Album Notes

Screaming hooligans, evil clowns, bopping curls, wailing ducks, raging mephistopheles’s, oil tanker martinis, four’ed sevens, what was that’s, one note sagas, stuttering idiots, a night in Ethiopia, frothing thrillers, utter chaos’s, retrograded themes, Bulgarian cafes, fragmented fragments, ladles of groove sauce and mouthfuls of Australian grass. Triodia is the unleashing of the Spinifex Orchestra, Karnatic Lab’s wild chamber jazz band. Goes well with brunch.

Tracks:
1. No “What if..” – Oguz Büyükberber 8’57’’
2. metaQ – Tobias Klein 7’59’’
3. Thorny Devil – Gijs Levelt 7’23’’
4. Petroles de Bakou – Tobias Klein 8’11’’
5. Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2 – Ned McGowan 1’33’’
6. Entoto Mountain – Joost Buis 10’53’’
7. Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Spinifex – Ned McGowan 2’04’’
8. Maurice & Michel – Gijs Levelt 5’47’’
9. Goal – Jasper Blom 3’41’’

Band:
Ned McGowan – flute
Gijs Levelt - trumpet
Tobias Klein - reeds
Jasper Blom - reeds
Joost Buis - trombone
Theo van Tol - accordion
Raphael Vanoli - electric guitar
Sean Fasciani - bass
Uli Genenger – drums

The Amsterdam based Spinifex Orchestra displays a wide variety of styles and sounds, never loosing its unique rough and adventurous character. Intense collective improvisation, tight heavy metal, enchanting solos, crazy rhythms, rock and R&B, extreme dynamics, worldly sounds, extended instrumental techniques, intricate arrangements and compositions, are all part of their rich music.

Produced by Gijs Levelt and Tobias Klein
Recording, mix and mastering by Mikel Le Roy at Studio Le Roy, Amsterdam
Editing by Mikel Le Roy, Tobias Klein, Ned McGowan and Theo van Tol
Graphic design by Liluc.com
Photography by Bokkie Vink