Title: Altered States Artist: Emma Quintet Nagy Label: Up Music Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5063720170946 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-10-17 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT
Part dream-dictated, part meticulously crafted. Cerebral but always keeping emotions and moods at the forefront. With their new record Altered States, NEQ ventures deeper into the world of popular song than ever before, yet the music always maintains an edge that will surprise and stimulate the listener. Each of the album's eight tracks showcases a different facet of the band's sound and sensibilities owing to the fact that all bandmembers contributed compositions. Contemporary and traditional influences and modes of expression weave together seamlessly to form NEQ's most ambitious record to date. Nagy Emma Quintet is a highly acclaimed modern jazz band celebrating it's fifth anniversary, known for it's innovative and diverse sound that blends experimental, contemporary, and chamber music elements. With a dynamic lineup of five members, they excel in contrasting styles such as dissonance, improvisation, and raw expression, creating a dreamlike and emotionally charged atmosphere in their performances. Their upcoming fourth album is scheduled for release in autumn 2025, featuring eight new original tracks that showcase their evolving sound and deep artistic connection. The band has performed extensively across Europe, participating in festivals and competitions in countries such as Italy, Poland, Spain, and Slovakia, maintaining a reputation for both experimental exploration and captivating live presence.
Tracks: 1.1 Altered States 1.2 One By One 1.3 My Secret 1.4 Claustrophobic 1.5 If It Comes to That Part 1.6 Displacing Atoms 1.7 It Stays with Me 1.8 Scribes
