Amiira - Curious Objects [LP]

Arjunamusic Records

£20.66

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: AMACLP725
Barcode: 4251804137423
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Genre: Jazz/Experimental

Design by Ian Anderson The Designers Republic
Klaus Gesing bass clarinet, soprano sax, effects
Björn Meyer electric bass, effects
Samuel Rohrer drums, electronics, mod.synths

The trio Amiira of Klaus Gesing, Björn Meyer and Samuel Rohrer has returned after a layoff of six years since their debut LP. It would be unwise to expect for them to pick up exactly where they left off, given all the turbulent change that the world has encountered since this time, and indeed the new Album Curious Objects reflects a clear expansion of the players’ abilities. The fundamentals that guided the debut album – spatiality, refined coolness, the non-verbal “narrative” quality - are still very much present, but are this time reinforced with an even more pronounced feeling of communicating across wide physical and conceptual spaces.

Altogether, Curious Objects is a potent antidote for spiritual and musical fatigue; especially recommended for those who have already left behind the limitations posed by genres. It is more than the sum of its parts, and its crossing of numerous different boundaries never feels like the goal in and of itself: instead, all this activity feels like a tool for unlocking and decoding even more supposedly irreconcilable qualities and ideas.

* Tracklist LP: A1 Garden Of Silence A2 Dare To Dance A3 On Second Thought A4 Ways Of Paradox A5 Now That We Finally Met - B6 Refraction of Glass B7 Concentric B8 Nostalgia B9 Gravity Inn B10 Where We Go From Here — Total playing time: 47:55