Defeat

by Fire!

Defeat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 February 2021
  • Label: Rune Grammofon
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 36:14
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Rune Grammofon

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Swedish experimental jazz trio鈥攃onsisting of Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling, and Andreas Werliin鈥攄elivered a masterful demonstration of tension and slow-building release. Returning to their core trio format after a large ensemble project, the album relies on incredibly heavy, repetitive bass grooves paired with sparse flute and baritone saxophone bursts. It captures a deeply moody, brooding atmosphere that slowly boils over into fiery free-jazz improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, repetitive, avant-garde, atmospheric, melodic, experimental, saxophone, distorted

Tracklist

  1. A Random Belt. Rats You Out. (9:03)
  2. Each Millimeter Of The Toad, Part 1 (4:51)
  3. Each Millimeter Of The Toad, Part 2 (5:38)
  4. Defeat (Only Further Apart) (6:45)
  5. Alien (To My Feet) (9:56)

Credits

  • Johan Berthling - composed by [compositions by], electric bass
  • Mats Gustafsson - composed by [compositions by], flute, baritone saxophone [baritone sax], electronics [live electronics]
  • Mats 脛leklint - featuring [with], trombone, sousaphone, arranged by [horn arrangements]
  • Goran Kajfes - featuring [with], trumpet [quartertone trumpet]

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