{"title":"Djinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eDjinn project was founded by Vintras in 1999, as an act of detachment from ones social life and the pathetic rules which it can invite. Sounds reflecting into the vision of their creation of a world inhabited by his own assassins. The only solution to an already too widespread illness. Silence and loneliness, the only sources of survival. Suicide, the emergency door for few people. The first steps of [a=Djinn] are named \"Ritual\". They take shape in a 5 tracks demo tape. Between 2001-2002 Vintras is noticed by [a=Marco Corbelli] alias [a=Atrax Morgue], who ultimately funded his first chapter entitled, \"[r=714417]\", under his label ([l=Slaughter Productions]). In 2002 Vintras self-produces a 3\" mini cd called \"Multiple Personality Distorted\" containing 3 tracks. In 2003 he gives to birth the second chapter \"[r=649277]\" still under [l=Slaughter Productions]. In 2004 the third chapter turned out to be prophetic with the title \"[r=714112]\" closing the collaboration with Slaughter. For the first time it includes a cover of a project that Vintras always appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"transmission","title":"Transmission","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot unlike the supernatural deities from which they take their name, Djinn - the Swedish collective featuring members of Hills and Goat in their ranks - have proven themselves a potent and mysterious force. Their first release for Rocket Recordings was a portrait of open-minded explorers foraying into the realms of free and cosmic jazz, but never overly reverential or in thrall to their own influences.\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the ‘Avant De Servir’ tape which was released on Swedish label Zeon Light last year, \u003ci\u003eTransmission\u003c\/i\u003e is a still more intrepid step into new terrain for Djinn - the mantric rhythms are hypnotic here, the freeform extrapolations hit new peaks of vivid abandon, and the moments of calm are blissfully meditative. Yet their sound palette extends into refreshing collisions of intent and metaphysical intensity that echo across the psychic landscapes of Sunburned Hand Of The Man-style freak-folk, as well as the polylingual fusion of jazz, European and Asian music that Don Cherry essayed on 1969’s \u003ci\u003eEternal Rhythm\u003c\/i\u003e and 1973’s \u003ci\u003eOrganic Music Society.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst these intoxicating and richly eclectic soundworlds, the band are just as comfortable invoking Popol Vuh (as on the mellotronabetted title track) Art Ensemble Of Chicago and the lineage of Swedish underground music that found epiphanies in the radical folk-psych of Arbete Och Fritid whilst also sounding - crucially - like no-one but themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor all the far-reaching explorations of altered states by which Djinn set out their stall, this collection of mystical headspaces - in all its fearless and feral glory - is proof positive that the band’s journey has only just begun. This transmission is set to ring out across dimensions unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album, which is limited to 400 copies on colour vinyl comes with a download code that also contains as a bonus their 2020 ‘Avant De Servir EP’ that was originally released on cassette via Swedish label Zeon Light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocket Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50502119293259,"sku":"1149256","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d563c5b6-3eca-4453-b227-ea7f3d550dfd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727788673"},{"product_id":"djinn","title":"Djinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeither inherently good nor evil, the Djinn have been heralded in Arab culture since the Pre-Islamic period, located somewhere on a spiritual plane between humanity and the realm of deities. A mysterious force, their influence -essential between angel and demon -has subsequently extended to mythos, religious belief and folklore far and wide, from the malevolent spirits that originally haunted deserts and inspired poets to the archetypal Western genie in a bottle. Yet also, the Djinn’s name has been interpreted as meaning “beings that are concealed from the senses”. This makes the word a fitting moniker for an album which, despite being shrouded in mystery, manifests an unknowable yet intense spiritual force. Their first release -also the first ‘proper’ jazz record to see released on Rocket Recordings-is manifested as equal parts hidden and otherworldly influence. Formed by the talented musicians of Swedish bands Hills and Goat, Djinn foray into numerous quarters on a far-reaching metaphysical quest lasting the course of this record. It’s a psychic travelogue which frequently encompasses full-throttle free jazz -as in the blistering \u003ci\u003eMy Bank Account\u003c\/i\u003e, with its echoes of the transcendent extrapolations of Albert Ayler, and the more loose \u003ci\u003eAlgäbannem\u003c\/i\u003e, which nods to the demolition derby that John Coltrane and drummer Rashied Aliengaged in via \u003ci\u003eInterstellar Space\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet this is an album of a wild and wilful variety of textures and headspaces -whether entering into astral jazz or new age ambience akin to the later devotional work of Alice Coltrane, as on \u003ci\u003eLe Jardin DeLa Morte\u003c\/i\u003e, or entering into Don Cherry-style small-hours auras as on the reflective and hallucinatory thumb-piano-assisted bliss of \u003ci\u003eFiskehamm Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, all excursions into the unknown are marked by potency of delivery and singularity of intent. Titles such as \u003ci\u003eDjinn and Djuice\u003c\/i\u003e might make the listener suspect that a certain levity is present here, yet such self-deprecating tones are entirely belied by the modus operandi of creators who engage with a rare sensitivity and sensuousness in their playing -nodding to the traditions and stylistics of the records they love whilst using them as a springboard into dimensions unknown. It’s a record made with deftness and restraint where necessary, yet also one unafraid to jump in the deep end in search of rich atmospheres and intoxicating soundscapes. “The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper” -thus once remarked Bertrand Russell, he whose very name is bastardised by Djinn to moniker the drifting, hallucinatory \u003ci\u003eRertland Bussels\u003c\/i\u003e. A mighty array of such things on offer within these eight tracks, amidst a soundworld that any intrepid psychic explorer should be delighted to sharpen their wits for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Limited Ice Coloured Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocket Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50508460818763,"sku":"1061918","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a144df98-976e-423b-806c-26d3bb366e81_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727859026"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_28f908c1_thumbnail_4096_a49bcf7e-790b-4181-8e7d-8bfffe030834.jpg?v=1727788651","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/djinn.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}