If you caught Shigeto’s dazzling set at this year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival and were hoping to hear some new music from the virtuoso drummer and producer, then you’re in luck. The Ann Arbor native has just announced the debut album from High Risk, a jazz quartet the Ghostly mainstay formed in collaboration with trumpeter Dave Douglas.
High Risk came about last year following a Red Bull event that featured improvisational showcases, in which Shigeto gave a jazz-inflected drum solo performance that attracted the attention of John Zorn associate Dave Douglas. Along with bassist Jonathan Maron and drummer Mark Guiliana, High Risk was born, and the quartet will release their “all composed… and all improved” album via Douglas’ Greenleaf Music imprint.
According to Douglas:
This is completely different from the processes that go on in my other bands. And at the same time it’s totally the same: a bunch of highly skilled individuals who bring themselves and their personality and their skills to the table, to attack these ideas and materials that I bring into the session.
High Risk’s self-titled debut will be released on June 23. Check out the full tracklist below and listen to the first track after the jump.
Tracklist:
01. Molten Sunset
02. Household Item
03. Etiquette
04. First Things First
05. High Risk
06. Tied Together
07. Cardinals