Connan Mockasin - Jassbusters

Der neuseeländische Ausnahmekünstler präsentiert sein erstes neues (Konzept-)Album seit fünf Jahren. Jassbusters sind eine Band aus Musiklehrern aus der ebenso fiktiven TV-Serie Bostyn 'n Dobsyn aus der Feder von Connan Mockasin. Nach Kooperationen und Touren mit Künstlern wie James Blake, MGMT, John Cale, Charlotte Gainsbourg und Radiohead und den beiden Solo-Alben Forever Dolphin Love und Caramel wurde Jassbusters mit kompletter Band live eingespielt.



Nothing is ever straightforward with Connan Mockasin, and nothing should ever be straightforward with Monnan Cockasin. This riddled rule has never resonated more than on Jassbusters, Mockasin's third album and first in five years. An unclassifiable, unconventional album that neither picks up from nor abandons the modes of 2013's widely-embraced Caramel or its 2010 predecessor Forever Dolphin Love, Jassbusters foreshadows a five-part melodrama titled Bostyn 'n Dobsyn , directed by and starring Mockasin . Jassbusters soundtracks the unpredictable narrative of the television series in eclectic, electric ways. Whether bending genres for shits n' giggles or collaborating with artists like James Blake (who might just appear on a Jassbusters track), MGMT, John Cale, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Connan Mockasin has always maneuvered in mysterious ways. After touring with the likes of Radiohead and Neil & Liam Finn (Crowded House), the Kiwi R&B surrealist continues assembling a cult around his theater, nay spectacle, of life with Bostyn 'n Dobsyn.


Tracks:
1. Charlotte's Thong
2. Momo's
3. Last Night
4. You Can Do Anything
5. Con Conn Was Impatient
6. B'nD
7. Sexy Man
8. Les Be Honest