Jeremy Rose - 2025 - Infinity II

(43:27; Earshift Music)






















Track list:
1. Full Moon 3:28
2. Futures 3:47
3. The Great Wave Off Kanagawa 4:23
4. Resonance 7:03
5. Lexicon Quarter 2:32
6. Perpetual Motion 4:02
7. Impermanence 4:25
8. Ephemeral Dance 2:49
9. Tides 6:21
10. From Now On 4:37

Line-up:
Jeremy Rose - saxophones, clarinets, effects
Novak Manojlovic - keyboard, synthesizers
Ben Carey - synthesizers
Tully Ryan - drums 


Australian artist Jeremy Rose has been an active recording and performing artist for more than 20 years at this point, involved in a number of different projects and bands as well as being an active solo artist. His most recent album is "Infinity II", which was released through the label Earshift Music in the late fall of 2025.

I see from the liner notes that the material on this album was recorded live, and while I do not actually know if this is the case I do get a distinct association towards this being material with at least some improvised traits. Most likely not full on improvisations, but perhaps composed creations with improvised features. For me at least there is a little bit of that free, searching and improvised spirit that is a bit of a constant in the associations department when listening to this production.

This is an experience more than an album as I regard it, with landscapes that flow along with careful alterations rather than developing in exact patterns. Electronic sounds of various kinds are defining aspects of this journey, at times being used as a dominating presence and just about always as a defining one. Occasionally with a little bit of a cosmic flavored undercurrent being present, be it as floating textures, swirling noises or static sounds. 

Rose's saxophones and clarinets adds a more grounded element to these escapades. At some level on some occasions with the feeling of old age tones blending with futuristic elements to create a little bit of a time elusive landscape. I also note that some of the saxophone motifs in particular, alongside some of the tones and moods explored, reminded me ever so slightly of some of the more approachable and inviting landscapes made by an artist such as Jan Garbarek. 

If you enjoy a more atmospheric laden variety of instrumental jazz with a bit of an improvised spirit where electronic sounds and textures are used extensively and in a defining manner, chances are good that you'll find this album to be an intriguing experience. Especially if floating landscapes with an occasional slight cosmic tinge, and compositions that blend inviting and approachable sounds, textures and harmonies is a description that strikes a chord with you. 

Olav M. Björnsen, February 2026

Links:
https://www.jeremyrose.com.au/
https://www.earshift.com/

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