TheEliteExtremophile
This instrumental release has a nice diversity of sounds on it, and the prominence given to jazz flavors works in its favor. The saxophone and keyboard parts especially call to mind early jazzy prog acts, like Frank Zappa, Magma, and Soft Machine.
Mills
Quiet Euphoria is a sensational progressive jazz record from Amoeba Split that plays with the boundaries of genre and engages listeners with vibrant melodies and dynamic composition. Even the contradictory title reinforces both its comforting familiarity and its gleeful unease.
Dragonjazz
The music is a melting pot of various influences and one can only admire this group which, while claiming certain influences (Soft Machine, Nucleus, Robert Wyatt among others), never really sounds like the monuments which probably inspired them. This brilliant instrumental album is nothing less than a real gem of new progressive fusion.
Favorite track: Shaping Shadows.
cacciatores
Spanning the genres of jazz-rock, Canterbury and contemporary music, these 6 tracks reveal instrumental dexterity, compositional imagination and respect for their musical ancestors. Truly immersive and brilliant, "Quiet Euphoria" is an album within which to get lost. Writhing with creative rigour and immediacy. Mind expanding album, with fantastic interplay that really goes deep.
Favorite track: No Time For Lullabies.
pinchard
Bonjour, j'ai récemment acheté la totalité de votre
discographie,pour mon plus grand plaisir de
découvrir votre musique.Rare sont les groupes qui s'aventurent à faire dans le style de la Canterburry avec autant de réussite,Soft Machine Caravan,Hatfield and the North ou National Health ne sont pas loin quand on écoute AMoeba Split.
Merci à vous..! Cordialement Francis
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"A/five stars; a full-blown masterpiece of original Jazz-Rock Fusion--one that feels as if it is paying homage to many of the key shakers and movers of the 1960s and 1970s jazz-rock fusion movement." (BrufordFreak, Progarchives)
"...it confirms them as one of the contemporary references of the Canterbury scene. A personal and original reinvention of progressive jazz-rock, musically creative, emotionally balanced and skillfully and sensitively executed." (Alberto Ferreras, Diversión con Vinilos)
“Quiet Euphoria” presents the magical alchemy of surreal atmospheres, lightness, and jazz flavor to reach its stylistic and expressive peak. There is room for everything: experimentation, delicacy, and power, they all manage to coexist in this album with a thousand faces, very tight and full of feeling in a fully jazz-rock sound. Behind this floral, colorful, and complex creature are the eight members of the group... ...with this album the band reaffirms its place as one of the best bands in the world and delivers another masterpiece that will definitely, and with every right, resonate into the world of prog and jazz rock and become an inevitable classic of this music." (Goran Čabrajić, New Dawn Of Prog)
"La musique est un creuset d'influences diverses et l'on ne peut qu'être admiratif devant cette formation qui, tout en revendiquant certaines influences, ne sonne jamais vraiment comme les monuments qui l'on vraisemblablement inspirée. Amoeba Split conçoit des arrangements complexes mais faciles à écouter et sait mettre en valeur des solos fluides et excitants au coeur d'une musique qui évolue constamment à la frontière imprécise entre le rock, l'expérimental et le jazz électrique. C'est aussi un ensemble qui privilégie le jeu collectif plutôt qu'individuel en visant d'abord l'expressivité et l'efficacité de chaque composition. Dans le genre, cet album instrumental brillant n'est rien moins qu'un véritable joyau des nouvelles musiques progressives. [5/5]" (P. Dulieu, Dragon Jazz)
"Brimming with inventiveness, spread across six mesmerizing tracks, the band deploys a wide range of instrumentation within a hybrid form of wonderful excursions that bring together the differences between progressive rock, jazz and contemporary music to create a fascinating and immersive whole, aided considerably by a beautifully pristine recording. Each note jumps and shines with abundant clarity and depth. [5/5]" (Mark T., Third Millennium)
"Instrumental music in the border area between progressive jazz-rock and Canterbury style probably can't be presented much better than on 'Quiet Euphoria'". (Achim Breiling, Babyblaue)
"Si vous aimez les albums qui s’apprécient et se dévoilent écoute après écoute, et qui vous absorbe pour un temps hors de ce monde, « Quiet Euphoria » en fait partie. Cette équipe nous a encore livré une belle œuvre étonnante, réfléchie, suave et divertissante ornée du sceau de qualité qui honore cette fine équipe. Fortement recommandable!. [9/10]" (Mario Champagne, Profilprog)
"Amoeba Split son una rareza; esto es, en un negociado como el jazz donde los campos parecen bastante bien delimitados; aquellos que continúan la tradición de bop y el hard, incluso en sus más intempestivas propuestas y aquellos otros que apuestan por las nuevas tecnologías y la modernidad más radical, ellos se mantienen fieles al jazz-rock progresivo... ...Lo mejor de este nuevo trabajo de Amoeba Split es que mantiene a lo largo de toda su duración no sólo un alto nivel interpretativo sino de interés por su escucha, sin que existan baches en su desarrollo." (José Manuel Pérez Rey, DistritoJazz)
"Cinematic, shapeshifting and surprising, Quiet Euphoria is an impeccably-played jazz-fusion album with a strong sense of melody, packed full of contrasting rhythms and moods – sometimes within the same composition. Some prog fans may find it a little too, well, nice – except for the final track, there is little here to upset the neighbours. But if you are content to sit back and let some lovely Canterbury-style jazz sounds wash over you, then Quiet Euphoria is likely to leave you feeling, well, quietly euphoric." (Kevan Furbank, The Progressive Aspect)
credits
released April 7, 2023
Alberto Villarroya López - Bajo eléctrico, guitarras y teclados.
Ricardo Castro Varela - Piano, piano eléctrico y órgano hammond.
Iago Mouriño - Piano, piano eléctrico, moog y órgano hammond.
Fernando Lamas - Batería y percusión.
Pablo Añón - Saxo tenor y clarinete alto.
Dubi Baamonde - Saxo soprano y flauta.
Rubén Salvador - Trompeta y flügelhorn.
Israel Arranz - Vibráfono.
Música compuesta por Alberto Villarroya López con arreglos de Ricardo Castro Varela.
Grabado en SantaCruz Recording (A Coruña) entre Julio y Agosto de 2021 por Alberto Castro y Miguel Bretal.
Mezclado y masterizado por Ezequiel Orol en SAWStudio
Fotografías portada e interior de Ricardo Castro Varela.
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The new live EP by Ryan W. Stevenson's project reminded me, that this debut album must have been gone down the wishlist... If instrumental Canterbury stuff is your thing, this should be a no-brainer. Firmly rooted in the past (late 60s, 70s), nevertheless with a fresh sound. Guests incude The Tangent's Andy Tillison and Soft Machine's Theo Travis. Carsten Pieper
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got recc'd this on youtube and loved it- reminds me a lot of late 60's and early 70's records i used to hear playing out of my parents' stereo on sweltering summer days. OPAL
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