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A1	Yakar Inceden Inceden Composed By – Edip Akbayram
A2	Storstad Composed By – Bo Hansson
A3	Desire Be, Desire Go Composed By – Kevin Parker
A4	The Nodder Composed By – Karl Jenkins
B1	Okwukwe Na Nchewube Composed By – Celestine Ukwu
B2	Badidoom Composed By – Christer Bothén
B3	Es War Enmal Composed By – Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius
B4	Karina Composed By – Arthur Verocai

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Atlantis Studio
• Mastered At – Bruno Mastering

Credits

• Artwork By – Anna-Pi Lennstrand
• Baritone Saxophone, Sopranino Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Andreas Söderström
• Mastered By – Hoffe Stannow
• Mixed By – Goran Kajfeš*, Janne Hansson
• Organ – Jesper Nordenström
• Organ, Electric Guitar – Robert Östlund
• Recorded By – Janne Hansson
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Lyricon – Jonas Kullhammar
• Trombone – Mats Äleklint
• Trumpet, Cornet – Goran Kajfeš*

Notes

150g gatefold vinyl issue limited to 500 copies.

"Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra reveals the DNA of X/Y on new studio album The Reason Why - Vol.1.

2011 Nordic Music Prize winner and his large jazz ensemble reimagine Turkish psych, Brazilian soul, German psychedelic electronica and progressive jazz/rock on the follow up to the hugely successful X/Y. In preparation for his fourth studio recording, trumpeter Goran Kajfes trawled his personal record collection to choose seven pieces of music that join the dots between the diverse array of influences in his music.

The Reason Why - Vol.1 sees Goran Kajfes’ Subtropic Arkestra reimagine such colourful music as the Turkish psych of Edip Akbayram, the soulful groove of Brazilian singer Arthur Verocai, the German psychedelic electronica of Cluster and the progressive jazz/rock of Soft Machine, Bo Hansson and Tame Impala, among others.

The Reason Why - Vol.1 is in many ways a direct extension of his ambitious X/Y project and acts as a tribute to Kajfes’ myriad inspirations and also as an attempt to push jazz away from the beaten track and into new territories.

Croatian-born (Sweden-raised) Kajfes is a tireless innovator and a key figure of contemporary Swedish culture. In addition to his work as a bandleader, sideman and producer, he has worked with film, theatre, art and dance. In 2012, he released X/Y, an ambitious two-part recording through which he expressed contrasting aspects of his musical personality. Described as "a total work of art" and awarded 5/5 by The Independent (UK), given 4/5 by MOJO (UK) and voted Best Album of 2012 by Rob Young (The Wire) in Artforum Magazine, X/Y earned Kajfes the prestigious Nordic Music Prize ahead of favourites Bjork and Lykke Li.

With a nod to Sun Ra legendary cosmic jazz ensemble, the 10-strong Subtropic Arkestra comprises the cream of the contemporary Swedish music scene with saxophonists Jonas Kullhammar and Per Johansson, guitarist Andreas Söderström (Ass, El Rojo Adios), bassist Johan Berthling (Fire!, Tape) and drummer Johan Holmegard (Dungen, The Amazing), Andreas Werllin (Wildbirds&Peacedrums, Tonbruket) among others."

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 320470 170342

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Head 015	Goran Kajfeš* & Subtropic Arkestra	Goran Kajfeš* & Subtropic Arkestra - The Reason Why Vol. 1 ‎(CD, Album)	Headspin Recordings	Head 015	Europe	2013

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