Keep The Outside Open, by Apifera

Keep The Outside Open by Apifera, released 21 June 2024 1. Iris Is Neil 2. Oh Me Brotha 3. Theodor Marmalade 4. SandBox Galore 5. Ortogonelya 6. Down The Silverlake 7. Lucky Zoe 8. I Love ECM 9. The Curious Wild 10. Mr. Pullman 11. Bazooka Zoo 12. Orange Encounter 13. Evergreen Meadows 14. Sera Sam (feat. Avishai Cohen) Psychedelic jazz supergroup Apifera is back for their second album on Stones Throw, Keep The Outside Open. When these musicians - Nitai Hershkovits, Yuvi Havkin, Amir Bresler and Yonatan Albalak - come together, they create a new kind of alternative jazz: a dash of prog, a twist of post-rock, and a heavy dose of psychedelia, blended with the electronic jazz they are best known for. With several vocal tracks, Keep The Outside Open showcases a new side to the group – they let their imaginations run wild, wrapping personal stories from everyday life within fantasy and fictional characters. The four members of Apifera have deep roots in their musical community: Yuvi releases electronic jazz as Rejoicer; Yonatan is frontman for post-rock/psych jazz band Geshem; Amir’s group Liquid Saloon blends afrobeat with jazz funk; and Nitai is best known for his solo piano records, with a 2023 album on ECM (spot the nod to the label in Keep The Outside Open’s tracklist). They call on their friend, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, for the album’s closing track, “Sera Sam”.