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Jaga Jazzist - Press Play

By Transmute

Published: March 25th, 2006

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Jazz may have come out of the United States, but the world has taken its turn in embracing the music. In particular, Jaga Jazzist, hailing from Norway, have been exploring this genre for over ten years. The members of this ten piece band are almost single handedly responsible for the majority of all of the significant records that have come out of Northern Europe. Each individual in Jaga Jazzist is accomplished on his own and/or with other groups. In a sense, Jaga Jazzist is like the Weathermen or Wu-Tang Clan of Norwegian Jazz. Though they are mainly popular in Europe, Jaga Jazzist deserve recognition for embracing their soundscape. Thanks to Ninja Tunes, and a recent license/collaboration deal, the Americas can also enjoy the musical styling of Jaga Jazzist. “Press Play” is a small example of their talents.

“Press Play” is off of the Jazzist’s 2002 release A Livingroom Hush on the Smalltown Supersound label. The shortest song on the album, “Press Play” acts as an intermission segment for the album, as this slightly-over-one minute song is sandwiched between a set of songs averaging five minutes. However, brevity is not an issue. The band comes together on this song as if they are on a mission to entertain and sooth. The bassist and pianist kick-off the song with a captivating vibe. Accompanied by the drummer, they provide a deep, yet soothing, sound that provides the option to either prepare to dance or chill out.

The accompanying horn section proves to be the dominating force of the song. The way that the horns come together in one accord is beautiful, creating a rich and wholesome sound that tantalizes the ears. “Press Play” is reminiscent of Big Band Jazz because of the horn section, while the energy of the drummer, confidence of the bassist and smoothness of the pianist would prompt someone to believe that they could be a trio on the side. This minute-long song is so rich that when it ends, it only leaves the listener hungry for more. So “press play” and enjoy the Jazzist; and check out some of their other releases.

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The imperial emcee and devout Hip-Hop head Transmute ANS, or Tr. ANS, reps for the state of Connecticut, but chills in the Illadelph for the time being. Not one to divulge much information about himself, this is what should be known. People think he’s nice on the mic, he says different; until he is heard the question is: “is he ill?” or is he what an emcee is supposed to be? Whatever the answer is, Tr. ANS does have too many aliases, multiple personalities to go with them, and too many crews/groups that he is associated with (hence his love for Madlib and MF DOOM). As a Hip-Hop head, Tr. ANS’ mind is that of a Hip-Hop DJ, in that Hip-Hop music is not just rap music, but encompasses every genre that has influenced the culture’s music. Therefore, for Freshout, Transmute handles rap (which is called Hip-Hop on the site), funk, jazz, soul, and reggae (Kool DJ Herc baby! Respect!). Hip-Hop is such a large part of his life that he has dedicated his life to the study and development of Hip-Hop Architecture (the man has a Bachelors of Architecture degree). (It should be noted that Transmute did not make this discipline up, there are others who have dedicated time to this study.) Also, Transmutist is a music junkie. The man downloads and buys music so much that he make a crackhead look clam next to his dealer. His knowledge of music is fairly good and if he does have a particular that someone is looking for (Hip-Hop of course), he will look for it. As a Fresh Out writer, Transmute puts his “stamp of approval on every artist that he writes about, so check out his posts and the artists that he is listening to, hit him up if you want and remember to spell the man’s name right— capital “T”, lower case “r”, “dot”, “space”, capital “A”, capital “N”, capital “S”; the hardest name to spell in Hip-Hop— Tr. ANS. Casper.