Prins Thomas Remixes Jaga Jazzist's 'Spiral Era' Ahead of Their 'Pyramid' LP

(Cover photo credit to Anthony P Huus)

The Label Brainfeeder is bringing us more goodness on August 7th with the release of Jaga Jazzist's album Pyramid.

But we've got an exciting development ahead of the album, since "Norwegian king of the disco" Prins Thomas  has done a remix of “Spiral Era” off the new album.

The partnership has taken "the groovy track skywards to the stars, conjuring a cosmic rework that unravels over a cool 11 mins and 17 secs."

Pyramid is Jaga Jazzist’s first self-produced album since most of their records are produced by their close collaborator, Jørgen Træen. According to Martin, this meant a lot more voices involved and some exploration: “It was hard but felt natural to do ourselves, as five of us are producers and make records for a living."

The album's title, Pyramid refers to the "building blocks which make up a pyramid", and how each of the four tracks and their parts fit together.

“Tomita” is a nod to Japanese composer and synth player Isao Tomita, and “The Shrine” alludes to Fela Kuti’s Lagos venue.

Lars says, “I felt that this album is a small symphony, each part containing its own rooms to explore.”

Here's a little more info about Jaga Jazzist:

"The youngest of three siblings who started Jaga Jazzist in 1994 in the small town of Tønsburg when he was just 14, Lars Horntveth has gradually emerged as Jaga's primary compositional voice. Lars, brother Martin, and sister Line all demonstrated a strong-willed distaste for orthodoxy - an early reason why Jaga sounds unlike any other band in any scene.

All bandleaders, producers, engineers, and/or busy session musicians, Jaga's members have always been at the heart of Norway's disproportionately large and vibrant music scene. All the more remarkable, then, that five of its current eight members remain from its early days, with Even Ormestad and Andreas Mjøs still here alongside the Horntveth siblings.

The group’s desire to evolve, experiment and improvise matches that of their new label home Brainfeeder, itself a beacon for musical fusion and hybridity, and heralds the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Jaga Jazzist."