German progressive jazz rock sextet Kabasse is led by keyboard player Sigmund Perner, who had bits of pieces of the music for the About Sitting On Fences album in the back of his brain. All he needed was some downtime, so he could finally finish his vision of creating an amalgam of jazz and post-rock and capture on a medium that could be duplicated and shared with the outside world. Recorded live in an inspired studio session the five tracks explore the crossroads between genres, with jazz as the dominant factor, but also incorporating elements of 70s prog and textures that are mostly associated with soundscapes.
With all musicians in the same room playing together, the listener gets the role of a fly-on-the-wall, having to focus on the delicate interplay that only happens when the players are in sync and in control of their instrument all the time. Only then does spontaneity add to the end result, because they can use the spaces that they leave open for each other to do their thing. No safety net needed, because they each other's back, creating a rich tapestry of sounds that seems to change with each listen.
Kabasse:
Sigmund Perner: Fender Rhodes
Jonas Perner: drums
Jan Kiesewetter: saxophone, bass clarinet
Benjamin Häussler: trombone
Guiseppe Puzo: bass, upright bass
Martin Lehman: trumpet, flugelhorn
About Sitting On Fences will be released on February 13 via Kapitän Platte (coloured vinyl, vinyl, CD, digital).
Tracks:- Beauty Of The Brain
- In The Woods
- Heavy Cloud
- Encore
- Manything Goes
- 02/13 Augsburg, Germany @ abraxas Theater
(album release show)
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