What Happened There?
Libra, 2025
8/10
Listen to What Happened There?
The trumpet wizard Natuski Tamura and guitarist Keiji Haino come together for this exciting effort that was recorded at the Aremo Koremo festival, and captures an avant-garde experience.
“What Happened There? Part One” starts the listen with a curious mood, where Tamura’s strategic horn bursts are met with ambience from Haino’s agile guitar for 9+ minutes of exploration, and “What Happened There? Part Two” follows with wild trumpet gestures amid the manipulated guitar that gives the setting a sci-fi appeal.
The final two parts are equally unique, where “Part 3” showcases radiant guitar tones that are quite meticulous and eccentric, and the last selection recruits shouted vocals alongside squealing trumpet and atmospheric guitar.
A truly atypical adventure that explores unorthodox ideas into a very distinct type of jazz, both artists contribute firm voices and Tamura even brings toys to this iconoclastic listen.
Travels well with: Noah Haidu- Standards II; Trio San- Hibiki