Ospovat, Sam / Expressive Olympics - Blight Music vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed)
SKU
21-ELP-202578
Sam Ospovat : drums
Matt Mitchell : piano
Raoul Björkenheim : electric guitar
Tim Dahl : fretless electric bass
Olli Hirvonen : electric guitar
Matt Nelson : tenor sax
Nick Lyons : alto sax
“Blight Music, the third album by drummer and composer Sam Ospovat as a bandleader, is an uncompromising statement that bridges the ecstatic freedom of avant-garde improvisation with the rhythmic vitality and melodic tension of the 1970s loft jazz scene. The album doesn't just nod to history--it vibrates with it, reimagining past energies for a chaotic present.
Recorded in a burned-out, graffiti-covered waterfront warehouse in Brooklyn's Bush Terminal, Blight Music captures more than just music. It captures atmosphere. Concrete pillars, soaring 20-foot ceilings, and the industrial remnants of New York's past created a reverberant environment where the city's monumental history, volatile present, and uncertain future all seemed to collide.
That tension lives in every note--raw, alive, unfiltered. The music itself is a high-wire act. It veers between exuberant melodic lines and unrelenting intensity, often suspending time through intricate polyrhythmic layers. Each composition is executed with fiery conviction by a transatlantic supergroup of improvisers--musicians known for their adventurous spirits and distinct voices.
Together, they form a unit that Ospovat has cultivated over several years, with performances across New York and Europe. The group took on a more permanent shape after Ospovat's nearly full-time move to Helsinki in 2022, evolving into a rare ensemble that defies national and stylistic borders.”
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