COSMIC CLIFFS
Melbourne-based space-jazz collective Mount Kujo has put a devotional amount of time into developing their composition technique, creative process and live repertoire to produce their second full-length offering, Cosmic Cliffs. The results of these efforts are apparent in the way Mount Kujo has become more than just a band to expect riveting orchestration and chaotic dance shows from; it's become a musical fraternity with an ever-developing ideology, working in real time to achieve artistic goals, not unlike other communal projects such as Funkadelic, Pink Floyd or Snarky Puppy.
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MOUNT KUJO I
Jazz survives gracefully into our modern age because of its flexibility as an art form. flows through cultures and adapts with each new reinvention, thriving within or without structure. That’s a perfect metaphor to introduce the sound of Mount Kujo’s first self-titled studio album, the follow up to Live at Bar Oussou. The warm, vintage-analog feel to the album is a great credit to sound engineer Deep Sheth, who took pains to recreate many creative studio ideas from the 70s.
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LIVE AT BAR OUSSOU
A chapter that rages like fire in the history of the international jazz outfit MOUNT KUJO is their momentous residency at the seminal multicultural hub of Melbourne: Bar Oussou. Those lucky enough to have experienced the band at one of those legendary monthly shows would have fond memories of these wild, sweaty nights: MOUNT KUJO, in all their wisdom and curiosity, formulated the perfect concoction for a cathartic Friday night freak out.