Blue Whale

Brilliant Corners kick off their festival of Jazz with Belfast's Blue Whale.

The jazz-punk quartet's aim has always been to veer away from the trappings of the traditional guitar-centric four-piece and in doing so have experimented heavily with unconventional scales and time signatures. Their cadenced, angular and atonal compositions tread fine lines between dance and discord, chaos and intricacy, with the resultant aural tension unique in its capacity to simultaneously provoke mental confusion and physical movement.

The band has played all over the island, gathering fans wherever they go. A recent highlight was a fully improvised set with Krautrock legend Damo Suzuki (CAN), which left a sold out audience reeling and exhilarated.

Their highly anticipated debut album ‘Process’ will be release through Solid Choice later in the year, and we are delighted to have an early listen as Blue Whale open Brilliant Corners 2018.