Closer
Zennez, 2023
8/10
An Amsterdam based contemporary piano trio movement, the Floris Kappeyne Trio consists of Floris Kappeyne, Tijs Klaassen and Wouter Kuhne, who use ASMR techniques for their soothing brand of jazz.
“Mirror II” begins the listen with warm piano alongside the mysterious atmosphere that’s quite meditative and even uses founds sounds gently, and “Closer” follows with an emotive key presence that welcomes agile percussion to the mesmerizing spirit.
“Fantasy” and “Demon” land in the middle, where the former utilizes strategic bass plucking amid soft piano for the dreamy demeanor, while the latter is packed with much beauty unfolding from the gentle ambience and stirring keys.
The final track, “Power Blue, Burgundy And Sage” is the best, where light background shuffling is met with the low register of bass, eloquent drumming and poetic piano playing.
A highly comforting listen that one can easily find themselves enthralled with, Kappeyne’s piano playing is sublime, and the addition of ASMR only enhances the intimate listening experience.
Travels well with: Tigeroak- Living And Living; Luumu- Elephant Love Song