{"product_id":"krakatau-terra-ignota","title":"Krakatau - Terra Ignota","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\"\u003eElations Recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e presents \u003cem data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"47\"\u003eTerra Ignota\u003c\/em\u003e, the long-awaited new full-length album from elusive Melbourne-based fusion ensemble \u003cstrong data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eKrakatau\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eTerra Ignota\u003c\/em\u003e marks a return and an epochal shift for the group, a deep exploration of possible sonic spaces and a portent of things to come. In the years since 2016’s cosmic jazz-funk-prog-spiritual 12-inch \u003cem data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eTharsis Montes\/Apogean Tide\u003c\/em\u003e, Krakatau have worked on refining their craft as instrumentalists and writers, expanding further into the world of jazz and fusing influences from world folk musics, contemporary jazz and the European post-minimalist music of the 1980s and early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"985\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"662\"\u003eTerra Ignota\u003c\/em\u003e, literally translated as “Unknown Land”, takes its name from the cartographer’s notation for uncharted territory, the blank spaces on maps where knowledge gives way to imagination and speculation, gesturing towards the group’s studio explorations and search for new sonic worlds in the years spent developing the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1206\"\u003eThe results are a diverse yet unified combination of sounds and influences across five tracks that see Krakatau drawing closer to the independent underground “world” jazz scene of the 1980s than anything contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003eThe album opens with the digi-minimalism and fourth-world atmospherics of the title track \u003cem data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003eTerra Ignota\u003c\/em\u003e, a percussion-heavy Latin fusion sound in \u003cem data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eBirds of Passage\u003c\/em\u003e, and melancholic ambient saxophone and synthesiser duo \u003cem data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eIn Memory\u003c\/em\u003e. Three-part epic \u003cem data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1479\"\u003eCosmetic Surgery\u003c\/em\u003e journeys through a long, complex post-minimalist arrangement into Latin fusion and contemporary jazz, followed by the contemplative ECM-styled acoustic quartet closer \u003cem data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003eTrial in Absentia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"2071\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe album features significant contributions from saxophonist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003eRob Vincs\u003c\/strong\u003e, former Victorian College of the Arts head of Jazz and Improvisation and a collaborator with Australian musician \u003cstrong data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1879\"\u003eBrian Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e; layered percussion and wordless vocals from Brazilian percussionist and esteemed songwriter \u003cstrong data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"1989\"\u003eAlcides Neto\u003c\/strong\u003e; and a guest performance from trumpet player \u003cstrong data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2051\"\u003eReuben Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e on the title track.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elations Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58083459105113,"sku":"SDZ-46044","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/a0676590531_10.jpg?v=1779102607","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/krakatau-terra-ignota","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}