Eric Schaefer & The Shredz – Bliss (2016) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

On “Bliss”, Eric Schaefer and his band The Shredz blend the fusion jazz of the sixties with the jazz dub of the nineties and the club music of today to concoct an explosive hubble-bubble of a magic brew. Although it sometimes sounds like it, it’s not Voodoo,It is merely the logical continuation of what made Schaefer’s playing so unique from the outset: style and good taste, skills and know-how, complex compositions and improvisatory passion. Rooted in hardcore and matured in jazz, Schaefer plays a range that goes way beyond the scope of any academic colloquium.In 2013, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth, Schaefer brought out his ACT debut as band leader in the form of “Who’s afraid of Richard W.?”. Without trepidation he gnawed Wagner’s music down to its skeleton, to then toss the bones into new constellat.

Tracklist:
01 – Abstract Dub
02 – Barber
03 – Longjam
04 – Slomojam
05 – Oistrakh
06 – No Bottom No Top
07 – Shortjam
08 – Bliss

Produced by Eric Schaefer. Engineered & Mixed by Volker Meitz.
Recorded on December 3-4, 2014 at Nordkreuz-Studio, Berlin.
Mastered by Uwe Haas.

Musicians:
Eric Schaefer – drums, modular synthesizer on “8”
John-Dennis Renken – trumpet
Volker Meitz – keyboards
John Eckhardt – bass

Download:

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