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Pimp Master [Jazz]
WEBSITE: www.soilpimp.com
Pump up the jazz.
"Fucking crazy Japanese jazz cats".
This is the blow-your-mind, pimp-your-jazz-attitude release. Some called them "Bebop experimental jazz", other the "Beasties of jazz". They say it's 'death jazz'. Jazzmen with tattoos. The truth is: Soil & "Pimp" Sessions are an explosive innovative jazz band without making compromises. Comprised of six musicians: Shacho (agitator, spirit), Tabu Zombie (trumpet), Motoharu (sax), Josei (piano), Akita Goldman (bass) and Midoryn (drums).
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions combine the highest musicianship with the coolest of cool sounds and atmosphere. Their brand of jazz is rough around the edges, unadulterated entertainment and constantly kept at boiling point.
Each member brings his own unique talent and perspective. They originally met at a club event in Tokyo in 2001. The Tokyo club scene was dominated by DJs until Soil & "Pimp" Sessions arrived, breaking the mold as live pioneers. In 2003 they had no commercial recordings available, yet that year, through their reputation alone, were invited to perform at Japan's premier festival, Fuji Rock Festival. It was a defining moment, lapped up by those lucky enough to witness it, hugely praised and one of the major talking points of the entire festival.
After a major record company scramble for their signature, the group signed to Victor Entertainment in 2004 in Japan. Their first mini-album "Pimpin" came out in June, immediately garnering rave reviews, and credited as one of the most influential releases that year. The group defied boundaries and genres, attracting listeners of jazz, club and rock. They performed at the major summer festivals in Japan. At the Asagiri Jam Festival, fellow performers Los Lobos caught their act and were so impressed they invited each member to join them on stage as a soloist in a jam session. This session became a highlight of the festival, a bright spot in the bad weather.
In February 2005, they released their first full album "Pimp Master" in Japan only. The album was soon playlisted on the main FM radio stations, unusually for an instrumental group, and they graced the cover of a poster campaign for Tower Records, the biggest chain of recordstores in Japan.
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions started to gain a reputation outside of Japan. Gilles Peterson played them on his Radio 1 show 'WorldWide' for four weeks. Then Soil & "Pimp" Sessions gained the 'Single Of The Year' and 'Live Performance Act Of The Year' BBC1 'Worldwide' awards. And they received the John Peel 'Play More Jazz' Award. Now Compost signed them for Europe, while Gilles Peterson signed them for the UK on his new label Brownswood.
In 2006, they will once again be performing at some of the major summer festivals including :
- 05.07.06 - N - Kristiansand Quart Festival
- 07.07.06 - DK - Copenhagen Jazz Festival (with Gilles Peterson)
- 08.07.06 - D-Hamburg - tba
- 09.07.06 - D-Berlin - tba
- 12.07.06 - D-Cologne - tba
- 13.07.06 - CH - Montreux Jazz Festival
- 14.07.06 - NL - The Hague North Sea Jazz Festival
- 15.07.06 - F - Montpellier Sete Jazz Festival (with Gilles Peterson)
For more gigs and updates see www.compost-rec.com
Tracklisting:
01. Pimp Master
02. No Taboo
03. Filter
04. Suffocation
05. Stinger
06. Waltz For Goddess
07. Avalanche
08. A Wheel Within A Wheel
09. J.D.F.#
10. Low Life
11. No Matter
12. Mo' Better Blues
13. Wasted Time
14. Master Of Pimp
15. Hirameku Yaiba
(Quelle: PR | Groove Attack, 13.6.2006)
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