Hooffoot
is a progressive jazz rock band from Malmö, Sweden. The group is led by Par
Hallgren (Sgt Sunshine, Carpet Knights, ØSC, Deathening). The musicians that
make up the rest of the group also play in many local acts like Agusa, Carpet
Knights, Mantric Muse, ØSC). The album features two long instrumental tracks
highly inspired by Italian prog bands like PFM, Il ballet di bronzo.. Side A
starts off with Last flight of the Ratite (18mins) and starts off with a nice
long sax solo by Ida Hallgren and this leads into the next section where there
is some great interaction between the keyboards and guitar players, while the
bass line is leading the way. The middle section with these awesome swirling
keys and cool bass just blew me away! I could continue to describe each
movement in these complicated pieces but let’s just say that the band has amazing
dynamics and fans of Italian 70s prog and jazz will love this. Amazing record
and for sure one of my favorites this year… Fans of Diagonal will like these
guys also. Side 2 starts off pretty mellow and tranced out with some nice flute
and layers of melodies as the track grows. This one also features a bit more horns with
trumpet and sax and at least one theme that sounded really familiar. I should
mention this was recorded 100% analog…. Sounds amazing.. Pressed in only 500
copies on black vinyl in a nice gatefold sleeve.
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