The Betrayal, by ENEMY

The Betrayal

by ENEMY

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Jonathan Pryor Brief compositions. lots of variety. A stellar effort!

yetibands I have seen the Band recently in the Jazzclub "Bimhuis" in Amsterdam 👍🏻

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1.	Croydon Smash 01:57	buy track
2.	Hollywood Bypass 02:47	buy track
3.	Neglecting Number One 03:46	buy track
4.	Sun 03:07	buy track
5.	Morfar Sixten 04:06	buy track
6.	Fiend 04:11	buy track
7.	Close Up 03:00	buy track
8.	EB 01:41	buy track
9.	Manipulate 02:40	buy track
10.	Liability 02:12	buy track
11.	Croydon Shuffle 03:49	buy track
12.	Army Of Three 02:59	buy track

about

ENEMY, the trio of drummer James Maddren, pianist Kit Downes and bassist Petter Eldh make their We Jazz Records debut with their third album The Betrayal, out 22 September 2023. After their self-titled debut (Edition, 2018) and the follow up (Vermillion, ECM 2022), the explosive yet lyrical trio is seeking new directions with the 12-track new record, arguably their strongest yet.

The Betrayal consists of all original material penned by Downes and Eldh. It's an album of "purposeful contradictions and a shedding of skin", a studio recording recorded within the scope of a single day, edited, produced and mixed by the band themselves. In their own words, the band "doesn't really rehearse, playing a lot live, taking risks, always writing new music, always playing as fresh as possible", and evolving in the process.

Careful listeners will quickly notice how different from Vermillion the new album is. Where once was echo and reverb, is now rhythmic intensity and a more compact sense of sound. The band sounds closer, their movement seems more focused. If ENEMY would have a motto, it would be "no risk, no fun". True to this, The Betrayal has its sudden twists and turns, yet the trio never loses sight of what makes the music theirs. It wouldn't be fair to call them "experimental", at least for the sake of using such a vague word, but they do experiment, having fun while at it. Listen to the three albums in one serving and you'll surely hear many directions in music being suggested, tried out, perfected, thrown out, and taken into processing again. You can also hear it within a single track at times.

While being on the move at all times, they have a real "swing" in their sound, and there's always a bigger idea for the music than just playing it, whatever it might be at any given moment. Their music is natural, and why not, for it's based on long-time collaboration and friendship.

As Kit Downes once said: "Whatever the situation is, I'm always looking forward to meeting up with Petter and James again, discussing everything from W.G. Sebald, to Eels, to Mad Max (Fury Road) to East Croydon."

credits

released September 22, 2023

Kit Downes, piano
Petter Eldh, double bass
James Maddren, drums

2., 4., 7., 8., 10. & 12. composed by Kit Downes
3., 5., 6. & 11. composed by Petter Eldh
1. & 9. composed by ENEMY
Mixed and Produced by ENEMY
Executive producer: Matti Nives
Recorded by Nanni Johansson at Hansa Studios, Berlin, April 2022
Assisted by Frida Claeson Johansson
Mastering by Martin Ruch at Control Room Berlin
Vinyl cut by JSA at Timmion Cutting, Helsinki
Design by Matti Nives

ENEMY LIVE
26.9. Loft, Cologne (DE)
27.9. KM28, Berlin (DE)
28.9. Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL)
17.10. Inkonst, Malmo (SE)
18.10. Dokkhuset, Trondheim (NO)
21.10. BMC Opus Jazz Club, Budapest (HU)
25.10. Cafe Oto, London (UK)
26.10. Eastside Jazz, Birmingham (UK)

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