Glass Museum – “Fans of GoGo Penguin or Mouse On The Keys should enlist” Mojo****

The ultimate modern marriage between the mathematics of electronic music, pure traditional jazz and orchestral arrangements, Belgian instrumental duo Glass Museum are set to release their sophomore album ‘Reykjavik’ on the 24th April via Sdban Ultra.

GLASS MUSEUM ‘REYKJAVIK’ NEW ALBUM RELEASED 24TH APRIL VIA SDBAN ULTRA

Having initially won the opportunity to perform at the Dour Festival, Tournai back in 2016, Glass Museum have picked up a series of awards and distinctions back home in their homeland and they now find themselves dining at the top table of Europe’s contemporary music scene. The international music scene opened itself to the band in 2019, with the duo performing at Elb Jazz 2019 in Hamburg, the legendary Ancienne Belgique in Brussels and the Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavik before finally heading back to the studio enriched and enlightened. Opening with the grandiose album title track ‘Reykjavik’, this virtuoso pairing’s sound effortlessly combines piano with drums, jazz with electronica, and delicacy with dynamism, while new single ‘Abyss’, floats along on wave of melancholy and optimism, where rhythm and melody collide to provide a cinematic experience. Across their second album, Grégoire and Flipo have created their own musical universe to create an authentic musical identity. “We have a much more mature relationship with music than we did before,” confides Flipo.

“We’re not trying to prove something through technique anymore – we want to bring sounds to life.” But the foundational element of Glass Museum’s music is still the duality of the two musicians. “Antoine has this epic side in everything he does, including composition,” considers Grégoire. “He’s also got the skill to translate a more classical tradition in a contemporary way.” On the other hand, Martin “has the ability to adapt to anything,” Flipo says. “There’s a lot more percussion on this album, because we have a very open dialogue between us that allows him to take over any kind of sound.” Sdban Records is an independent record label, obsessed with grooves. Based in Ghent, Belgium, it is home to such artists as Black Flower, TaxiWars, De Beren Gieren and STUFF.

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