Recorded almost 10 years ago in a desert jam, finally seeing the light of day for the first time this April on Heavy Psych Sounds Records!
Joshua Tree, California, 2010: Brant Bjork has just started to record another solo record. About 4 days into the sessions, the desert rock pioneer decided to abandon the 8 songs he was working on, and told his long time friend and engineer, Tony Mason, to start rolling tape and Brant proceeded to play drums in his natural improv style. After multiple drum track performances were recorded, Brant started layering guitars, bass and percussion in the same improvisational spirit. The former Fu-Manchu and Kyuss-legend essentially decided to jam by himself and for the rest of his scheduled sessions. When the recording session had come to an end, Brant put the 8 unfinished tracks on the shelf as well as his "solo jam session" tracks. “I was much more content with the "jam" tracks as it was a creative release that was needed at that time.“ he says. “I decided to call the collective tracks, Jacoozzi. At the time, it reminded me of the feeling of my first solo recording sessions for my first solo release, Jalamanta....only more "free".“
At that time in 2010, Brant had no formal plans to release any of the music from those sessions....'Jacoozzi' included. Almost a decade later, Heavy Psych Sounds Records is proud to finally release this very special trip of a Brant Bjork jam, due out April 5th! “After 9 years in the waiting, it's nice to finally have this recording I call Jacoozzi released.“ Brant Bjork comments. “I feel that the fans of my work will enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed performing and recording it.”
Today Brant Bjork is sharing with us the smooth track 'Black & White Wonderland', taken from his upcoming instrumental solo masterpiece, just exclusively premiered with More Fuzz and Classic Rock Magazin! Listen
Jacoozzi track list:
1. Can't Out Run The Sun
2. Guerrilla Funk
3. Mexico City Blues
4. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
5. Black & White Wonderland
6. Oui
7. Mixed Nuts
8. Lost In Race
9. Polarized
10. Do You Love Your World?
'Jacoozzi' belongs to every well-sorted Brant Bjork and desert rock record collection, and will not only please fans of his early work such as the pathbreaking 'Jalamanta' album, the pre-order is now available at the HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS store and in the following album formats:
- Test Press Vinyl
- LTD Clear Green Vinyl
- Orange Vinyl
- Transparent Splatter Orange / Red / Yellow Vinyl
- Black Vinyl
- Digipak
Being the king of the road, Brant Bjork has just announced a bunch of summer tour dates! Make sure to catch the Godfather of psychedelic funk rock live at the following dates, with very special guest Sean Wheeler:
- 25.05.19 US – Stoned And Dusted / Pappy & Harriet's, California (w/ Melvins, Fu Manchu + more)
- 19.06.19 DE – Nürnberg / Hirsch
- 20.06.19 DE – Netphen / Freak Valley Festival
- 21.06.19 NL – Nijmegen / Doornroosje
- 22.06.19 UK – Eridge Park / Black Deer Festival
- 23.06.19 BE – Izel / Fete De La Musique Festival
- 24.06.19 DE – Aachen / Musikbunker
- 25.06.19 DE – Darmstadt / Centralstation
- 26.06.19 DE – Hannover / Musikzentrum
- 27.06.19 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
- 28.06.19 CH – Düdingen / Bad Bonn
- 29.06.19 AT – Salzburg / Rockhouse
- 30.06.19 GR – Korinthos / Under The Sun Festival
- 02.07.19 GR – Thessaloniki / Eightball Club
- 03.07.19 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest