Real live musicians

Good day to you, Sir! I SAID GOOD DAY!
Well, this is a nice surprise. I had no idea this was in the works at all and then BAMF! It's out!

Parov Stelar's name has been mentioned in passing here at TISFWO! before but today he's got his own post with the debut album from The Parov Stelar Trio! Parov has released many (Excellent.) albums under his own name but the Parov Stelar Trio includes musicians who perform with him when he plays live shows. The result is a pretty different sound from Parov's solo work which relies on sampling from old records. Now, Parov's club beats and chopped vocal samples are a backdrop for some awesome saxophone, double bass, piano and drums who all play their own compositions - Rather than samples we have real live musicians and it transforms the Parov Stelar "Sound" into something more lively, energetic and diverse. This feels a lot more like a swing record than an electro record, so I imagine that a few Parov Stelar fans will be disappointed by the new sound - but being a fan of both club music and swing I really dig this one!

Parov also announced a tour a few days prior to this release and last time he played in London his show sold out. This time, of course, I bought my ticket as soon as I could so I'm hoping this is the kind of stuff I'll get to hear at a live show of his. Roll on May 31!