In Memory Of That Song (RSD 25)

Maja Babyszka, the Polish rising star, has joined forces with British woodwind virtuoso Gilad Atzmon and Greek free improviser legend drummer Nikos Sidirokastritis to create a rare magical mixture of beauty, innovation, and revolutionary spirit. The music brings about a mixture of cultures, nostalgia for natural sound, and acoustic recording.

Gilad Atzmon was born in Israel in 1963 and had his musical training at the Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem (Composition and Jazz). As a multi-instrumentalist, he plays soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flutes. His album Exile was the BBC Jazz Album of the Year in 2003. He has been described by John Lewis in The Guardian as the “hardest-gigging man in British jazz.” A member of the Blockheads, Gilad has also recorded and performed with Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Robert Wyatt, Sinéad O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Nicolas Meier, Dwiki Dharmawan, Koby Israelite, Asaf Sirkis, Saul Rubin, and The Waterboys. In 2014, he recorded with Pink Floyd and is featured on their last album, The Endless River (on the tune “Anisina”).

This, the first of his Aesthetiko releases, was recorded at the world-famous Sierra Studio in Athens and is pressed on 180g white vinyl, packaged in a gatefold sleeve with a 4-colour inner bag. Aesthetiko is a new label that is determined to remind us all why we fell in love with music in the first place.