Eastside’s Album for April 201

The Effects of Weather – Way Out West

The Effects of Weather is the alluring new album from celebrated cross-cultural sextet Way Out West.

Following on from the critically acclaimed Jazzhead debut Old Grooves For New Streets, The Effects of Weather delivers a captivating collection of jazz inflected melodies infused with sounds from Vietnam and grooves from West Africa. In addition, the album draws on a diverse range of influences, from the minimalism of Steve Reich to the dirty blues of the Mississippi Delta are also featured here. This is not a difficult second album.
Trumpeter/composer Peter Knight and Vietnamese traditional music virtuoso Dung Nguyen are at the heart of this remarkable collaboration. Nguyen, continuing to astound listeners with his multi-instrumental talents, has incorporated the gorgeous sounds of dan nguyet (Vietnamese mandolin) and the dan tranh (Vietnamese zither) with his modified electric guitar.

Together with world-renowned West African percussion specialist Ray Pereira, explosive saxophonist Paul Williamson, earthy acoustic bassist Howard Cairns, and young firebrand drummer Rajiv Jayaweera, Way Out West are pioneers of a truly new sound Inspired by the cultural vitality and diversity of not only Melbourne but of Australia.

The Effects of Weather by Way Out West is available now through Jazzhead.