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Tønsberg, Oslo, Norway (1994 – present)

Jaga Jazzist is an experimental band from Tønsberg, Norway, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first official album, A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars Horntveth and Martin Horntveth. Martin formed Jaga Jazzist together with Ivar Christian Johansen in 1994 while they still were in their teens. Johansen later left the group to start other projects like Ravi (hip hop). The Horntveth brothers are also prominent figures of the Norwegian pop act The National Bank, besides solo projects.

The band feature trumpets, trombone, electric guitar, bass, tuba, bass clarinets, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone and a rack of electronics, as well as strong melodies and rhythms. Talk Talk, Soft Machine, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher and Tortoise are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration. Jaga Jazzist is widely considered to be one of the premier acts of the so-called movement of Scandinavia.

Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, http://www.jagajazzist.com.
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  • isaacashe

    There's a free Jaga Jazzist track on my blog's compilation album, free to download here - http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/soundadvice/2012/04/download-sound-advices-free-co.html You're welcome!

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    not bad

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    <3 <3

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    ;D

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  • NoobOvHell

    Check out my NEW EP "DRIFTING AWAY" (Lounge/ChillOut/Jazz), out for FREE DOWNLOAD @ http://tinyurl.com/7rto4gy and http://www.lastfm.de/music/jimenes ! Have a nice day!

    January 2012

  • 1nnervision

    take what we must for example. the entire middle of the album is just jazz clutter that either bores or tries to do too much. it's never a middle ground. yea let's add the random shouting horns, irritating guitar wankery, ooo that wah wah effect too and do it all together all full blast because we're an experimental band. make music. not noise. only a few bands like boredoms can get away with that shit and even then most of it sucks. besides, these guys are so good when they're actually on (ie 3:27 of I Have A Ghost Now What?)

    January 2012

  • 1nnervision

    so hit and miss. sometimes i love them other times i just want a song to die because it goes no where and turns into a cacophonous orchestral orgy.

    January 2012
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