Norwegian person constructs unbelievably graceful instrumental
Not, sadly, a cover of Steve Miller's 1974 classic (don't front - those bluegrass harmonies are the bomb!), but still high quality. Horntveth is the man behind
Jaga Jazzist, a ten-piece outfit who have radically retooled - gulp - jazz, and come up with something a little more experimental. He's also written for psycho-metallers Turbonegro, so you can imagine it's not quite Acker Bilk we're dealing with here. 'The Joker', though, is in a universe all of its own, touching on ocean-deep electronica, groovy string quartets, minimalist jungle and tropicalia. Four Tet have turned in their best remix in about three years, too - a jumble of spliced beats trimmed down to tiny shards, seemingly by some monomaniacal lunatic with some dangerous fucking scissors - so it's all good.
Rob Fitzpatrick
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