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Trip To Warsaw EP

by Surly

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  • Limited Edition 12" vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    500 copies.
    Extra track "Whispers Trough The Wall" available only on vinyl.
    Released by ASTIGMATIC RECORDS

    Includes unlimited streaming of Trip To Warsaw EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Buy digital here: surlymusic.bandcamp.com/album/trip-to-warsaw

When Polish Juke released ‘Trip to Warsaw’ by Surly back in May 2017, it created quite a fuss on the scene. Surly’s fusion of Polish Jazz and Chicago’s Footwork swiftly found its way onto the airwaves, played by Kode 9 and Kutmah on NTS Radio. Praise for the album was also shared on beehype’s website: “Fittingly released by Lodz, Poland-based record label Polish Juke, it’s one of the understated masterworks of 2017”.

It became clear that ‘Trip To Warsaw’ EP was an important album, that needed to be immortalized on vinyl, and that’s why Astigmatic Records and Polish Juke have collaborated to produce a remastered version of “Trip To Warsaw” with the addition of one extra track, ‘Whispers Through The Wall’ (available only on vinyl).

Surly, originally from New Zealand, is a member of the Californian Juke Bounce Werk crew famed for his experimental take on Juke/Footwork. Surly’s approach avoids the standard sound widely used in these genres, whilst staying true to the rhythm patterns. He chose to use this same approach to produce “Trip To Warsaw” EP. The title was not a coincidence, but a clear tribute to Polish Jazz. A pinch of romanticism, a touch of melancholy, love, war, unrest, the ambience of cozy clubs and rehearsal rooms wreathed in cigarette smoke, filled with resounding jazz vibes - all these are present in “THIRTEEN”, “4Q 510-511”, “Train to Lodz”. Modern elements can be found with the use of up-tempo broken beats and massive bass, especially featured in tracks “Scare Em to Death”, “Wait Til the Stick Comes”. This album feels like a time machine, an exploration of the past decades taking Footwork back behind the iron curtain.

Surly’s decision to dig in to Polish Jazz wasn’t random. Scott Ludvigson, Surly’s real name, is the son of well-known New Zealand Jazz musician, Tom Ludvigson, who used to play with Krzysztof Ścierański from legendary Polish group, Laboratorium. It can be said, that perhaps the knowledge and love for music instilled by his father, played an influential role and helped shape the album Surly created. His father a versatile artist, provided the artwork for Surly’s album, demonstrating that his influence went beyond the music.

“Trip To Warsaw” an album released by Astigmatic Records is available to pre-order on Bandcamp from 5th of February 2018.

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released February 5, 2018

Music by Surly
Mastering by Paweł Bartnik
Artwork by Tom Ludvigson

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