S/T by KWJAZ

San Franciscan Peter Berend’s mystery unit KWJAZ flashed forth this self-titled slab of “post-plastic sublime decomposed luxury grooves” on cassette via his own Brunch Groupe imprint early in 2011 and the 120 listeners lucky enough to grip a copy know who they are. It only took half a side before we green-lit this gem for vinyl treatment and are delighted to present it thusly.

Comprised of two side-long suites, “Once In Babylon” and the oddly monikered “Frighteous Wane,” KWJAZ nimbly ebbs and flows through clouds of crystal keys and smoky horns, jazz-dub vignettes, soft-focus synths, and soft-rock abstractions. A riddle of an LP that ripples and ripens with each listen.