Soundcrash are extremely proud to announce that Blue Note Records’ GoGo Penguin will be debuting their new album, A Humdrum Star, at one of the worlds greatest venues, the Royal Albert Hall.
Based in Manchester, Gogo Penguin are a leftfield piano trio made up of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Rob Turner. Their music has been described as acoustic-electronica, but they draw equally on rock, jazz, and glitchy-electronica to create their unique and spellbinding sound.
A favourite among critics, GoGo Penguin’s music has been associated with the likes of Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Massive Attack, and Brian Eno. In September 2014, v2.0 was also shortlisted for the Mercury Prize Album of the Year.
A spectacular band in what is perhaps London’s most iconic venue, this night is truly one of a kind and absolutely unmissable for GoGo Penguin fans.
“Rhapsodic themes and driving grooves” – The Guardian
GoGo Penguin has just dropped their latest single, “Parasite,” off their upcoming album, Everything Is Going to Be OK, out on April 14 via German label XXIM Records. This release features the band’s iconic trio of piano, drums, and bass, highlighting their exceptional ability to blend acoustic instruments with experimental…
Artists: Gogo Penguin
Mancunian ambient-jazz trio GoGo Penguin recently collaborated with Japanese experimental musician and producer Cornelius to release a new version of their single ‘Kora’. The track, which is part of the band’s new LP GGP/RMX (Blue Note Records), is one of the 11 remixes reimagining their 2020’s album GoGo Penguin. …
Artists: Cornelius , Gogo Penguin
The glorious Love Supreme returned to the prime Sussex pastures of Glynde for its seventh year, and what a return it was. With such a startling array of talent on offer, it was a mighty challenge to stay in one spot for too long for fear of missing out elsewhere….
Artists: Alicia Olatuja , Allysha Joy , Chip Wickham , Dj Khalab , Ezra Collective , Gladys Knight , Gogo Penguin , Jimmy Cliff , Joe Armon-Jones , Lauryn Hill , Mahalia , Nubya Garcia , Sampa The Great , Snarky Puppy , Tank And The Bangas , Tenesha The Wordsmith , The Teskey Brothers , Theon Cross , Yakul![Album Review: GoGo Penguin – A Humdrum Star [Blue Note Records; February 2018]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gogo-penguin__1517483127_128.65.101.130-620x620.jpg)
GoGo Penguin is one of those bands that are impossible to define within a genre or a scene. Yet, since their debut in the UK scene with their first album Fanfares, they have come out with their very own signature sound: hearts rooted in jazz and classical training exploring the…
Artists: Gogo Penguin
GoGo Penguin‘s Man Made Object – released on the exalted Blue Note in 2016 – showed merely a peek towards the progressive direction of the trio. The band’s new album, A Humdrum Star serves as a hat tip towards Carl Sagan’s TV series Cosmos, highlighting a phrase which demonstrates just…
Artists: Gogo Penguin
Today, black music is warmth, experimentation, crossbreeding, avant-garde, tradition, and rhythm. Turin’s Jazz Re:Found festival explores these definitions, with a curious and forward thinking vision on music, honouring great names of the past while looking at the most current scenes with a sharp eye and sensitive ear. Spread across seven…
Artists: Dj Khalab , Gilles Peterson , Gogo Penguin , Grandmaster Flash , Tony Allen , Underground Resistance , Yussef Kamaal
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