What's Real? EP, by JK Group

What's Real? EP

by JK Group

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Handful of Test Pressings of JK Groups 'What's Real?' (SAPE017) in both black & white wax. Proceeds go towards planting trees and reforesting land back to rainforest in Australia. In conjunction with Reforest NOW. You will also receive a digital download of the album.

Signed by Josh Kelly

Sleeves donated by Zenith Records. Test Pressings via Program Records.

Stamp by Luke Ebert

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1.	What's Real? 06:54	buy track
2.	Kempton 07:10	buy track
3.	Overflow 02:01	buy track
4.	Kempton (Phil Stroud Remix) 06:12 video	buy track
5.	Levannah 02:31	buy track

about

JK GROUP IS:

A collective of forward-thinking "jazz" musicians from Australia. We owe our thanks and gratitude to the founding mothers and fathers of the music people call jazz. We respect and continuously study their legacy whilst embracing our current surroundings in making music that honestly reflects our time and space.

THIS RECORD IS:

The second batch of tunes we hit record on, though the sessions could not have been more different to the first. Where The Young Ones was meticulously planned, this recording was made on a whim as the busy touring musicians happened to line up their respective touring schedules at the same time. Many of the songs were just sketches, musical experiments that were leaping off out of the territory of the first record and pushing the sound in a number of different directions at once. Some tunes were still in progress right up until the moment of recording, and one was written on the spot in the studio. There was no focus or talk of outcomes for a future release. As with all experiments, some songs did not make the cut. But the selections that have made it onto this vinyl really capture the magic and spontaneous energy of the session with the musicians in full flight, in sync. We welcome Phil Stroud to the collective to offer up a rework of one of these tracks, and further deepen the dialogue between jazz and electronic music.

THIS MUSIC IS:

Conceived, written, recorded, and printed on land that historically belongs to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge the traditional owners and pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging.

THIS LABEL IS:

Contributing to healing our natural world through planting trees and reforesting land back to rainforest in Australia in conjunction with Reforest NOW.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Maggie, Remy, Kurt, 3070 Collective, Lewis, and the team at Peter Mac

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released October 1, 2021

SAPE017

Josh Kelly - Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Erica Tucceri - Flute (Kempton & Kempton Remix)
James Bowers - Rhodes (What's Real?)
Lewis Moody - Rhodes & Synthesiser
Matt Hayes - Bass
Zeke Ruckman - Drum Kit
Oli Savill - Percussion (Kempton)
Phil Stroud - Production on Kempton Remix

Mixed by Lewis Moody
Produced by Lewis Moody and Josh Kelly
Engineered by Ari Rose and Carl Lindeberg
Mastered by Jack Prest
Artwork and Graphic Design by Luke Ebert

All tracks composed by Josh Kelly (JK Group).
Recorded on October 14 & October 15 at Plug Seven Studios, Collingwood.
Additional tracking at various home studios

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JK Group Melbourne, Australia

Multi-dimensional future-jazz.

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Rising

Oct 2022
What's Real? EP

Oct 2021
What's Real?

Nov 2020
The Young Ones

Apr 2020

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