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  | JIN JIM ~ NEW CHOICES
MAARWEG 4170000091127 (Barcode: 4170000091127) ~ GERMANY ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion
Recorded: 2022 Released: 2023
This is the third album by German Jazz-Rock Fusion quartet Jin JimFind albums by this artist, which comprises of flautist Daniel Manrique-SmithFind albums by this artist, guitarist Ben Tai TrawinskiFind albums by this artist, bassist Johann MayFind albums by this artist and drummer Nico StallmannFind albums by this artist. The album presents nine tracks, four each composed by Trawinski and May and one is an arrangement of a song by BjorkFind albums by this artist.
The music is a unique amalgam of many elements, between Jazz, Fusion, Metal, World Music and others, and offers a rare occasion to hear the flute as a leading instrument, which is almost completely neglected these days. The connection to Jazz is rather vague and the production and sound push the music towards contemporary Rock and Ambient at times. Progressive Rock fans might find similarities to legendary groups like FocusFind albums by this artist and Jethro TullFind albums by this artist, but again any direct comparisons would be farfetched.
Although it’s always nice to hear the flute, which I love, featured prominently here, I find the music rather uninviting, since the compositions are sort of repetitive and shallow, and after a few tracks the music does not evolve any more. This, combined with the production and sound, which make the music almost difficult to hear for me, sadly don’t work as far as my ears are concerned. Nevertheless, many listeners might find this album interesting, primarily due to the flute dominance.
Overall, this is a potentially interesting album, which features the sadly forgotten flute as the primarily instrument, but suffers from production decisions, which make the sound uninviting, as well as a rather limited compositional dexterity. I can imagine this album being way more listenable with a different mix and balance, but that’s only my very personal opinion.
| | Updated: 07/07/2023Posted: 07/07/2023 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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