Elektragaaz

New York, NY, USA

Headed by enigmatic young Frisian composer, Poppo Redband, and performed by some of the brightest and best talents in the New York metropolitan area, the musical collective Elektragaaz features a mix of instrumental and electronic music combined into compelling soundscapes. The group definitely colors outside the lines and draws on such far-flung influences as classical music, jazz fusion, hip hop, progressive rock, club, techno, pop, dance, film noir, comic strips and video games for inspiration. The recordings to date have been called "masterful and original," "mesmerizing," "ground breaking," "magic," and works of "musical genius." Echoing a general theme, one reviewer opined that "Elektragaaz has reinvigorated and redefined instrumental. Another reviewer has described the Elektragaaz landscape as a successful combination of a variety of genres "ranging from the sizzle of jazz, baroque aromas, the smooth elongated flows of prog-rock, the energy of dance, and the heft of alt-rock."