Sun Swells
Corrie Dick
Where his solo debut Impossible Things (2015) had a spiritual, airy quality, Sun Swells attempts jazz with rock power trio instrumentation at its core, and singer-lyricist contributions from...
Sun Swells
Corrie Dick
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Where his solo debut Impossible Things (2015) had a spiritual, airy quality, Sun Swells attempts jazz with rock power trio instrumentation at its core, and singer-lyricist contributions from...
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Corrie Dick, a musician and composer specialising in euphoric, sonically-inventive drumming, is at the rhythmic epicentre of a new era of innovative British jazz. He is lauded for his dynamism, his melodic slant and for his playfully subversive take on style and genre. An artist of prolific and varied output, Corrie has long been an essential component of Laura Jurd’s music including Mercury Prize shortlisted Dinosaur; is a crucial co-pilot in Elliot Galvin Trio and Rob Luft Group; and co-writes music with an abundance of artists including alternative Indie band Ink Line. His 2015 release Impossible Things which skilfully fused Celtic folk and contemporary jazz with new takes on African rhythms culminated in sold out touring and concerts across the UK. Now Corrie resets for an album which further embraces the eclectic whims of a child of the iPod shuffle generation - finding cohesion among disparate elements. Concerning the idea behind Sun Swells, his latest project, Corrie explains: “I wanted to write a jazz album that had rock instrumentation at its core: guitar-bass-drums. Rob Luft (guitar), Tom McCredie (bass) and I have been improvising and writing together for years and years and we’ve forged a sound that is uniquely crunchy yet summery, so I wanted that sound at the centre but decorated with all sorts of elements. I basically wanted to make folk-rock-jazz but treat it how electronic music producer Mura Masa treats his tracks--chucking the whole damn fruit bowl at the thing but somehow keeping space and air in the arrangement and the mix.” The music on Sun Swells is highly unique in a way that is becoming a trademark for the highly gifted artist.
Contents and tracklist
- Corrie Dick, Alice Zawadzki
Awards and reviews
December 2022
Where his solo debut Impossible Things (2015) had a spiritual, airy quality, Sun Swells attempts jazz with rock power trio instrumentation at its core, and singer-lyricist contributions from Marianna Sangita and Dave Malkin, the latter’s rich, woody tone redolent of early 1970s UK folk-rock… The variety is held together by the songwriting, and the individual strengths of Dick’s exceptional band.