GULLIVER

TRACKLISTING


1 Condor Gruppe - What Could Have Been
2 Condor Gruppe - Galata
3 Condor Gruppe - Rasa
4 Condor Gruppe - Farid5 Condor Gruppe - Rhymes On Our Mind
6 Condor Gruppe - Inside Out
7 Cond or Gruppe - Echo Of Things
8 Condor Gruppe - Leonie Questions Mark?




INFO


'Gulliver', the latest Condor Gruppe album, is a nod to yet another spiritual journey in the band's ever-evolving saga. Rel eased 23rd September via the groove-obsessed Sdban Ultra, the Antwerp-based nine -piece ensemble take you on a hypnotic trip, paying tribute to obscure Italian 7 0s film soundtracks, krautrock and psychedelic grooves. Fuse the melancholy of P ink Floyd, the heroism of Ennio Morricone and the world grooves of GOAT and you get an idea of what Condor Gruppe is.

Always looking to push musical boundaries, Condor Gruppe rely on the adventurous use of their instruments and t heir intriguing musical patter. Melancholic, exotic, surreal, the band's sound i s enriched by instruments including the handpan, Jew's harp, darbouka and tanpur a. Diverse sounds, rhythms and melodies build, exciting the listener whilst alwa ys remaining familiar. From the thunderous, spacious prog rock sounds of 'What C ould Have Been', to the loose, laidback grooves of the mystical 'Farid' and groo vy 'Rhymes On Our Mind', 'Gulliver' is a soundtrack for visits to far-flung plac es and a mesmerizing trip through the band's own record shelves.

Cond or Gruppe released their debut album 'Latituds del Cavall' in 2014 with nine exo tica fuelled songs that echo the sound of an intoxicated ride through the desert . This was followed up in 2016 with 'FROG BOG - A Tribute to Moondog' - an adapt ation of the work of the legendary composer and outsider. Containing six Moondog interpertations, trumpet player Dirk Timmermans, saxophonist Matti Willems and baritone saxophonist Hanne De Backer joined the five original members of Condor Gruppe, with the results a spectacular mix between Moondog's jazzy compositions and Condor Gruppe's dreamy instrumental sound.

Second album proper 'I nterplanetary Travels' (2018) - a nostalgic, melancholic soundtrack - saw the in troduction of the Anoushka Shankar-trained Nicolas Mortelmans on sitar. The titl e hinting at Sun Ra is no coincidence. Condor Gruppe recorded 8 songs that give you the creepy feel of a horror scene, the heroism of the best film scores and t he hypnotizing grooves of jungle tribes.

At this year's Ghent Film Fe stival, Condor Gruppe performed a live version of the score for the dark, hypnot ic, surreal, erotic vampire film 'Daughters of Darkness' (1971), directed by Bel gian cult director Harry Kümel. The score was originally recorded by François de Roubaix, a self-taught musician and jazz enthusiast, and he composed almost a h undred soundtracks, mostly for French films. In 1976, he won a César for best so undtrack with his work on 'Le Vieux Fusil' - awarded posthumously as de Roubaix had passed away just the year before. De Roubaix has always been a great source of inspiration for Condor Gruppe, so they were only too happy to sink their teet h into his scintillating score.