AND ABOVE ALL, EP

TRACKLISTING


A1. Steiger - Inverse/Reverse
A2. Stei ger - Berlin Revisited
B1. Steiger - Bachfag
B2. Steiger - You Is You?





INFO


Ghent based pianotrio Steiger have ea rned their place in the ever growing peloton of young Belgian jazz innovators. A s a result, they won the Young Jazztalent price at the 2017 Gent Jazz Festival.& nbsp; With their luscious and rigid grooves in minimalistic framing, they cose t hemselves between SCHNTZL and De Beren Gieren, likewise minded young Beljazzband s that don’t take it so closely with traditions. They play jazz with a roc k’n’roll attitude.
Sdban Ultra is very pleased to present a sam pler of their debut album ‘And Above All’ on a limited 10” vin yl for Record Store Day 2018. This release marks their introduction on Sdban Ult ra, their sophomore album is expected next fall.
‘And Above All&rsquo ; houses both jazz and modern compositions, avant-garde and experimental electro nics. Steiger takes inspiration from jazz and refers to the traditions but equal ly pulls those apart, for example in the chaotic miniature 'Bachfag' and in the intimate 'Inverse/Reverse'. With 'Berlin Revisited' the band clearly chooses electronic instrumentation. It is reminiscent of the electr onic jazz of the noughties: bands like Triosk, Sofa Surfers and Flanger did not so much work towards jazz but used the genre as a stepping stone to dive into th e cosmos. Steiger are launching themselves into infinity on this track with a po unding beat, shrill cymbals, overdriven keys and an unwieldy bass.