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KRY 020LP
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Mathias Modica's Sonic Rohstoff is the new album on Berlin-based label Kryptox Music, Toy Tonics' and Gomma Records' sub label for new forms of jazz and electronica. Over the past two decades, Mathias he has made a name for himself by discovering and breaking new talent and styles of music. He produced albums with James Murphy and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem, Peaches, Asia Argento, The Rammellzee, and WhoMadeWho, just to name a few. The album is a journey through abstract downtempo vibes, lo-fi jazz and futuristic electronica. This is Modica's first album under his own name, following three albums under his monikers Kapote and Munk. All instruments are performed by Modica himself, embellished by guest musicians from the new Berlin jazz scene. Most people might know Modica from his earlier works as a producer, keyboard player and founder/creative mind behind Toy Tonics, Gomma and Kryptox. The music on Sonic Rohstoff is based on deconstructed samples and beats made from real drums and field recordings. Guest musicians are Ralph Heidel (flute, sax), Viktor Wolf (sax), JJ Whitfield (beats). Loose drum patterns lead the way, mixed with carefully crafted, sensitive atmospheres setting the perfect mood for Modica's warm and melancholic chord progressions and melodies played on several keyboards. Across the album, he draws inspiration from 1970s jazz funk and 1990s hip hop and electronica. Moods transition from sweet to bizarre, from cinematic to funky. Modern pioneers like Flying Lotus and DJ Shadow are influences as well as movie composers like Alessandro Alessandroni and David Axelrod and the fascinating world of 1980s Japanese fusion jazz.
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KRY 015LP
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The Kraut Jazz Futurism compilation shows what's cookin' in the new German jazz scene. Young German bands and a few of the international musicians working in Berlin now. Fresh artists that combine jazz, krautrock, Afro, hip-hop and electronica in a new way. The first volume of the compilation came out in 2020 (KRY 013LP) and was described by The Wire as "... a re-drawn map of underground Berlin. Refreshingly new, eccentric, badassed and sometimes funny." This second part goes further. Similar to Gilles Peterson's We Out Here compilation, where he shows new hip English jazz artists mainly, on Kraut Jazz Futurism Kryptox records head honcho Mathias "Kapote" Modica puts together what's hot in the new club jazz scene in Germany. And there is a lot cookin' in Berlin right now. Kryptox is a sublabel of Gomma and Toy Tonics records. Features six exclusive tracks. Features Contrast Trio, Key Elements, CV Vision, Wanubalé, KUF, GTA Hofmann, Modha, Triorität x Lukas Lehmann, Le Millipede, Ark Noir, Perilymph, Love-Songs, Kuhn Fu, Transport, and Spiritczualic Enhancement Center. 180 gram vinyl; gatefold sleeve; printed inner sleeve.
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KRY 013LP
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2020 repress. Mathias Modica's Kraut Jazz Futurism compilation is evidence of a new musical wind blowing through Germany -- especially in Berlin. After years of having been the techno capital of the world, the city now is embracing a much wider musical palette, attracting a new generation of sonic adventurists: international jazz musicians as well as German talents. These highly skilled performers are searching for something new, merging different styles and influences. It's a fact: jazz no longer 'smells funny.' And after London and L.A., Berlin is on its way to becoming a new hotspot for the next generation of jazz-influenced musicians, thanks to its free hedonistic spirit as well as a blossoming scene of new live clubs, festivals and happenings. This compilation showcases some of the most interesting artists on the new German scene to date. Yet, while other new jazz movements are more influenced by hip hop and R&B, these young German musicians have audibly steeped themselves in their own heritage: Krautrock and electronic music. The majority of the tracks on this compilation were composed exclusively for this release or have only seen a limited release via the artists' own channels. Features Karaba, SALOMEA, David Nesselhauf, Shake Stew, and more. Also features: Karl Hector & The Malcouns, Stimming x Lambert, Sissi Rada, C.A.R., Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Oracles, Onom Ogemo And The Disco Jumpers, Torben Unit, JJ Whitefield, Niklas Wandt, Ralph Heidel // Homo Ludens, Keope, and Toresch. 180 gram pressing, gatefold jacket.
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