Oscillate

Oscillate / verb _„_ to move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm. Alexander Flood has developed and refined a strong, progressive voice and style on his kit through his 17 years performing and studying. Previously graduating top of his year, he has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including Australia_„Žs Best Up-andComing Drummer in both 2012 and 2016, The John _„ƒSlick_„Ž Osborne Scholarship in 2017 and the Helpmann Academy Jazz Award for Top Overall Graduate in 2018. In 2020 he signed with 6x Grammy nominee Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah to release Alex_„Žs debut LP _„ñHEARTBEAT_„ and _„ñThe Space Between_„ in 2022. 2023 finds Alexander aligning w/ Berlin_„Žs Jakarta Records to release LP _„ñOscillate_„ _„_ a blistering, hard-hitting meld of infectious rhythms, pulsing keys, and a swingin_„Ž groove that melds into a genre-defying conglomeration of creative compositions and collaboration. In mid 2022 Alex travelled from Australia to Berlin, where he assembled a dream team crew of creative innovators featuring Hungarian keyboard player Í„bÍse, Australian bass guru Horatio Luna, and Brazilian flautista Paulo Cedraz. Together the group cut six unique dance tracks at Berlin_„Žs iconic Jazzanova Studios, engineered by Grammy nominated Axel Reinemer. From the shuffling broken beats and dancing flute melodies in title track _„ñOscillate_„ to the experimental uptempo _„ñDeja Vu_„, the momentum of the music ceases to stop. _„ñU R THA 1_„ features a driving jungle sound of repitched drums, vocal chops and 808 bass, and _„ñBerlin_„ captures a classic funky 90s house feel powered by 4-on-the-floor kick and melodic basslines from Horatio Luna. Paulo Cedraz shines on flute in the Caribbean influenced _„ñGinealach_„, and the LP finishes with the head-bopping _„ñHÍ_pf_„ giving the listener a taste of some down-tempo beat music atop a bed of Í„bÍse_„Žs lush rhodes. From top to bottom, the unique voices and powerful musicianship of each band member is obvious. Australian influence is at the core of the sound not only through the bass and drum chair, but through the punchy characteristic mix by Melbourne_„Žs Lewis Moody and master by Gareth Thomson. The final piece of the puzzle was bringing in Alex_„Žs childhood drum and percussion teacher Joel Prime, where they overdubbed additional percussion parts together in London. Artwork was stunningly put together by Robert Winter (Suff Daddy, Bluestaeb, K, Le Maestro) with visualizers put together by the stalwart KARL-F. Jakarta is ecstatic to share such a high-water mark of an album, out everywhere physically / digitally May 12th. Check the accompanying Press Sheet for Campaign Schedule and more. Besides online promotion from the label and artist profiles, the album will further be promoted by external agencies within the US and UK.