Yamaha, by Fazer

Yamaha

by Fazer

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freejazzy Take your time and breath. That is what this band's mudic does. Favorite track: Honda.

Frank Hadlich Honda was the first piece from this fantastic album, which I've enjoyed live in Salzburg a few months prior to its release. Again, Fazer showcase how to blend intricate rhythms with dreamy catching melodies to unique groove Jazz l. Favorite track: 22bhp down.

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1.	Foam 05:44	buy track
2.	Apex 05:30	buy track
3.	Honda 03:34	buy track
4.	Rectifier 04:59	buy track
5.	Spirit Runs 03:27	buy track
6.	1999 04:43	buy track
7.	Chrome 04:06	buy track
8.	22bhp down 04:47	buy track

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Munich-based quintet Fazer returns to Squama with their fourth studio album, ‘Yamaha’. After 2022's "Plex", Fazer contemplates the defiance and embrace of expectations, both in the industry and in art at large, on a record that melds indie, jazz and psychedelic rock with humour and depth.
Embracing a DIY approach, Fazer recorded and mixed the record with engineer and friend Noël Riedel at bassist Martin Brugger’s studio in central Munich. Without the pressure of a costly daily rate, the band took plenty of time figuring out the setup and experimenting with sound. Brugger gives an example: “We would spend an afternoon looking for the perfect reverb for the trumpet and ended up using the spooky-sounding staircase next door as an echo chamber.” While all tracks were still recorded live with everyone in the room, there are noticeably more overdubs on ‘Yamaha’ compared to previous records. Acoustic guitars, trombone, Wurlitzer, and assorted percussion add depth and colour to Fazer’s core setup, which MOJO Magazine described as a “tightly coiled, well-oiled machine.”

The album title stems from the artwork, which existed long before any new music was written. “There are obviously a bunch of companies and products named Fazer, and friends would regularly send us photos of a chocolate bar or a motorbike with our name on it. Max Schachtner (of Squama) came up with this draft that was just the logos of Yamaha and Fazer, their line of motorbikes, and it hit so hard that we decided to build the whole release around it.”

Unexpectedly, ‘Yamaha’ doesn’t start off with roaring motors, but quiet ride cymbal strokes that turn into the dark jazz opener ‘Foam.’ It slowly gains traction with the laid-back psychedelic rock piece ‘Apex’ and ‘Honda,’ arguably the catchiest tune on the record, albeit with an extended balearic guitar solo in the middle. The drum grooves of Simon Popp and Sebastian Wolfgruber are largely rooted in the rock vernacular, with latin and african influences from their first three records appearing either subtly or hyperbolically, as in the melancholic Casio keyboard samba ‘Rectifier’. ‘Spirit Runs’ links this record to Fazer’s previous ones in form and style with a two-voice theme and playful solo interplay between Matthias Lindermayr on trumpet and Paul Brändle on guitar. ‘Yamaha’ doesn’t exceed its speed limit until near the end with the full-blown rock hitter ‘Chrome,’ only to cool down right after with the closing track ‘22bhp down.’

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released September 27, 2024

Fazer are Martin Brugger, Matthias Lindermayr, Paul Brändle, Sebastian Wolfgruber and Simon Popp
Recorded by Noël Riedel
Mixed by Noël Riedel, Simon Popp, Martin Brugger
Mastered by Martin Ruch
Creative Direction by Maximilian Schachtner

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discography

Yamaha

Sep 2024
Zugzwang

May 2022
Plex

Jan 2022
Grenadier

Sep 2021
Gahu Dub / Baixo

Feb 2020
Nadi

Apr 2019
Opek

Nov 2018
White Sedan (Glenn Astro & Hodini / Werkha Remix)

Sep 2018
Mara

Mar 2018

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