Release

WOLKENPARK Wizard Wisdom (Fontastix, KF 2022/01005): Aus dieser Wolke ergießt sich ‘Urban Hybrid Sound’, mit dem die Schweizer 2020 sogar Russland begrooven wollten. Was coronabedingt flach fiel und vorläufig… – doch wer weiß, Neutralität lässt so manches offen. ‘Kriz Flew’ Flueler spielt, hinterfüttert mit seinen Jazz-Soul-Funk-Reggae-Skills mit Die Hitsköpfe, Jazz-ce que c’est, Horse Sweat & Tears und Lupino, Trompete & Loops, Julien Boss, vom Boss Ensemble in Lausanne, bedient Rhodes & Synthesizer, JP Schaller blubbert, wie aktuell im Ivy und Deep Green Trio oder Enigma 4tet, seinen E-Bass seit den 80ern und mit Andy Brugger, dem Drummer, auch schon in No No Diet Bang und Tanga Zoo. Sie nutzen das softe ‘Lazy Day’, um sich mit Sauerstoff vollzutanken und bei ‘Beromünster’ uptempo und efx-umschwirrt loszuknattern, up up and away. Dem Travelling through space and time bei ‘Wizard Wisdom’ gibt der globale Genfer Rap-Poet Rootwords Auftrieb und ebenso zündelt er einem bei (Either chill or) ‘Move on for Real’ unterm Arsch. Dass sich die Trompete dabei spaltet in pulsende Geschwister und in zirpende oder gedämpfte Clone, dass bei ‘Hello Thomas’ Kuhglocken zu schellen scheinen, gibt dem wolkigen Flow zugleich Schwung und Lokalkolorit, für die Motorik dreht ja schon Brugger wie am Wind- und Schaufelrad und der Bass hält das Wolkenschiff kielsicher auf Kurs. So auch mit unkendem Tiefgang ‘Chicken Eddie’ in seiner gackernden und pusteblubbrigen Komik, auf die zuletzt Regen fällt. ‘Standing Back’ kuschelt da lieber im Warmen und Trockenen und die Spannweite der Entspannung grenzt ans Grenzenlose. Fehlt noch ‘Amor’, der an strammen Bogensehnen seine Muskelchen spielen und meilenweit schnarren lässt, launig bezirpt, plural beschmettert, mit Wahwah funky bequallt, mit Rhodes beschwallt [BA 117 rbd] (Rigobert Dittmann)

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Heard that you need a fast recharge after the most tiring day ever? Wolkenpark released the most laid-back, atmospheric music made of pure joy and sensibility just for the occasion.

A quartet of talented jazz instrumentalists, Wolkenpark revitalizes the mood in the midst of the global pandemic with these two live sessions, now released as a debut double feature: lazy day/standing back.

No matter how destructive the pandemic seemed to be, our beloved jazz artists with a pure heart for love never ceased to find a chance, a platform so that they can pervade their positivity to everyone in the trying times. And that is how Lazy Day/Standing Back was born! The production of the two tracks is solid, with a dramatic climax at the end which is perceived as quite “aggressive” but I myself find it superb.

Jazz is all about improvising, and the quartet takes it to the next level. We can taste their spirit, which is as passionate as fine wine, and as mesmerizing but still serene enough so that we can feel like taking a pause of everything and just take every moment into account. That is the power of jazz music, connecting people, cheering people, and also inspiring people. This debut feature shows how much potential this quartet has, leaving us hungry for more.

https://illustratemagazine.com/lazy-day-standing-back-by-wolkenpark-review/

By Elio Sant’Anna Pedrozo Campos (in Brazilian Portuguese)

Com mais de 10 anos de estrada, esse é um projeto que estreia por aqui com um single-duplo revelado nas plataformas de streaming em Maio e que iremos falar mais sobre abaixo.

Lançado há mais de um trimestre, o single ‘Lazy Day/Standing Back’ mostra a razão de estarem, de maneira merecida, entre as nossas descobertas. Sendo faixa completamente experimentais, eles entregam para o público ouvinte uma instrumentação muito bem executada a riquíssima, com grandiosos instrumentos de sopro e uma bateria cadenciada que é tocada com  maestria durante toda a extensão de cada uma das faixas, com sonoridade que caberia facilmente nos clubes de jazz, funk norte-americano e das big bands.

Com a formação sendo essencialmente do jazz, eles entregam um belíssimo groove que funde com sintetizadores, loopings e efeitos de instrumentos como o trompete ou até mesmo baixo.

«A faixa de abertura é composta pelo baixista Jean-Pierre Schaller, um tema suave que evolui suavemente ao longo de toda a peça,enq enquanto a segunda faixa, composta pelo trompetista Kriz Flueler é um exercício relaxado maior/menor, que é habilmente escondido por uma melodia sofisticada. No estúdio as faixas básicas foram enriquecidas por um Kriz multiplicado tocando trompetes adicionais, flugelhorns, trombones de válvula e até uma tuba», comenta o release oficial.

https://www.osgarotosdeliverpool.com.br/2022/08/muso-soup-singles-32-venustra-belz.html