Transition, by Zela Margossian Quintet

Transition

by Zela Margossian Quintet

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andrew lorien I imagine a ceasefire as a lull, a quiet time, a moment of peace. But this tune sound like hope, excitement, and the possibility of freedom. Favorite track: Ceasefire.

vfarias It's inventive, good sonic quality and musically very appealing. Kudos Zela!

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Ships from 25 November 2018.

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1.	Transition 03:37	buy track
2.	Ceasefire 05:51	buy track
3.	Triptych: Katil (Drop) 02:20	buy track
4.	Shounch (Breath/Inhale) 03:14	buy track
5.	Artashounch (Exhale) 04:39	buy track
6.	Doumé 06:16	buy track
7.	The Child In Me 07:42	buy track
8.	Mystic Flute: A Version 06:09	buy track
9.	Aleeq (Waves) 08:00	buy track
10.	The Child in Me (alternate take) 08:20	buy track

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Art As Catharsis is proud to announce the release of the Zela Margossian Quintet’s debut album Transition – a richly textured progressive world jazz album with heavy Armenian influences.

Margossian draws influence from an elaborate range of middle-eastern music, resulting in melodies that juggle speed, calculation and experimentation alongside a sometimes soft, windswept mood. Armenian jazz from the likes of Vahagn Hayrapetyan and the Cats, The Armenian Navy Band, traditional Armenian music, the works of Tunisian composer, singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef and Tigran Hamasyan are all listed under Margossian’s main inspirations, taking form in music with a complex sound, shape and technique.

From start to finish, the songs on Transition bear many hidden traits that make it all the more enjoyable. Margossian’s stop-start style of fast, accurate piano, coupled with the quintet’s wild percussion and drumming, soothing clarinet and double bass are all perfectly complemented by a clean, authentic production style – allowing each instrument to breathe and be appreciated to their fullest. With plenty of toe-tapping beats and polyrhythmic interjections, Transition’s successes come from perfectly balancing technical prowess next to a foreign, almost mystic mood.

credits

released November 30, 2018

Zela Margossian: piano
Stuart Vandegraaff: soprano saxophone, clarinet
Adem YIlmaz: percussion
Alexander Inman-Hislop: drum kit

Metin Yilmaz: kaval (on tracks 9 and 10)

Recorded on 29/09/2018 at Free Energy Device Studios
Tracks 9 and 10 recorded at Flat Rock Studios
Recording and mixing engineer: Richard Belkner
Mastering engineer: Michael Lynch

Photography: David Galstyan
Band photo: Aren Gaspar
Artwork: Vahak Paul Janbazian

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Zela Margossian Sydney, Australia

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The Road

Feb 2022
Forecast

Oct 2021
Transition

Nov 2018

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