Jaga Jazzist - Oslo Skyline

[Liiicek]

This song made me cry, couse of such massive beauty inside, incredible

[Dylarck]

Goddess bless you all, holy shit !

[Wujek0Zielarz]

Absounbelievlyamndamazingjustf­antastic!

[kentxx12]

The band features trumpets, trombone, electric guitar, bass, tuba, bass clarinets, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone and a rack of electronics, as well as strong melodies and rhythms. Talk Talk, Soft Machine, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher and Tortoise are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration.

[kentxx12]

he core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars and Martin Horntveth. Martin formed Jaga Jazzist together with Ivar Christian Johansen in 1994 while they still were in their teens, though Johansen later left the group. They are also prominent figures of the Norwegian pop act The National Bank.

[kentxx12]

Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is an experimental jazz band from Norway that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first album, A Livingroom Hush (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002

[kentxx12]

This is what music shall be...Wow...this is fantastic...floating just a head of you...like a dream....Driving a Car and listen to this....Wow ;>)

[AzafreakSM]

Periphery was here!

[cuerty654]

gettin' toasted to this is the best feeling ever.

[BearBronson]

Man, if this is truly what the Oslo Skyline sounds like, why the fuck am I still here in America?!

[HeartnSoul99]

Absolute awesome and 200% open minded music ....."super cross-over" indeed !!!

thanks

[DirdeeD]

This band is frickin' SPECTACULAR

[MARCHBALI]

gue jadi suka neh ama nih grup...

[nissarachmidwiati]

@MARCHBALI btw, lo tau jaga jazzist darimana? cool nih, jarang orang indo yang tau mereka (Y)

[MrSchmell]

You can't possibly dislike this. Want to see these guys live myself, hope they will be in St.Petersburg sometime

[MrBalletproof]

W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L

[oli0880]

love this song, has some real nice compositions, and epic from start to finish which is always good..

[kasperx777]

one second while i clean the wall behind me because that just blew my mind

[TheFeisman]

2:30 moment... epic!

[verdejinha]

@thekwazz Jaga jazzist and explosions in the sky, completly different. Im sure you can use your ears in a more clever way. If you cant, rip them off with your bare hands and eat them

[thekwazz]

@verdejinha awwww somebody is butt hurtttttt. I can compare any two sounds I hear. And I did. So uhh, yeah. That's it.

[COMPACTASS1]

nice song!!! i like!!



[thekwazz]

explosions in the sky who?

[erockerock238]

@thekwazz Are you seriously trying to compare Jaga with Explosions? That is just childish. You're obviously only doing so because they are both instrumental bands. Guess what, there are a lot more instrumental bands out there than just those two... They are completely different genres of music. Just because they both have a lack of a vocalist doesn't automatically mean they should be compared.

[Hex72]

@erockerock238 Unfortunately most people are too narrow minded to avoid generalising like that. Nice to know that some see it more clearly though. :)

[thekwazz]

@Hex72 And unfortunately some people are too elitist to notice everyone around them throwing up in their mouths a little.

[thekwazz]

@erockerock238 I'm just saying, that I think as far as emotional intense melodic instrumental music goes that Jaga blows them out of the water. I think the only childish thing is that you assume I'm automatically bad mouthing them. Stop getting so fucking butt hurt, cry babies.

[hainesworld1]

MAN THAT TUBA PLAYER IS SICK

[motnahpz]

They're skill capped.

[iplaywithnoshoes]

This is at the very end of the music spectrum.

[Harold2825]

Wow Wow Wow!!!!!!! no words for this song, it is just ....wow

[Nightschism]

@blackboykwayne1990 Vibes are :) along with... I'd say Harp, Bagpipes, and Marimba. And possibly Sitar... :) anyway!

Yeah! *virtual high five between vibes players*

And thanks :) I hope I do, too. Honestly, I can put up with some crap if it means I get to play music for the rest of my life

[shannonr]

Superb.

[legendkillermike]

I'm new to the amazing sounds of Jaga Jazzist but so far this is my favorite song of theirs.

[Nightschism]

I see the brass section, yes, but I don't hear brass... many possibly reasons for this:

It's getting lost in Youtube's sound quality.

It blends really well with the overall sound.

They're playing strange, progressive and non-brassy things.

OR.

They're not actual there. It's an illusion created by the other psychedelic sounds... They're INVISIBLE, man!

[stanislavsd]

@Nightschism I'll with the last one, seems most plausible

[modifiedcontent]

@Nightschism, long heavy tuba and trombone notes in that last section!

[Nightschism]

@blackboykwayne1990 VIbraphone for the win! :D

I'm a vibes player in my high school jazz band. Gonna go to college for percussion, if I can

[Mandafars]

Dear Jaga Jazzist, please don't allow your record company to take these videos off YT.

After hearing this, I went to Amazon and ordered "One Armed Bandit" -"Livingroom Hush" and "What We Must"

I would have not herd of Jaga Jazzist without the video here...

[modifiedcontent]

@Mandafars , yes, put the epic Fuji live performance back on YouTube

[kyle603]

this band is like everything good in the world fucked then went to pluto found the best thing there and fuck that too, went around the galaxy and then fucked the sun. those babies got together and then fucked and made JAGA JAZZIST

[Nagsworth]

AWESOME sound! What I wouldn't give to be part of that live experience.

[Qcasanova]

amazing!!!

[azulcazimorado]

i love vibráfono here.

[fleshedipo]

my favorite band

son lo mejor!

[ravenzen]

I am so jaded when it comes to music but this effects me on a whole other level. This band is on another level.

are there any other bands who sound this epic/huge/melodic.

right now i am listening to The dillinger escape plan, The mars volta, Aphex twin, Lupe Fiasco.

