The Viking in the Wilderness - reviews and news

(31:58; Avenue K Records) Track list: 1. Agadir 5:09 2. Night Vision 4:43 3. Beach Song 3:34 4. Flânerie Brumeuse 6:35 5. Dakar 3:13 6. Prendido 3:49 7. Seventh Life 4:55 Line-up: Itai Kriss - flute, vocals Wayne Tucker - trumpet, flugelhorn Ahmed Alom-Vega - piano Tamir Shmerling - bass, vocals Dan Aran - drums, percussion, vocals Samuel Torres - congas, percussion with: Amos Hoffman - oud, guitars Flautist Itai Kriss originates from Israel but has been based in the US for a number of years at this point from what I understand. In 2018 he launched the band project Telavana, and since then he has released three albums under the moniker Itai Kriss & Telavana. "All Aboard. Vol. 1 Depatrtures" is the most recent of these, and was released through the label Avenue K Records in the early summer of 2024. It is quite the uplifting jazz experience we get with the landscapes explored on this production. A careful but expressive rhythm section sets up a playful foundation in these ...

(45:11; Bornkamp Records) Track list: 1. Pride 7:51 2. Greed 8:15 3. Lust 7:10 4. Wrath 5:15 5. Gluttony 5:13 6. Envy 6:29 7. Sloth 4:58 Line-up: Frank Badenhop - guitars Mirko Gätrje - bass Hanno Kerstand - drums Becky Gaber - vocals with: Gabby Vessoni - vocals Ralf Scheepers - vocals Raphael Mendes - vocals Bobby Ellsworth - vocals Liv Jagrell - vocals Johnny Gioeli - vocals Ally Storch - violin Iago Pedroso - guitars Yiannis Papadopoulos - guitars Michele Dr. Viossy - guitars Alex Rost - guitars Charlie Parra - guitars Dethy Borchardt - guitars Ivan Mihaljevic - guitars Tamas Petro - guitars Juan M. Varona - guitars Julia Kosterova - guitars Andrew Roz - guitars Brian Maillard - guitars Eric Wirsing - guitars Eric Maldonado - guitars Juliana Wilson - guitars Giulia Marta Vallar - guitars German project FB1964 are out with their eighth studio album since this venture started out back in 2010. As has been the case for all of these albums so far, everything revolves around the composi...