The idea for „PORTRETY” was simple – to invite esteemed drummers to record a song that will be signed with their name. There was no musical framework – they could invite guests or record everything themselves – no need to necessarily use drums. This is how the first PORTRAITS in 2019 were created, and now we present their next installment.
Immortal Onion „Thinium”
„Thinium” is a song from the upcoming „Generacja JAZZ” compilation. The album will be released by U Know Me Records in Autumn 2023.
Szymon Burnos „Psilocybin”
„Psilocybin” is the first single from the Szymon Burnos forthcoming debut „Plastic Music For Deep Thinkers” LP.
“Plastic Music For Deep Thinkers” is a peculiar fusion of electronic music inspired by a cross-section of Warp Records releases, enriched with intelligently used elements of jazz, hip-hop and experiment. This multicolor creates an original mixture with a very emotional expression. Post-hip-hop, irregular beats intertwine with the club pulse and jazz harmonies, and the omnipresent sounds of synthesizers meet organic samples.
„Conceptually, this album is the result of an insight into the current state of the apogee of “plasticity” and confusion of the world, and at the same time its downfall in shape we know it. The title, full of contradictions, speaks of an artificial and exaggerated reality, but also of necessary, deeper reflection on it. Plastic, integrated circuits and synthetic sounds tell the story of human transformation in modern realities.”
As the author himself admits with a grain of salt: „This record sounds familiar, but it is similar to nothing – like the reality I observe.”
Szymon Burnos is a pianist/keyboardist, composer, producer and improviser. With his eclectic sensitivity he combines various, often extreme, musical worlds and his inclinations and inspirations reach many languages – from electronic music, through jazz, hip-hop, ambient, to avant-garde. He’s known mainly for his activities on the Tri-City improvised music scene and from groups such as Algorhythm, delay_ok, Nene Heroine, Tomasz Chyła Quintet or Mu and the Alpaka Records label. Szymon Burnos is a pianist/keyboardist, composer, producer and improviser. With his eclectic sensitivity he combines various, often extreme, musical worlds and his inclinations and inspirations reach many languages – from electronic music, through jazz, hip-hop, ambient, to avant-garde. He’s known mainly for his activities on the Tri-City improvised music scene and from groups such as Algorhythm, delay_ok, Nene Heroine, Tomasz Chyła Quintet or Mu and the Alpaka Records label.
Twoosty Mayonez „Carmin”
„Carmin” is the title track from the debut album of the duo Twoosty Mayonez.
Things don’t always go your way, especially when your plans involve space travel. In the case of Captain Harrison Focus’s expedition, it started innocently, but no one was prepared for an emergency landing on the mysterious planet Carmin. Only then did the real fight for survival begin. This record tells the story of a dangerous expedition into space that began on February 6, 2023.
Twoosty Mayonez consists of Bartosz Wolert (drums) and Dominik Kaniewski (bass guitar and synthesizers). „Carmin” is their debut album, which is released primarily on vinyl by U Know Me Records.
Twardowski „One Coin Clear”
After a six year hiatus Twardowski returns with his fourth album on U Know Me Records. The newest outing is a retrofuturistic trip to the author’s two biggest influences: instrumental hip-hop and… video games.
The album will be released in two vinyl versions – one for U Know Me Records and very limited one for JuNouMi Records.