It’s a Trap has been pushing the creative jazz trio Auton pretty hard. And I’ve come out of my insular little shell long enough to see the light. I’ve complained about the lack of promotional mp3′s from the Swedish jazz scene. The reason I get annoyed by this is that the scene is a vibrant and respected one throughout the jazz world, but promotionally they are a tidal backwater (much the same way U.S. jazz has a tough time marketing itself domestically).
But here’s a group that is inventive, electronic, and experimental that understands the current state of the medium and has evolved its promotion accordingly. They have 2 sample mp3′s and a video available from their most recent release Anywhere Out Of The World (Structures Sonores).
Auton – “Slagskepp”
Auton – “Slagskepp” from Viktor Sjöberg on Vimeo