Electronic music producer Johannes Brecht is getting back to his jazz beginnings on his forthcoming album Disparaître.
After making a name for himself over the last decade as part of the Diynamic Music family, touring alongside acts like Solomun and Stimming, Brecht is now revisiting his origins in jazz with a new experimental album merging electronic and acoustic sounds.
For Disparaître, due out June 28th, Brecht has reunited with his old jazz ensemble featuring Antonio Farris on keys and Matteo Capreoli on acoustic guitar. The trio first came together 15 years ago in Stuttgart, bonding over their shared love of jazz and performing weekly gigs at local venues. Though they went their separate ways for many years, with Brecht becoming an acclaimed electronic artist, something drew him back to reconnect with his former bandmates.
The new song, Call Me Monday
The latest single “Call Me Monday” is a tantalizing preview of the album’s genre-blurring sound. A pulsing techno beat anchors the track, while organic instrumentation dances around it in an improvisatory fashion. The acoustic and electronic elements converse and react to each other, capturing the energy and spontaneity of a live jazz group.
The track is extremely playable live, I can imagine a really energetic set with it – Brecht said about the crossover appeal of “Call Me Monday.”
On Disparaître, Brecht aims to let the music take the spotlight, with the individual personas disappearing into the collaborative ensemble. It’s a departure from his renowned solo work, but also a circular journey back to his jazz roots reinterpreted through the lens of his electronic career.
The inventive merging of acoustic and programmed sounds promises to make Disparaître one of the summer’s most intriguing albums for fans of forward-thinking, genre-defying music.
With “Call Me Monday,” Johannes Brecht is getting the reunion band back together and embarking on an exciting new creative path.
