Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Goldenrod [Audio]

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Album: Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen [ALBUM]
Track: 2 of 13
Title: Goldenrod
Artist: Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen
Label: We Jazz
Cat#: WJLP14
Formats: CD Album/Vinyl LP/Digital
Digital Release: 14th June 2019
Physical Release: 14th June 2019

About This Release:

Helsinki duo Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen present strong body of work on their new LP which updates the sound of an acoustic sax+drums combo in a highly inspiring way. Lassy plays sax, Mäkynen plays drums and handles production duties. Consisting of 13 focused tracks each clocking in at around three minutes, the album's sound ranges from spiritual-tinged free playing all the way to delicious 4/4 groove hard-hitters, showcasing producer "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen's love for electronic music. That being said, the sound here is that of an acoustic jazz band, placed left of the timeline and thinking ahead of what this instrumentation could achieve. The overall sound is warm and inviting, with the various delicious details inspiring repeated listening.
"Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen" is their first LP as a duo, but actually crowns years of collaboration between them - The Five Corners Quintet, Teddy Rok Seven, Jo Stance, Timo Lassy Band: the two friends have been playing together and experimented different forms of collaboration for more than a decade now.
As far as the term "award-winning" goes, here we have two of the latest "Finnish jazz album of the year" winners joining forces and doing what they do best. Both Lassy and Mäkynen are tried and tested stars of the vibrant Finnish jazz scene, and artists who have time and again proven to be highly inventive when moving forward. The new LP "Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen" adds a significant new chapter onto their collaboration, and presents a new formation which will surely be a force to be reckoned with on the live circuit.

Reviews for This Release:

"Incredible record!" - Gilles Peterson (BB6 Worldwide)

"This album is a success. It's creative, interesting, intellectual." - Ian Ward (UK Vibe)

"The two make simple sound simply divine." - Jackson Sinnenberg (Downbeat)

"It's great that you can spin this compact album easily five times in a row. 5/5" - Jemo Kettunen (Keskisuomalainen)

"The album challenges the tradition of jazz on purpose, but always with a clear new vision." - Mikko Meriläinen (Soundi)

"4/5" - Harri Uusitorppa (Helsingin Sanomat)

"Liberty pt.1 features a mantra-like melody almost worthy of Coltrane or David S. Ware." - Phil Freeman (Stereogum)

"On this record, it's instinctive coming from two players very familiar with one another. Great!" - Thom Jurek (Allmusic)

"Beautiful!" - Marcus Rosario (Darker Than Wax / The Lot Radio)

"Killer LP!" - Simon Harrison (Basic Soul Show)