Chessie / Contriva - Black Jacket 2xLP

limited to 300 “Black Jacket” is a love letter between two bands separated by continents but united by mutual admiration. Contriva, of Berlin, and Chessie of Washington, DC, first came together in 2001 when sharing a stage, sparking a deep connection over their respective takes on textural, emotive, and mostly instrumental music that merges post-rock, ambient, and experimental elements into unique visions. Fast forward two decades and many trips to their respective studios and we now have “Black Jacket”, a double LP of musical alchemy that builds upon the expressionistic, idiosyncratic sounds of these two groups. A new classic that proves far greater than the sum of its parts.

Tracklist

1. A1. Take me To Hiddensee
2. A2. Magenta
3. A3. Vermilion
4. B1. Cabina A
5. B2. Hellblau
6. B3. Point No Point
7. C1. Brunswick Green
8. C2. Lunar White
9. C3. Capital Traction
10. D1. Celadon
11. D2. Dalecarlia
12. D3. Fugitive