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GORILLA MASK is at it again with the release of their fifth album - “Mind Raid” - on Clean Feed Records!
With this new release, the long-standing trio looks back on four album productions and nearly 13 years of performing together as a band under the direction of leader and saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, during which time they developed a unique sound and their distinctively wild and energetic approach to music. “Mind Raid” is however the first album created completely collaboratively by the band. During the pandemic lockdowns, the three members of Gorilla Mask came together with the intention of building new conceptual material derived from a more collective mindset. Through an intensive rehearsal process in which the band experimented with a variety of conceptual ideas and musical fragments, they combined these contrasting motifs into workable pieces and vehicles for improvisation, eventually resulting in full “compositions” comprising material from all members.
All tracks were edited and mixed by drummer Rudi Fischerlehner with the assistance and input of bassist Roland Fidezius and Van Huffel, as well as the extraordinary mastering engineer James Plotkin, who also put his special final touch on the production of this album. Although this fifth album by GORILLA MASK is highly representative of the pre-established high-energy thrash-jazz sound of this long-standing trio, it is also a gateway to a new era for this band: one that crosses a multitude of genres and brings together the strengths, backgrounds and influences of each band member with equal weight.
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GORILLA MASK is at it again with the release of their fifth album - “Mind Raid” - on Clean Feed Records!
With this new release, the long-standing trio looks back on four album productions and nearly 13 years of performing together as a band under the direction of leader and saxophonist Peter Van Huffel, during which time they developed a unique sound and their distinctively wild and energetic approach to music. “Mind Raid” is however the first album created completely collaboratively by the band. During the pandemic lockdowns, the three members of Gorilla Mask came together with the intention of building new conceptual material derived from a more collective mindset. Through an intensive rehearsal process in which the band experimented with a variety of conceptual ideas and musical fragments, they combined these contrasting motifs into workable pieces and vehicles for improvisation, eventually resulting in full “compositions” comprising material from all members.
All tracks were edited and mixed by drummer Rudi Fischerlehner with the assistance and input of bassist Roland Fidezius and Van Huffel, as well as the extraordinary mastering engineer James Plotkin, who also put his special final touch on the production of this album. Although this fifth album by GORILLA MASK is highly representative of the pre-established high-energy thrash-jazz sound of this long-standing trio, it is also a gateway to a new era for this band: one that crosses a multitude of genres and brings together the strengths, backgrounds and influences of each band member with equal weight.
credits
released November 19, 2022
Peter Van Huffel - Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Electronics
Roland Fidezius - Electric-Bass, Effects
Rudi Fischerlehner - Drums, Percussion
Recorded November 12th & 13th, 2021 at Tricone Studios, Berlin
Recorded by Juanfe Rehm
Mixed by Rudi Fischerlehner
Mastered by James Plotkin, Plotkinworks USA
Produced by GORILLA MASK
Executive production by Pedro Costa for Trem Azul
Design and artwork by Travassos
Tracks:
1) Three-Headed Monster
2) Mind Raid
3) Demon Durge
4) Do What We Can
5) RumbaDub
6) Centrifuge
7) Rotation
All compositions by Van Huffel, Fidezius (GEMA) and Fischerlehner (AKM/AUME)
This record has such a magical flow to it, it seems to capture so directly the ups and downs of life, the joy of music and dance, and it's just so damn catchy and fun to listen to as well. Giles
In the 2023 collaboration album “PoiL Ueda”, the experimental French prog band PoIL and Japanese satsuma-biwa artist Junko Ueda create a riveting fusion of traditional Japanese sounds and modern experimental prog. The album’s captivating blend of shomyo chants, medieval storytelling, and avant-garde progressiveness offers a soundscape that’s both unique and haunting.
Full review: https://millstreampark.com/poil-ueda-poil-ueda-2023-album-review/ Mills