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Atlajala Land
| Label | Heavenhotel – HH1504Rat Records – RAT032 |
| Format | CD, Album |
| Barcode | 3481574767785 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Released | 02 May 2015 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Avant-garde Jazz, Free Improvisation |
Up until the year 2010 guitar hero Elko Blijweert and saxophone virtuoso Frans Van Isacker brought jazz music to the rocking masses as key members of Franco Saint De Bakker. Now they have joined forces again to bring us "Atlajala Land", a voyage through time and space that takes the listener from avant-garde free jazz over melancholic melodies to the sensual sounds of a late-night make-out session in an abandoned castle. What better way to present this wide-ranging musical collaboration to the people than by a unique joint venture between Teun Verbruggen's avant-jazz label Rat Records and Rudy Trouve's all-encompassing Heaven Hotel collective? Musical references include Brian Eno, Richard Thompson, Jackie Mc Lean, Boredoms, Bach and Beethoven. However, whimsical titles such as "A Welcome Sandwich For The Dancing Bear" and "Making Out At Chourouk's Castle" tell us more about the singular sounds Blijweert and Van Isacker bring us than mere name-dropping ever could.
| 1 | Silver Gates (Opening) | 0:15 |
| 2 | United Rivers Of Atlajala Land | 2:40 |
| 3 | A Welcome Sandwich For The Dancing Bear | 3:57 |
| 4 | Baron Vaillant Conduit | 1:28 |
| 5 | Land Of Atlajala | 2:25 |
| 6 | Giant's Corner | 3:55 |
| 7 | Celestial Promise | 1:32 |
| 8 | Arc Of Blackness | 6:52 |
| 9 | On Left Bank Bridge | 3:50 |
| 10 | Making Out At Chourouk's Castle | 0:45 |
| 11 | Two Flags Waving At The Border | 2:15 |
| 12 | Melody For Atlajala | 5:24 |
| 13 | Blue Cabin In The Red Woods (Final) | 1:58 |
Alto Saxophone, Composed By – Frans Van Isacker
Artwork – Dennis Tyfus
Composed By, Electric Guitar, Mixed By [Additional], Recorded By [Additional] – Elko Blijweert
Layout – Jef Cuypers
Mastered By – Uwe Teichert
Mixed By, Recorded By – Joris Caluwaerts
Photography By – Mark Rietveld
Artwork – Dennis Tyfus
Composed By, Electric Guitar, Mixed By [Additional], Recorded By [Additional] – Elko Blijweert
Layout – Jef Cuypers
Mastered By – Uwe Teichert
Mixed By, Recorded By – Joris Caluwaerts
Photography By – Mark Rietveld
Recording, mixing and supervision by Joris Caluwaerts at Finster.
Additional recording and mixing (Giant's Corner and Making Out) by Elko Blijweert at Studio Naast De Colruyt.
Additional recording and mixing (Giant's Corner and Making Out) by Elko Blijweert at Studio Naast De Colruyt.