A blend of electronic jazz infused with diverse musical influences
CORE Records is delighted to present ‘Equinox’, the first track of the debut album from the Johannes Brecht Trio, recorded at Brewery Studios in Berlin. This album, a blend of electronic jazz infused with diverse musical influences, is a culmination of Johannes Brecht's innovative vision, brought to life with the collaboration of talented musicians. Johannes wanted to disappear from the scene in a metaphysical way and let the idea of a jazz trio rise as to replace him as a pure solo artist. Having found two magnificent jazz players that recorded the entire album with him, Antonio Farris and Matteo Capreoli are completing the trio.
Johannes Brecht: “With my trio, I'm starting something new, a new project with a debut album, but I'm also returning to my musical roots. I have always played together with other musicians, be it in classical chamber music or later in jazz in various ensembles. I am happy and grateful to be able to bring everything back together.”
The haunting ‘Equinox’ showcases the trio's ability to conjure a sound that is both ethereal and grounded, with the Fender Rhodes once again taking center stage. An equilibrium and melodic moment in the journey of the album, where shadow equals sun. Johannes Brecht's evolution as an artist is evident in this work, which promises to captivate and inspire audiences with its immersive atmosphere.
About CORE Records
CORE Records is a brand-new boutique record label and dedicated music division within Tomorrowland, founded in May 2023 and deeply rooted in the musical DNA of CORE Festival in Brussels as well as the iconic CORE stage at Tomorrowland, working in partnerships with Virgin Music/Universal Music Group. CORE Records is crossing genres, cultures, and boundaries, releasing cutting edge records, boosting rising personalities and telling original and authentic stories. Innovative, forward-thinking and genre-bending, CORE Records works closely together with artists to support them in all their recording and release activities and aiming to introduce music fans around the world to the most exciting and eclectic projects in music.
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About Johannes Brecht
It is merely impossible to not call electronic producer and live act Johannes Brecht a “real musician”.
His childhood and adolescence is deeply rooted in classical music; countless first prizes in national competitions followed by stellar university degrees as Jazz bass player and pianist seemed to have forecast his fate as instrumentalist pretty clearly. But, as usual when you make plans, suddenly life happens.
In his case it’s the love for electronic music, which he discovered in 2013 – and which luckily threw all his previous plans overboard. For then, as Jazz and classical music moved way into the background, the electronic music artist Johannes Brecht was born.
First EPs on Mule Musiq, Pokerflat Recordings and Sunday Music were followed by collaborations with Stimming and Henrik Schwarz as well as multiple releases on Solomun’s label Diynamic Music.
Most notably was the elegiacally light track “Voix Grave” from 2016, which hit #1 in Beatport’s “Deep House” chart. Its successor “Page Blanche” found its way into the computer game giant “Grand Theft Auto V”.
Johannes Brecht prefers to keep his private life to himself, while his music he loves to present on all sorts of stages. Be it in a flowstone cave, devoid of all audience, for the French live streaming pioneers Cercle
or on the legendary “Turmbühne” of Fusion Festival in Germany in front of 20.000 people. His music remains the same – the electronic oeuvre never fully conceals his classical roots.
The good thing is that his string and wind arrangements are able to do much more than they were back in the days, and that is to make people dance. Some journalists refer to it as “Chamber Techno”, he just calls it “my music”.
From his native Stuttgart out into the whole world he now tours with his live set: from Exit Festival in Serbia to Tomorrowland in Belgium, from underground clubs like Trouw in Amsterdam or KaterBlau in Berlin, Cityfox events in New York City, to extensive North and South America tours. For the live act Johannes Brecht has found a home in the world of electronic music.
His affair with the piano he expresses in his “Imperfect Moments” series, which he releases exclusively on Spotify since 2018. His passion for Jazz he carries into the experimental duo “Brecht/Lillinger”.
On the great stages of this world you will always be hearing the electronic music artist Johannes Brecht, as this is where his creative energy coalesces. Almost as if it had all been planned out…
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