THE NEW LADY LLAMA

TRACKLISTING


1 Steiger - Mazurka de la Muerte
2 Ste iger - Lambda
3 Steiger - Just a Rite
4 Steiger - Slivovitsj
5 Steiger - (I cannot hear what you say) for the thunder that you are
6 Steiger - Sun D og
7 Steiger - The New Lady Llama
8 Steiger - The Happiest Thought of my L ife
9 Steiger - Absolution of a French Fry





INFO


Gent three-piece Steiger are set to release new album 'The New Lady Llama' on the 9th April via groove-obsessed label Sdban Ultra.

A 21st century piano trio who continue to exemplify the spirit of exploration in their sound, if the critically acclaimed albums 'And Above All' (2017) and 'Give Spac e' (2018) prove anything, is that Steiger is not just a band, but a continuous w ork-in-progress.

On 'The New Lady Llama', Gilles Vandecaveye-Pinoy (k eyboards), Kobe Boon (bass) and Simon Raman (drums) eagerly explore the outer ma rgins of jazz and dive into other universes (contemporary music, electronica, po p, free improvisation), yet remain faithful to the genre's long-standing core pr inciple; that of a flexible transformation.

Winners of the 2017 Gent Jazz Festivals' Jazztalent award, Steiger were one of twelve acts asked to perfo rm at the prestigious 12 Points Festival in Dublin in 2018 and recent residencie s at Vooruit (Ghent), Flagey (Brussels) and deSingel (Antwerp) have allowed the band the opportunity to incorporate new ideas into the music including prepared piano, harpsichord and synths. Collaborating with Australian contemporary electr onic and avant garde composer Joe Talia (Oren Ambarchi, Jim O'Rourke), Talia was granted the freedom to remodel/remix the material that the band designed during their residencies. The end result: an electro-acoustic exploration that blurs b oundaries.

'The New Lady Llama' is the next step in Steiger's fascina ting evolution as the trio continue its path of renewal and enterprise. Tracks l ike new single 'Lambda' display a stronger emphasis on sound exploration. Steige r are not afraid to experiment with off-kilter sounds and atmospheres as they se ek to explore unfamiliar territory.

Striking is also the increased us e of contrasts. The music keeps construction and deconstruction, form and abstra ction, in a remarkable balance. 'Just A Rite' for example is full of rapid twist s and turns taking something straightforward and turning it on its head with stu nning results. Elsewhere, 'Sun Dog' and 'Absolution of a French Fry' muddy the c onfines of the organic and the electronic resulting in something deeply cohesive and compelling.