WEB WEB レコード& CD

Review: With their sixth album in seven years, German jazz quartet Web Web return with a fresh touch: Plexus Plexus is more psychedelic and at times far "Krautier" than before, representing a speedy departure from their previous Web Max release. Special guest JJ Whitefield (The Poets Of Rhythm, Karl Hector & The Malcouns, Syrup) weaves a remarkable guitar thread throughout, gluing its sound together through solo intermissions, riffs and vamps. In his style, we hear everything from The Poets of Rhythm and Syrup to the more psychedelic vibes of Karl Hector & The Malcouns, injecting the record with the zoomed-out energy of 70s jazz-Kraut bands. Departing from their last record, Web Web have truly a back-to-basics approach through spontaneity, riffing on the back of an intense three-day recording sesh in Munich.

Review: Having released a limited edition transparent pink vinyl version of this album, Compost have now also served it up on plain black but still heavyweight vinyl for the traditionalists. It finds Web Web distil everything they have done over the last seven years into a near perfect album with musically and emotionally absorbing pieces that rise and fall in dramatic and enthralling fashion. These collaborators first linked as Web Web in 2021 and it has been a fruitful partnership since then with composer and producer Max Herre larding the way amongst some fine fellow German jazz talents.