Enemy – Enemy (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:08 minutes | 496 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Edition Records
Right hook, left jab, uppercut! The first album from Enemy makes a radical entrance. Behind the name is the young trio of; pianist Kit Downes, bassist Frans Petter Eldh and drummer James Maddren. Three young faces of the international jazz scene who have already made a name for themselves in solo careers or alongside other pathbreakers. They have joined forces in order to give free rein to their creative impulses and their hunger for freedom. Produced by Eldh himself, this album is very physical: a tidal wave of contemporary jazz. It’s a polyrhythmic storm which will delight fans of power trios in the style of the Bad Plus.
With a bubbling brew of influences running from Keith Jarrett to Oscar Peterson, Kit Downs sketches out some mind blowing multicoloured improvisations. But the strength of the Brit’s piano clearly lies in the way it sticks so closely to the rhythms of Eldh and Maddren, who are the core of this jazz reactor. But Enemy isn’t just a byword for power and racing rhythms. When the trio take on ballads, they also unleash a captivating narrative force. Enemy: much friendlier than they look… – Marc Zisman
Tracklist:
1-1. Enemy – Prospect of K (04:19)
1-2. Enemy – Race the Sun (03:19)
1-3. Enemy – Fogo (04:29)
1-4. Enemy – Brandy (03:50)
1-5. Enemy – Low Hanging Fruit (01:42)
1-6. Enemy – Jinn (03:40)
1-7. Enemy – Children with Torches (04:48)
1-8. Enemy – Ruster (03:26)
1-9. Enemy – Politix (08:46)
1-10. Enemy – Faster than Light (05:45)
