Description
Featuring drummer extraordinaireKeith Carlock(Steely Dan, Toto, John Legend, Sting)and multi-instrumentalistJacob Holm-Lupo(White Willow, The Opium Cartel, Donner)as well as up-and-coming guitaristStian Larsenand keyboardistsBrynjar Dambo(White Willow)andBill Bressler, Solstein is a project that melds the groovier side of fusion with elements of prog and funk.
The project was born after Holm-Lupo and Carlock collaborated with legendary guitarist Georg Wadenius on a track for Holm-Lupo’s Donner project. The collaboration worked so well that the pair decided to work together again on a whole album.
Solstein is not your typical 2020s fusion affair. A lot of inspiration has been taken from the funkier, more melodic end of the spectrum, with the band name-droppingThe Crusaders,Idris Muhammed, earlyBob Jamesand 70sHerbie Hancock. Given some of the member’s prog backgrounds, there are also echoes of the jazzier side of prog, likeCamel,Happy the Manand some of theCanterbury scenebands. Holm-Lupo and Carlock’s shared love ofSteely Danalso shines through in a number of tracks.
More than anything, though, Solstein is a playground for the musicians, where everyone was given free reins to do whatever they felt the music needed. If it put a smile on everyone’s face, it was deemed right. The result is an album that is accessible yet adventurous, colourful, groovy and engaging.
More info about Solstein atIs It Jazz? Records.
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