Kapok by Kapok

Kapok

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Format: CD
Label: Buzz
UPC: 0608917611229
Catnr: ZZ 76112
Release date: 07 February 2014
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Label
Buzz

UPC
0608917611229

Catalogue number
ZZ 76112

Release date
07 February 2014

"'Kapok makes music that is both new and familiar, but they continueslly move the carpet away under the feet of the listeners""

Jazzism, 16-9-2014

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About the album

For their self-titled second album, Dutch jazz trio Kapok went looking for a space that could provide the right acoustics for their unique sound. They ended up in 13th-century Beverweerd Castle, that once sheltered Napoleon and is now inhabited by ex-art forger Geert-Jan Jansen. He gave the band access to the entire castle, and after installing a mobile studio, Kapok recorded the album in two weeks, surrounded by hundreds of paintings.

In contrast to the spacious, dreamy quality of their debut album Flatlands, Kapok has become an energetic album filled with instrumental songs influenced by roots music, indie rock and free jazz. There is lots of room for improvisation, and the live experience gained by the band over the past two years is constantly in evidence.

Kapok is a young and unusual trio. The band combines elements from very different genres and traditions: the energy and compact form of pop and funk; the grooves and percussion of roots music; the interaction and abstract sounds of free improvisation; and the phrasing and harmonies of jazz.

Using all these elements, Kapok creates music that is new and recognisable at the same time, and keeps pulling the rug out from under the listener's feet.

De op het eerste gezicht vreemde combinatie van drums, gitaar en hoorn, pakt eigenlijk heel harmonieus uit. Dat is volledig de verdienste van degenen die de instrumenten bespelen. De basis wordt gelegd door gitarist Timon Koomen en drummer Remco Menting. Koomen speelt veel akkoorden en baslijnen, zodat er veel ruimte is voor hoornist Morris Kliphuis. Alle drie spelen partijen over en door elkaar, wat soms resulteert in kamerbrede harmonieen, soms in prettige chaos. Er blijft echter altijd genoeg lucht hoorbaar; ze zijn immers maar met z’n drieën. Kapok klinkt modern, mede doordat de mannen het gebruik van effecten (zoals een distortion of een echomachine) niet schuwen. Het is muziek die getrouwd is met de jazz, maar open en bloot flirt met pop, funk en rock. Voor de liefhebber van grenzeloos is Kapok een absolute aanrader. (HF)

Die Suche nach dem richtigen Aufnahme-Ort führte Kapok nach Beverweerd Castle, einem Schloss aus dem 13. Jahrhundert, das einst Napoleon Schutz bot. Sie installierten zwischen Hunderten von Malerein ein mobiles Studio und nahmen innerhalb von zwei Wochen das Album Kapok auf.

Im Gegensatz zu ihrem Debüt Flatlands, das vor allem durch seiner träumerischen Qualitäten überzeugte, ist Kapok nun ein energetisches Album geworden, mit Instrumentalsongs, die von Roots Music, Indie Rock und free Jazz beeinflusst wurden. Hier herrscht viel Raum für Improvisation, was die Live-Performances der Band beweisen.

Kapok ist ein junges und ungewöhnliches Trio. Die Band kombiniert Elemente aus verschiedenen Genres und Traditionen; Energie udn Form aus dem Pop und Funk; Groove und Perkussion aus der Roots Music; Interaktion und die Abstract Sounds der freien Improvisation; Phrasierung und Harmonies des Jazz.

All diese Elemente machen die Musik von Kapok zu etwas Neuem und Wiedererkennbaren zur selben Zeit, und reißt den Hörern dennoch den Boden unter den Füßen weg!

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Kapok

Kapok is a young and unusual trio. The band combines elements from very different genres and traditions: the energy and compact form of pop and funk; the grooves and percussion of roots music; the interaction and abstract sounds of free improvisation; and the phrasing and harmonies of jazz. Even their line up is unusual – there is no bass, the drum kit is one of a kind, and the melody instrument is the French horn. Using all these elements, Kapok creates music that is new and recognisable at the same time, and keeps pulling the rug out from under the listener’s feet. Music that can be tight, energetic and controlled, only to veer suddenly into abstract free improvisation. Their debut album Flatlands was...

