28th September 2014: Cloudmakers Trio ‘Abstract Forces’ in the Guardian, Marlbank, Northern Echo, Jazz Mann, AP Reviews and more ahead of tomorrow’s worldwide release.

Abstract Forces is the second release from Cloudmakers Trio, the brainchild of vibraphonist Jim Hart which features WWR founder Michael Janisch on double bass and Dave Smith on drums. The album launches tomorrow worldwide.

In the run up to the release we’ve had some great press hit for the album, and the highlights are below:

“Cloudmakers continue to advance their collective aptitude for making a threesome of rhythm-section instruments sound forceful and ethereal by turns.”
The Guardian

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“A real tour de force.”
AP Reviews

“An album of solid grooves and free improvising create the foundation for a high quality eclectic contemporary Jazz record… Should you ever have the opportunity to catch them live then I recommend that you do so.”
Bebop Spoken Here

“Fiercely interactive trio… The musical intelligence and sophistication of each member of the trio is gloriously apparent throughout as they make playing this often complex music sound easy.”
4 Stars, The Jazz Mann

“To take the instrument [vibraphones] to more abstract places takes effort, motivation and a good deal of thought. Vibist Jim Hart on Cloudmakers trio’s Abstract Forces has managed to draw out the many complexities of the instrument on seven of his own knottily absorbing compositions.”
Marlbank

“With the driving bass of Michael Janisch and trademark drumming vigor of Dave Smith, Cloudmakers Trio continues to produce inventive, oblique, tricksy-but-accessible grooves.”
AP Reviews

“Vibes player Jim Hart, double bassist Michael Janisch and drummer Dave Smith combine their remarkable individual talents in this stimulating album. Jim’s varied compositions cover a wide range of moods and tempos on a set which is both virtuosic and thoughtful.”
Northern Echo