Atypical Airship Jun Xiao

• 1 Drown Into Deep Down 06:09
• 2 Ain't No Sunshine Moon No Cry 06:11
• 3 Digital Water 04:11
• 4 Surfing Rock 03:42
• 5 Somberton 04:51
• 6 Ancient AI 05:02
• 7 Cosmic Arpeggio (Interlude) 01:22
• 8 Sleepwalk 04:03
• 9 Zima 07:02
• 10 Like Human Like Baby 04:48
• Total Runtime 47:21

Info for Atypical Airship

A total of ten original music tracks are included in "Atypical Airship”. They present ten otherworldly destinations, mixed with different memories and atmospheres. It is a blueprint of Jun Xiao's fantasies, dreams, experiences and emotions consolidated from four years of music creation. Build from his vast jazz knowledge, he shifted the focus away from traditional Jazz music. Instead, he pays more attention on nature and logic behind music composition. Through this album, he hopes to explore beyond the familiar musical system and framework, just like riding on an Atypical Airship. This album fills with years of thinking and experimentation. As a breakthrough in his identity as a jazz musician, Jun Xiao introduced vocals to his solo album for the first time, inviting Hua Dong, the vocalist of Re-TROS, and the highly influential singer Leah Dou to contribute their voices. The album also features two tracks contributed by American jazz pianist Aaron Parks. For the post-production of the album, Jun Xiao invited world-renowned sound mixer Daniel Schlett and mastering engineer Greg Calbi onboard, taking an unconventional jazz approach and adding a refreshing undertone. Four years of self-discovery is a process of accumulation for Jun Xiao, and the birth of Atypical Airship is certainly a milestone for him. Jun Xiao no longer defines himself as a mere jazz guitarist, but a music producer who tries to pronounce his own story through the language of music.

"I had more time focusing on creating new music materials during the past few years and I had lots of ideas, which I wanted to present to the audience. I call the album 'airship' because I imagined that all my music ideas could be gathered together and stored in an airship. Because all my music ideas are very personal, abstract and surreal, I call them 'atypical'," says Xiao, who lives in Shanghai.

Jun Xiao, guitar, synthesizer, bass (1, 5); keyboards (5, 8)
Aaron Parks, piano (2, 9)
Tian Bai, piano (3, 6, 7)
Hao Zeng, piano (1)
Voision Xi, backing vocals (1, 2, 8)
Dong Hua, vocals (1, 2)
Leah Dou, vocals
Adam O'Farrill, trumpet (2)
Ke Zhang, bass
Yu An, drums (except 3)
Yongheng Wu, drums (3)

Jun Xiao
is a young and rising jazz guitarist and composer from Dali, in China's Yunnan province. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Shanghai Conservatory and a master’s degree in jazz performance from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music. Jun Xiao's innovative talents have caught the attention of the Nanjing University of the Arts where he presently teaches. In 2016, his quintet was selected as one of six finalists for the Next Generation Jazz Festival, an esteemed music event organized in conjunction with the Monterey Jazz Festival. He was also feat with many top musicians all around the world: Doug Weiss, Rick Rosato, Gray Smulyan, Desmond White, Jerad Lippi, Lawrence Ku, Li Xiaochuan, Shao Yibei, Gofunk Pan and Metro Radio. His own projects“Triangular Prism” has received 29th Golden Melody Award nomination and Won the 2nd CMA in 2018.

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