Mockroot

by Tigran Hamasyan

Mockroot cover art

Operating heavily in an electro-acoustic trio format, the Armenian pianist brilliantly weaves complex, heavy metal-inspired rhythmic structures into virtuosic contemporary jazz. The album draws deeply on traditional Armenian folk melodies, utilizing intense odd-meter time signatures and beatboxing alongside furious piano improvisations. It is a stunning display of rhythmic intensity and cultural integration.

Genres

  • Jazz Fusion
  • Avant-Garde Jazz

Tracklist

  1. To Love
  2. Song for Melan and Rafik
  3. Kars 1
  4. Double-Faced
  5. The Roads That Bring Me Closer to You
  6. Lilac
  7. Entertain Me
  8. The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq
  9. Kars 2 (Wounds of the Centuries)
  10. To Negate
  11. The Grid
  12. Out of the Grid