Jazzrausch Bigband Emergenz Vinyl LP 2022
01. Go! Go! Go! (Leonhard Kuhn / Gertrude Stein) feat. Patricia Römer (voc) & Florian Leuschner(baritone sax) – Have a Listen
02. Five Dice (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Patricia Römer (vocals) & Moritz Stahl (tenor sax)
03. As Darkness Fell (L. Kuhn / Angela Avetisyan) feat. Angela Avetisyan (vocals) & Julian Hesse (trumpet)
04. Plagwitz Calling (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Roman Sladek (trombone)
05. Autopoiesis (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Angela Avetisyan (trumpet)
06. Emergent Evolution (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Roman Sladek (trombone)
07. Channel 23 (Leonhard Kuhn)
08. Ticking Time Bomb (L. Kuhn / Patricia Römer) feat. Patricia Römer (vocals) & Thorben Schütt (trombone)
09. Rote Kammer (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Moritz Stahl (tenor saxophone)
10. Money Talks (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Patricia Römer (vocals) and Heinrich Wulff (guitar)
11. Untalk (Leonhard Kuhn)
12. Present Tense (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Alma Naidu (vocals) & Frederik Mademann (tenor sax)
13. Orbits (Wayne Shorter) feat. Daniel Klingl (soprano saxophone)
14. Cyperaceæ (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Moritz Stahl (tenor saxophone)
15. Have You Heard (Leonhard Kuhn) feat. Alma Naidu (vocals) & Bettina Maier (soprano sax)
Jazzrausch Bigband stands for a truly unique concept: jazz meets techno meets big band.
After the powerful, song-like album ‘techné’ from 2021, which featured a cast of prominent musical guests, new release ‘Emergenz’ focuses on the core line-up of the band. And a more subtle, yet broader approach, which incorporates elements of minimal music, drum & bass, literature and stronger jazz influences without giving up the trademark of the band; pulsating grooves and powerful horn arrangements.
When comparing ‘Emergenz’ with earlier albums, what is most striking is how the band’s expressive palette has become even more differentiated and refined. The moments when the energy levels are at their highest are still dominated by techno jazz, which is only to be expected, but, in between, the regular four-on-the-floor pulse of the bass drum is increasingly suspended, so there are sections where the forward momentum comes from intricate interlocked horn parts, or just voices.