Would like to know more awesome Future Jazz

[jeds7800]

You might like Animals as Leaders

[charlesvanl]

@ravenzen Tortoise is somewhat similar to Jaga Jazzist

[FunK0Slap0GB]

they say Tortoise are a big influence n them, so it's no surprise.

[Deflectioneer]

Animals As Leaders, Kayo Dot, Meshuggah.

[Deflectioneer]

Oh, and ofcourse Mastodon.

[bassscape]

Do you know EST? It's a bit of a cliché in the contemporary jazz/rock scene, but nonetheless great music. Check them out, maybe you like it.

[wickedhyperstyler]

@ravenzen Check out Godspeed You! Black Emperor. They're not as jazzy, but just as epic and orchestral in their songs.

[vibealive5]

they make the oslo skyline sound a lot more dramatic than it really is.

brilliant

[josh742]

very nice. the way they intertwine those melodies is incredible.

[bodysnatchers324]

they're just so........ refreshing!

[Foodfast123]

Reminds of Air...

[jesjes21]

i read an article in SPIN a while back about grizzly bear's live show called "they give good church". it talked about their live show by comparing it to a kind of indie-rock church, just great feelings you can't get anywhere else. Yontar fucking nailed it in repect to jaga, but i sould like to add they have the same feel - they give excellent church.

jaga jazzist = all killer, no filler

(sorry to remind you all of sum 41, but i like that term)

[Janekroll]

Attended a Jaga Jazzist concert this summer... first performance with new material for the next album...

It. Was. Epic

[OfficialMaverick]

Such a big sound!

[hiddenmarcovich]

ooooohhh my lord this is just awesome!!!!!!!

[wermin0]

Excelente!! =)

[WNunzioVaiana]

I can appreciate them. Does anybody know if they are DCI trained?

[jibrilbaldhead]

Not sure about all the members but the leaders (and main songwriters) Martin (drums) and Lars (guitar here but also sax, clarinet and other stuff) reportedly have no official training, and in fact were teenagers when the band started recording.

[electronicmess]

absolute perfection

[Jebus495]

Why doesn't this have more views!?

[Arkhejik]

Despite the fact that the band is really crowded, they are perfectly synchronized. and Oslo Skyline is one of my favourites. Good performance...

[textur222]

I really wanna here the new album

[toxjfi]

holy crap new album this fall

you made my night sir

[Keithfuckingmoon]

its awesome!

[khaohz]

marvelous. looking forward for their next tour

[freshflow65]

THEY ARE GREATS!

my favorite,Lars is a genius.

Lou.

[ninja1dalbem]

I don't know how can you say it's jazz. it's completely post-rock, to me.

[erzita]

nu jazz - electronic

[supplyfilms]

post-rock? please tell me a post-rock band that sounds like this

[ninja1dalbem]

it quite reminds me of God Is An Astronaut. But I think a good post-rock band can't be compared with other bands; the name of this genre is mostly about the feeling around, and not about technical descriptions, IMO.

[supplyfilms]

yeah your kinda right. isn't jazz originally about not including feelings? or like, the feeling of not including feelings, well thats what i think its about whatsoever (nevermind). and if thats so, jaga jazzist is i guess leans a bit over to the post-rock genre.

[supplyfilms]

sorry about the english btw, try to understand what i mean :p

[SimenMar]

Try listening to some John Coltrane tunes like Wise One, Naima and his A Love Supreme album and see if you can tell me jazz is not about feelings :)

[Yontar]

jazz is very much about your feelings. improvising at the level most jazz masters do is a very emotional, zen like experience. jazz in general is very zen. it might just be that jazz stresses feelings felt less often for most people. that's how i explain the heavy metal stuff i like to people. it's just addressing a group of feelings we aren't used to feeling when listening to the majority of pop music. i would say jaga jazzist is a nu-jazz band now and a heavily electronic jazz outfit before

[ninja1dalbem]

that's a very interesting way to explain why people listen to music that sometimes isn't so pleasant to the ears at the first time. thanks for sharing!

[SimenMar]

One thing I like about Jaga is the differences in their albums. What We Must, the record Oslo Skyline is on, is just Jaga expressing one of their many different sides, and one more definetely more influenced by post-rock than their other records. But to call Jaga Jazzist a post-rock band doesn't seem right to me, especially if you listen to their other records. If you have Spotify and haven't heard any other jaga records before, I suggest you try.

[DB5tothehive]

This is great!

[panelacosmica]

this is so powerful! ^_^

[juandeghitar]

porco zzzzio...

meravigliosi

[chusestoa]

I have no musical knowledge whatsoever (formaly speaking), yet it doesn't take that much to appretiate greatness like this when you hear it, simply amazing, will definetly add to my collection

**sorry for grammar, english is not my first language

[JAStewart]

there is no greater beauty in the world

[dioabraxas]

Awesome

[modigas]

they are very good , i like them . :D

[Jebus495]

Gah.

3:40-4:10 still gives me chills every time.

[PorkSword909]

bliss!

[leefal]

they should collaborate with 65dayofstatic and make some fucked up jazzorama post rock bonanza.

[FutureBarCode]

Normally I'd say more people ought to hear a band that doesn't receive much mainstream attention in this country. Then I remembered how every time TONS of people get a hold of a good thing it is FUCKING DESTROYED BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION. So i guess Jaga is fine as they are popularity wise :)

[leefal]

You're right. let's just keep them for ourselves.

[Jebus495]

This has effectively lessened my ability to withstand any inferior music... :(

:D

[deabreu]

cry-inducing, jaw-dropping song

[Adachoo88]

Brilliant !!!!!

[bogdandyt]

very nice

[ferrot12]

awsome!

[neoma]

omg

[iamsolace]

this is my favorite song of all time

[Masn00n]

Beautiful.