Three guys from Manchester, England, to show the world how to play still wonderfully fresh and exciting Jazz presents. That the guys sound like the legendary Esbjörn Svensson Trio, is nice, but not copy it. That would perhaps have guessed on their first album, because there was already a lot of parallels to EST there. The fact that this now has changed, is mainly due to new bassist Nick Blacka, brings the true breath of fresh air in the music of GoGo Penguin. Not that the music on the first album would have been interesting, on the contrary, but here suddenly open up new horizons, it swings more, everything has become rhythmic. Nick Blacka is more prominent than the previous one, by no means bad, bassist Grant Russell. The music has also become electronic, it will often use samples as also due to the sound engineer Joe Reiser high praise, which acts almost like a fourth band members, according to tape. The music is incredibly harmonious style, the band plays all of a piece, all are equal, no one plays to the fore, such as the case of such trios usually does the pianist. Here are all soloists in the foreground, Chris Illing Worths piano playing is immensely varied and quite remarkable for such a young man as fit for me everything. Bassist Nick Bracka and drummer Rob Turner put here not the rhythm carpet for piano, but play their own solo part and do these three musicians sometimes virtuosic, sometimes dreamy, sentimental, almost lyrical, spiritual, then again with a vehemence and speed, at the same time experimentally, that one hardly comes afterwards with hearing and no longer a surprise out. This all comes with an amazing transparency, therefore, that you feel that have been playing together forever felt. Stunning music for all the modern jazz, Radiohead, EST like a real experience. I can not wait for the three live to hear it.
