom! ́s 10th anniversary in 2002 [re:jazz] have built up an excellent reputation for being one of the internationally most successful jazz to come from Germany in the recent decade with, so far, more than 80.000 copies sold and over 80 contributions to compilations worldwide

On their past albums they have collaborated with well known national and international guests like Viktoria Tolstoy, Nils Petter Molvaer, Till Brönner, Erik Truffaz, Lisa Bassenge, Joy Denelane, Nathan Haines, akiko, Ultra Naté, Jhelisa Anderson, Lisa Bassenge, Ack von Royen, Nils Wogram, Thomas Siffling, Heinz-Dieter Sauerborn, Annemarie Roelofs, Axel Schlosser Christoph Auperle a.o.

The way [re:jazz] treats and re-works music has achieved such an enomous popularity that beside their own releases other well known artists like 4Hero or Stephan Remmler asked them to rework a pieces of their music too.

They have received remix treatments from heavyweight electronic producers like Bugge Wesseltoft, Nicola Conte, Swell Session, Akufen, Dublex Inc, Yukihiro Fukitomi, Jazztronik, Patchworks, Kiki Navarro, Christian Prommers Drumlesson, The Dynamics a.o.
Their second album „Point of View“, released in 2004, was highly acclaimed by the press and followed by a successful club tour and invitations to renowned jazz festival like Traumzeit, City Jazz Nights, Leverkusener Jazztage, Balaton Sound Festival, Jazzfest Vienna and others.
„Expansion“, the third album (released in 2006), presents a new side of the the band. Besides awsome reinterpretations, [re:jazz] released their first own compositions, fitting perfectly into their [re:jazz] style.

In spring 2008 they returned with a brand new 2-disc release feat. their first live album recorded at the ‘Motion Blue yokohama” during their Japan tour.

Besides the live album there is a 90 minute dvd documentary about [re:jazz] touring and performing live in Japan with interviews, statements from and about [re:jazz] to give you a closer look at the group themselves. Combined with impressions from Japan and the wonderful people they met during their tour, the dvd is more then a pure concert dvd. It takes you on a journey with the band throughout Japan.

Their fourth album ‘Nipponized’ was released in autumn 2008. Together with the live album it rounds up the ‘little’ Japan series of [re:jazz] and features re-interpretations of japanese club-music classics besides new compositions by [re:jazz].

“Electified” from 2010 is the second collection of electronic interpretations of their music. Most of the titles – to date unpublished – make reference to originals from the studio album “Nipponized” that appeared in 2008. Also included are interpretations of older [re:jazz] titles. However, Electrified starts with a new title (“Star Chasers”) which the band has reinterpreted at the request of UK Nu Jazz Legend 4Hero.

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