Stillefelt

A single live recording sliced into six tracks, stillefelt appears to gut itself of rules, such as structure, so as to fixate on mood, and thoughts. Led by Chris Mapp on electric bass, this Birmingham... — Jazzwise, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 17th Apr 2020
Catalogue No: SLR1883
Label: Stoney Lane Records
Length: 40 minutes

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: Opening

Work length7:02

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: A Kind of a Day

Work length5:56

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: Towards a Rusty Future

Work length10:32

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: Quiet Field

Work length7:19

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: Half Life

Work length6:22

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Thomas Seminar Ford, Percy Pursglove, Chris Mapp: Never… Ending

Work length3:20

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Featuring original artwork from artist Tom Tebby, and limited to just 500 copies. Innovative bassist and electronic improviser Chris Mapp releases the debut recording from his new ambient trio stillefelt.

stillefelt - 'quiet field' in Norwegian - hints at its inspiration, with undulating electronic soundscapes blurring the lines between each instrument's voice, but still with their acoustic qualities at its heart, uniting three of Birmingham's most distinct instrumentalists for the first time.

Recorded live in spring 2018, the album uses material composed by Chris as starting points, destinations and waymarks to create free flowing improvised narratives, with liberal guitar effects pedals and audio processing creating sound beds for soaring trumpet and guitar lines over hypnotic grooves.

Having already played the Manchester Jazz Festival and Birmingham Symphony Hall over the last year, stillefelt ended 2019 with a residency at the wonderful Birmingham venue Artefact, with 2020 bringing appearances at the inaugural edition of the Punkt festival in Birmingham, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and various UK dates through the year.

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July 2020

A single live recording sliced into six tracks, stillefelt appears to gut itself of rules, such as structure, so as to fixate on mood, and thoughts. Led by Chris Mapp on electric bass, this Birmingham trio make music as adventurous ambience: improvisation is cleverly anchored by composition and interplay.

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