Kapok is a young and unusual trio. The band combines elements from very different genres and traditions: the energy and compact form of pop and funk; the grooves and percussion of roots music; the interaction and abstract sounds of free improvisation; and the phrasing and harmonies of jazz.
Even their line up is unusual – there is no bass, the drum kit is one of a kind, and the melody instrument is the French horn.
Using all these elements, Kapok creates music that is new and recognisable at the same time, and keeps pulling the rug out from under the listener’s feet. Music that can be tight, energetic and controlled, only to veer suddenly into abstract free improvisation.
Their debut album Flatlands was widely praised by the Dutch press. The band played close to a hundred concerts since its release, and won the Dutch Jazz Competition in 2013 and the European Jazz Competition in 2013.
In January 2014 the band will release its second album, followed by an international tour.

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'Kapok makes music that is both new and familiar, but they continueslly move the carpet away under the feet of the listeners"
Jazzism, 16-9-2014

His group [Morris Kliphuis] Kapok has its own sound; although it is a trio it sounds orchestral due to the clever new arrangements they play
Draai om je oren, 12-6-2014

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Jazzism, 01-6-2014

**** 4 star review
Dagblad van het noorden, 24-4-2014

it will not be directly to everyone's taste, and certainly not by the 'dusty' jazzers, but I like this free wild music, a cross between jazz, rock and improvisation.
Rootstime, 31-3-2014

Pleasant sounding adventurous music
Jazzbulletin, 18-3-2014

This may have been the jazz highlight of 2014. Such class
Pat-sounds.blogspot, 16-3-2014

Sound innovations in jazz are rare. Kapok, a young Dutch jazz band, has managed to add a surprising new color
De Telegraaf, 15-3-2014

Powerful as an equilateral triangle they shuttle between tight composition and playful improvisation. Accessible and exotic at the same time
Lust for Live, 15-3-2014

The open-mindedness of Kapok is their great strength. They add new dimensions to the contemporary jazz and accomplishing great things with minimal resources.
Jazzenzo, 11-3-2014

The diversity of sounds and sublime collaboration between the three musicians is very worthwhile to attend a concert.
Dichtbij.nl, 24-2-2014

No overproduced piece from three and a half minutes, but a complex compostition with percussion, guitar and horn.
Nieuwe plaat, 20-2-2014

Vaccines are unfortunately not included with the CD, so the kapokkenvirus rücksichtloos becomes master of your body
ab sord, 14-2-2014

With an unusual occupation of horn, guitar and percussion, the trio manages to reach a great brightness and directness.
Het parool, 13-2-2014

This album rumbles in terms of straightness, innovativeness, playfulness and an a improvasing play in many ways.
BN de Stem, 12-2-2014

Kapok put down a tight which is containing sultry jazz songs, as well as experimental and poppy sides. The guitar shows occasionally a rougher and rocking side and the trumpet parts provide a subtle unity on the album.
The post online, 10-2-2014

The band is fresh, exciting and adventurous.
Mixed Grill, 07-2-2014

Three young, talented and enthusiastic musicians who are doing it just a bit different. That's Kapok.
De Limburger, 07-2-2014

This trio is one of the flag bearers for a new extrodinary generation
Limburgs Dagblad, 06-2-2014

****star review: the play is beautifully elegant that gives the compositions a personal timbre. - Gijsbert Kamer, De Volkskrant
De Volkskrant, 05-2-2014

Interview with Remco Menting: "The Taste Of"
NRC Handelsblad, 01-2-2014

Kapok is one of the most original and exciting live bands in the Netherlands!
3voor12.vpro.nl, 01-2-2014

A special CD from a special band, to repeat with enjoyment and hear something new everytime.
Written in Music, 27-1-2014

Kapok defeats all the improvisation borders.
Musicframes, 14-1-2014

Kapok always seems to be looking for adventure and free music, which gives a very strong album.
Jazzism , 10-1-2014

Artikel in Jazzism met tour data en begeleidende tekst
Jazzism , 01-1-2014

The music of Kapok sounds adventurous and accessible at the same time
Nederland Dagblad, 28-12-2013