Kubrick

Sometimes I feel like the continent of Australia has their own little treasure chest of musical acts that they keep locked away in their room and don't tell anyone about. You don't hear about bands from there all that often, I think the last famous group from down under was Midnight Oil. And look at them now. Maybe that's why they don't tell us about any of their bands. Well Kubrick is nothing like Midnight Oil.
Kubrick is a free jazz trio from Adelaide, Australia, a music scene that much like the Canadian scene we've become accustomed to the past few years, is a scene of numerous musicians alternating between various collectives and outfits, recording here, gigging there, late night jamming over there. But I've come to appreciate Kubrick more for their take on the genre, working more within an atmospheric kinda of plane rather than the typical straight jazz effects. Why be dull? Interweaving these smooth grooves with some complex guitar noodling and the easy-does-it percussion makes for quite the fluid and soothing listen, not one that's gonna make them an immediate hit in America like Midnight Oil, but with a beloved name like Kubrick, we're not gonna ignore them for long.

How 'bout a little Wednesday morning jazz?:
Kubrick - Dead Arm
Kubrick - Aldershot
Kubrick - Winton

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