The Guardian 

"vivaciously balances thematic eloquence with tight-knit polyphonic sophistication -

 you have to know a lot about music to make it this well."

BBC Music Magazine 

"this is a genuine trio, with three equally important parts, and they never put a foot or finger wrong" 5 stars!

All About Jazz

“one of the most exciting trios in contemporary music”.

Jazzman (FR) 

 "a rich and detailed interaction that is not content with easy formulas or sleeve effects, a beautiful revelation”

Hello all,

Ah... it's fantastic to be back here with a new album and a new tour... it's been a while since our last release, so let's catch you up on who we are and what we've been up to!

If you’re not familiar with us, we are a contemporary music trio from Brisbane, Australia, performing improvised jazz-inspired music for piano, bass, and drums. Since forming in 1999 we’ve played around the world, touring Australia, the UK, Japan, China, Germany, Argentina, Canada, and France. We’ve released 6 acclaimed albums and collaborated with orchestras, string quartets, jazz musicians, video artists, folk musicians, and dance companies.

Some recent history... In 2017 we released the trio album KNOWN/UNKNOWN, touring it to the UK and Europe. The Guardian says it had 'rugged, hooky themes, savvy pacing and drama' while RTE said it featured "a sense of bold experimentation and varied colour within a tight, drum-pinned grooves".

After that, we recorded a collaborative album with the award-winning folk/country songwriter DANNY WIDDICOMBE, and Trichotomy pianist Sean Foran finished his PhD. Nice one :) 

Then... COVID... damn

As with many artists, we looked to spend time in the studio... so we crafted a new set of songs for trio + percussion with our friend Nozomi Omote and released those in 2020 + 2021.

BUT.... while working on our collaborations with Danny & Nozomi, we finished our new TRIO album, and put plans in place for our next UK & European shows.

It's been too long my friends, but it's time for you all to hear it. 

TO VANISH

Our new album 'To Vanish' extends the sound world we created in our last album 'known/unknown', creating a wide pallete of sound conjured from the piano, double bass, and drums, alongside captivating electronic effects and manipulations of these instruments. 

There's 10 new works on this album, with the music ranging from detailed composed works to fluidly improvised tracks, intricate rhythms and lush harmonies.

The album will be released with the fantastic Australian label EARSHIFT MUSIC.

The album will be released in MARCH 2023

Digitally

on limited edition 12" vinyl 

CD

digital sheet music

PLUS Pozible supporters can order the special edition album with bonus tracks and access online backing tracks, but Pozible supporters will get it early, before the official release :) 

and we've brought some friends along...

we're featuring the wonderful Brisbane musicians Nicole Tait (bassoon), Danny Widdicombe (pedal steel guitar) and Thomas Green (keyboards/production) on selected tracks... just to give the album even more sonic surpises! 

The art...

has been once again, designed by our good friend and collaborator, PAUL UNDERWOOD. You'll be able to see the lush artwork on the limited edition vinyl copies, CDs (with 100% recycled card stock) and album cover prints.

The tour

We cannot WAIT to get out and play this music for our friends in the Northern Hemisphere, so in MARCH/APRIL 2023 we'll be over in the UK, Austria and Germany for shows.

Dates TBC but all our Pozible friends will know first! 

After the UK/Europe gigs we'll be launching the album back home in Australia.

Why we need your help:

As you know… we’re not rock stars… and we work hard to produce music that is of the highest quality. Creating all of this, releasing it, and touring it costs a fair chunk of cash… we do really need your help.

Also, crowdfunding allows us to do some special things that we wouldn’t usually get the chance to do…. people commission compositions from us, we created limited edition copies of the album, do private gigs, and create merch…. it’s FUN and really cool to interact closely with everyone that loves our music and what we do. It also allows us to work with some other artists - graphic designers, and other musicians, and allow them to share their creative vision with us. ALL of this is not possible without YOU!!!

What’s in it for you??

For starters, our endless appreciation...you are genuinely helping us create some really special music. But more than that of course… we’ve crafted a pretty sweet list of incentives to get involved, so please, have a peek.

There’s some important things to note though, by getting involved with this album ALL SUPPORTERS get:

- a copy of the new album BEFORE it’s released anywhere else

- Composer notes for every track where we explain the music and the intricacies of the composition and recording - as VIDEO and written notes.

...... regular updates from us… photos, videos, all kinds of things...

Finally.... feel like you want to know more about us??? Sure!! 

check out www.trichotomymusic.com 
and you can find us on all the usual social media channels :)

Album & Tour Budget:

Here's the overview on what this kind of thing costs... we record in house at the Trichotomy studio - and we're VERY grateful to have a fantastic KAWAI piano, which sounds incredible.

Recording costs: $1500

Mixing and Mastering: $1000

Art, posters, social marketing: $2000

CDs + LPs: $3500

Publicity - album & tour: $3000

Tour costs - private jets and caviar... kidding.. it's more like taxis and takeaway... $18000

Postage and Miscellaneous things: $500

TOTAL: $29500

How the heck are we going to fund this?

Good question.

Like any good creative professionals, we save $ for projects. So we've got some $ in the bank, that has been paying for album costs so far... plus we'll earn some on the tour and the POZIBLE CAMPAIGN is a crucial element to connect the dots. We need your help to finish the project and take our music to audiences in the UK & EUROPE.