We're very very happy and proud to announce the very first solo album to drop via Kommerz Records: „The Mental Traveller" is a 12 track jazz manifesto by our...

Sharing an interest both in left field jazz and hip hop beats, this international pairing gives rise to fresh tones

Noa Erni and Robot Orchestra make for a fresh voiced collaborative team. Both artists have a foundation in hip-hop production, but working together the sound that they’ve created is decidedly within the extensive realms of alternate jazz.

Whereas Robot Orchestra tends to lean in the direction of lo fi beats, Swiss born Noa Erni finds his passion in obscure jazz tones, stretching from jazz hop to nu jazz to jazztronica.

The duo’s most recent shared project is the track ‘Damn It’s Sunny’, a stirring mix of percussive beats and heartfelt hip-hop that tempts the spirit away from the body, constructing a comfortable space to wander into. It’s a work taken from Erni’s upcoming album “The Mental Traveller”; a collection of soul searching beats which is also significant in its role as the artist’s debut album.

Released via the hip hop and jazz focused label Kommerz Records, “The Mental Traveller” brings low tempo, meditative vibes to the scene. It’s experimental, creative and very much a sound you can lose yourself in. There’s also significant involvement in the project from other contemporaries of Erni, including trumpeter Miles Bonny and Jakarta Records signed producer S. Fidelity. A variety of flavours simmer in this contemplative release.

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Multi-instrumentalist Paul Grant mixes moods of hip hop, jazz and 90’s RnB into a rich blend, stirred up by his talents as a session guitarist to form groove heavy tracks.

Grant himself is based in LA, but his work in electronic music has allowed him to establish international links through collaboration with artists such as Kiefer, Braxton Cook, and Adrienne Indigo.

When taking a more electronica orientated approach to music, Grant creates deep toned and melodic sound which catches the attention of those invested in the genres of chill-hop and jazz-hop, in addition to those simply looking for comfortable beats to settle into.

With support from London independent label DeepMatter Records, Grant has gradually been releasing ‘Waves’, his third solo album. Four of the fifteen tracks are now public, and mark a return to the artist’s instrumental roots. Clear influence from the jazz scene meets heavy beats as the releases take on a more focused direction.

Our featured track is named for the album, and includes work from classically trained harpist Amy Ahn. Melodies drawn out by Ahn flow into a hazy ambience, honey sweet and almost hypnotic in its laidback but deeply rhythmic progression.

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