Tigran tears it up on Nonesuch debut album Mockroot
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Armenian piano sensation Tigran Hamasyan is set to make a dramatic debut for the Nonesuch label with his new album Mockroot, which is set for release on 26 January 2015 and sees him join the label’s roster that includes Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau (and his electronica duo Mehliana) and Pat Metheny.
jpg" alt="" height="260" width="260">Armenian piano sensation Tigran Hamasyan is set to make a dramatic debut for the Nonesuch label with his new album Mockroot, which is set for release on 26 January 2015 and sees him join the label’s roster that includes Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau (and his electronica duo Mehliana) and Pat Metheny. With a growing international fanbase thanks to the success of his pervious album Shadow Theater, which combined Tigran’s strong melodic ideas with a wide range of influences, early listens to Mockroot suggest he’s taken his folkloric roots further into fusion-edged dance and electronic territory.
He’s joined by bassist Sam Minaie and drummer/electronics man Arthur Hnatek on the heavy-grooving set that mashes up thunking Monk-into-fusion jazz-rock riffs with Hamasyan’s vocals floating on top along with vocals from Gayanée Movsisyan on 'The Roads That Bring Me Closer to You' and ‘Song for Melan’ plus Areni Agbabian on ‘Rafik’. His sixth album to date, Mockroot looks set to consolidate his position as one of Europe’s rising piano stars as he continues to tour extensively on the Continent, Russia and the US. The new album features a contrasting set of new material by Hamasyan, as well as his arrangements of traditional Armenian songs, ‘Kars 1’ and ‘Kars 2 (Wounds of the Centuries)’. See teaser trailer for the album below.
– Mike Flynn
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