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I

by MOORIS

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1.
+ 04:59
2.
++ 02:40
3.
+++ 04:25
4.
++++ 03:10
5.
+++++ 04:17
6.
- 05:24
7.
-- 01:31
8.
--- 03:22
9.
---- 03:10

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'João Almeida (trumpet) and Pedro Melo Alves (drums), two of the most creative and prolific Portuguese jazz musicians of their generation, are MOORIS. Recorded in May 2021, right after the second lockdown in Portugal, “I” shows them freely exploring their instruments of choice but also finding and creating sound with “objects”, as they describe.

Both musicians leave behind familiar ground and use their instruments to create sounds that appear ceremonial or even manifest themselves as rituals. “+” sets the tone, dark, sparse and haunting, and the next four tracks (all on the "positive" side, with “+” added to each title) make use of the freedom proposed by this experiment with the uncanny. The “objects” start appearing, creating movement, confusion and dancing around different genres, from dark metal to industrial.

Flashes of jazz can be heard throughout, particularly on the B side (the "negative" side), with all tracks following the same conceptual logic as the A Side (“-”, “- -”, etc.). The atmosphere is clearer here. João’s trumpet ascends to a new level and creates new concepts in the fourth world realm. In a matter of seconds, it shifts naturally to somewhere else, the dense/dark atmosphere experienced on the A side becomes a distant memory and we are now flowing with the sounds, not trapped in them. A beautiful release after a tense/intense beginning.

After spending the last year constantly listening to “I”, MOORIS' debut still sounds brutal and unforgiving. A rare breed.'

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released November 30, 2023

MOORIS are
João Almeida (trumpet & objects)
Pedro Melo Alves (drums & objects)

All music by MOORIS
Recorded by MOORIS at Ermo do Caos, Porto, Portugal - May 2021
Mixed by Filipe Louro
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork and design by ELLEONOR

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Experimental musician based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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