GoGo Penguin: Necessary Fictions

Indie Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Lounge Jazz
premiera polska: 2025-06-20
kontynent: Europa
opakowanie: Gatefoldowe etui
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Opis wydawcy
Nowy album GoGo Penguin, „Necessary Fictions”, to ekscytujący moment w historii tria z Manchesteru, które od momentu powstania w 2012 roku inspiruje się mieszanką jazzu, klasyki i elektroniki.
Pianista Chris Illingworth, basista Nick Blacka i perkusista Jon Scott wydobywają z siebie swoje najskrytsze, integralne i autentyczne cechy. Po raz pierwszy GoGo Penguin rozszerza swoją trzyosobową formację i zaprasza gości: Manchester Collective pod przewodnictwem dyrektorki kreatywnej i skrzypaczki Rakhi Singh. Pojawia się też i głos ludzki należący do wokalisty i autora tekstów Daudiego Matsiko.
„Necessary Fictions” to album ambitnych, świeżych pomysłów zespołu, który czuje się w pełni komfortowo ze swoją tożsamością: jest pewny siebie, chętny do dobrej zabawy i podekscytowany tym, co może dalej odkrywać.

Editor's Info
GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio that has inspirationally blended jazz, classical, and electronic influences since forming in 2012, has reached a thrilling moment with their new album, “Necessary Fictions.”
This release finds pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Jon Scott digging deep internally to reach their integral and authentic qualities at this moment in time. This entails some of their boldest moves to date, such as incorporating modular synthesizers into their sound more than ever before. For the first time, GoGo Penguin expanded their familiar three-man formation to invite guest players, including the Manchester Collective led by creative director and violinist Rakhi Singh. Additionally, “Forgive The Damages” features the debut appearance of a human voice on a GoGo Penguin recording, belonging to singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko.
All told, “Necessary Fictions” is an album of ambitious fresh developments from a band fully at ease with who they are: confident enough to open the door to collaboration, excited about where they can explore next, and keen to have fun doing so.

muzycy:
Alistair Vennart – viola
Anna Tulchinskaya – violin
Brendan Williams – engineer, mixing, producer
Carol Ella – viola
Chris Illingworth – artwork, composer, piano, string arrangements, synthesizer
Daudi Matsiko – composer, featured artist, guitar, vocals
Dylan Edge – violin
Jon Scott – composer, drums
Joseph Reiser – engineer, mixing, producer
Nick Blacka – composer, cover photo, double bass, guitar (bass), synthesizer
Norman Nitzsche – cut, mastering
Peggy Nolan – cello
Rakhi Singh – composer, featured artist, violin, vocals
Rosemary Attree – violin
Simon Turner – cello
Tom Dring – assistant engineer

utwory:
1. Umbra 3:12
2. Fallowfield Loops 4:44
3. Forgive The Damages 4:10
4. What We Are And What We Are Meant To Be 5:37
5. Background Hiss Reminds Me Of Rain 1:40
6. The Turn Within 5:48
7. Living Bricks In Dead Mortar 2:52
8. Naga Ghost 5:24
9. Luminous Giants (feat. Rakhi Singh & Manchester Collective) 5:09
10. Float (Loi Krathong, 2003) 2:33
11. State Of Flux (feat. Manchester Collective) 4:28
12. Silence Speaks 3:09

wydano: Jun 20, 2025
nagrano: at Arch Recording Studio, on 2024