ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
LP in printed innersleeve. TaxiWars is back after a three-year hiatus with new album 'Artificial Horizon', a mix of lyricism, poetry and jazz with a rock sensibility. Reinventing themselves, Barman and Verheyen came up with something very fresh and personal, tastefully evolving from a cubistic jazz sound to a more melodious direction.
| Genre | Jazz |
|---|---|
| Format | VINYL |
| Cat. no | SDBANULP10 |
| Label | SDBAN ULTRA |
| Artist | TAXIWARS |
| Release Date | 06/09/2019 |
| Carrier | LP |
| Barcode | 5414165108672 |
| Stock | Out of stock |
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ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
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TRACKLISTING
A1. TaxiWars - Drop Shot
A2. TaxiWars - Sharp Practice
A3. TaxiWars - Artificial Horizon
A4. TaxiWars - The Glar e
A5. TaxiWars - Irritated Love
B1. TaxiWars - Infinity Cove
B2. TaxiWa rs - Safety in Numbers
B3. TaxiWars - Different or Not
B4. TaxiWars - They 'll Tell You You've Changed
B5. TaxiWars - On Day Three
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TaxiWars is back after a three-year hiatus with new alb um 'Artificial Horizon', released 6th September via Sdban Ultra.
An i ntensive collaboration between dEUS frontman Tom Barman, saxophonist Robin Verhe yen, bassist Nicolas Thys and drummer Antoine Pierre, TaxiWars are a mix of lyri cism, poetry and jazz with a rock sensibility.
Three years in the mak ing, 'Artificial Horizon', is a metaphorical step forward from 2016's critically acclaimed album 'Fever'.
Reinventing themselves, Barman and Verheyen came up with something very fresh and personal, tastefully evolving from a cubi stic jazz sound to a more melodious direction. The band took their music to the next level adding depth to their compositions, clarity to the beats and efficien cy to their overall sound.
'Artificial Horizon' is high on experiment ation and creativity and demonstrates a kaleidoscope of styles and sounds. Track s like album opener 'Drop Shot, are sharp and on point, with a heavy sense of gr oove, while recent single 'Sharp Practice', is an impulsive, energetic vibration that steams jazz with late eighties hip-hop beats.
Title track 'Arti ficial Horizon', is both beguiling and insistent with an ingrained punkiness tha t sets the band apart from the plush jazz scene, all thanks to Verheyen's punchy , melodic lines and Barman's haunting lyrics. "I wanted TaxiWars to be sharp, to the point, punky and trashy - much like the band Morphine. Long solos were no-g o," says Barman.
The exquisite piano ballad 'Irritated Love' complete with smoky sax is an example of the ease in which TaxiWars merge certain tradit ional elements of jazz with an indie approach to songwriting while tracks like ' The Glare' and 'Infinity Cove' display TaxiWars' love for jazz musicians such as Pharaoh Sanders, Archie Shepp, and Charles Mingus - full of swing, pulse, and t he urge to break out of the genre's confinements.