"Origins"
the new album of the SKALPEL duo - ambassadors of Polish electronic music in the world, is an inspiring contemporary adaptation of various trends in electronics and dance music of the millennium breakthrough.
On "Origins" we will find both jazz and drum'n'bass, downtempo, electro, trip-hop, balearic, breakbeat, hip-hop and Krautrock.
We are very happy to invite you to the release party of this release and Skalpel's audiovisual live set on Saturday, November 12 in Spatif. (The number of seats is limited.)
“This album is a kind of prequel. We return to the music of the 90s, which we listened to and which inspired us before we discovered the potential of jazz sounds. A bit of a fictitious compilation like those once released by Mo'Wax, Ninja Tune, Wall of Sound, !K7. Nostalgia is mixed here with the desire to update those ideas and give them a contemporary sound. At the same time, it is an eyewitness and ear-witness account of one of the most interesting chapters in the history of electronic music” (Igor Pudło)
For years, Skalpel has been combining inspiration with local jazz tradition with fascination with the possibilities of new electronics. The duo's first two releases: "Skalpel" and "Konfusion" recorded for the Ninja Tune label, resulted in excellent reviews in prestigious music titles: from NME, through Pitchfork, The Wire to DJ Magazine and concerts around the world. Discs from the Ninja Tune catalog are today considered classics of jazztronics, and the next "Transit" (2014) and "Highlight" (2020) are an excellent update and modification of the duo's unique analog-digital sound. The latter position in the world was released in cooperation with the cult publishing house !K7 Records (including Tosca, Tricky). It was accompanied by a digital release with remixes by Hani Rani, Catz' n Dogz and Hatti Vatti. Skalpel's albums were on the Polish list of Olis bestsellers (the last "Highlight" from 2020 was ranked 13th), while vinyl editions are bought by collectors from the farthest corners of the globe. On digital services, their songs have millions of streams around the world (over 25 million streams in Spotify alone). Winners of such awards as Polityka's Passport, The Man with the Golden Ear, the Wrocław Artistic Award, nominated for the Fryderyk Award and the BBC Gilles Peterson Award.
