The new album SOLAR FLASH celebrates music from drummer Asaf Sirkis and a stellar line-up consisting of British keyboardist extraordinaire Gary Husband, Scottish bassist Kevin Glasgow, Israeli-born Asaf Sirkis on drums with special guests: Polish vocalist Sylwia Bialas and U.S.A-born guitarist Mark Wingfield.
Expect some haunting ‘outer space’ electro-acoustic sounds with a wide range of dynamics ranging from Erik-Satie-like gentle ballads all the way to high energy electric Prog-jazz-improv and everything in between.
In the words of Mr. Robert Wyatt:
“I’ve known Asaf’s gifts for years, certainly enough to say that as far as I can see, there’s NOTHING he can’t do when he puts his mind to it.
Of course on this innovative record his kit skills just keep expanding but what really gets to me here are his ethereal, haunting compositions, which take the soloists into uncharted territories, guiding them but allowing them freedom to dip and dive through their solos in their own sympathetically idiosyncratic ways.
So this is a remarkable recording which, with its very distinct individual voices, has nevertheless the feel of a single living organism: Quite a combination!”
1. Kinship 06:35
2. Under The Ice 05:44
3. Aquila 05:20
4. Polish Suite, part one 04:06
5. Polish Suite, part two 04:06
6. For Eric 08:57
7. Solar Flash 06:05
8. Polish Suite, part three 04:57
GARY HUSBAND, PIANO, KEYBOARDS
KEVIN GLASGOW, ELECTRIC BASS
ASAF SIRKIS, DRUMS, CROTALES
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
SYLWIA BIALAS, VOCALS (TRACKS 1, 3 & 4)
MARK WINGFIELD, GUITAR (3, 5 & 8)
ALL COMPOSITIONS BY ASAF SIRKIS
© 2021 ASAF SIRKIS
RECORDED AT LA CASAMURADA STUDIOS (SPAIN)
MIXED BY CHRISTOPH REISS (GERMANY)
MASTERED BY ALEX KLEBL AT MARELL MUSIC GROUP (GERMANY)
COVER ARTWORK BY SYLWIA BIALAS
STONEDBIRD PRODUCTIONS ALBUM CREATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOONJUNE RECORDS
SERIAL NUMBER: MJR117
*FOR ERIC IS DEDICATED TO DRUMMER ERIC KAMAU GRAVATT
