Artist: Kabasse
Title: About Sitting On Fences
Format: LP, CD, Digital
Label: Kapitän Platte
Distribution: Distribution: D/ AT: Cargo Records, Norway: Tiger Records, Benelux: Sonic Rendezvous, FR: Differ-Ant, CH: Irascible, IT: Goodfellas
Genre: Contemporary Art Prog Jazz
Release Date: 13/02/2026
Somewhere between jazz, progressive rock and cinematic soundscapes, Kabasse unfolds a world of intricate arrangements, bold sonic textures and heartfelt improvisation. The brainchild of Munich-based musician Sigmund Perner (also member of Carpet), this sextet blends composed structure with free exploration, layering lush harmonies, unexpected rhythms and a rich palette of wind, mallet and keyboard instruments.
What began as decades of musical ideas—gathered quietly, never written down—found its shape through a group of close-knit musicians from Munich and Augsburg, including Perner’s own son on drums. Together, they recorded in a live studio session, embracing risk and spontaneity. The result: a deeply personal debut album that feels both mature and raw, contemplative and gripping. Rather than demanding attention, the pieces invite it: About Sitting On Fencescaptures the art of waiting— for ideas to grow, evolve and resonate. Just like the name Kabasse, inspired by the calabash: a vessel, a resonator, a home for sound.
Ulrich Habersetzer (jazz journalist with BR-KLASSIK, DLF Kultur, etc.) on Kabasse and their debut album About Sitting On Fences: “The meticulously balanced sonic images sweep listeners along on a journey between comfortingly familiar and startlingly new. Driving compression and filigree delicacy, breathless tension and relaxed harmony, intricate complexity and captivating simplicity – on About Sitting On Fences, these contrasts develop in an utterly organic and natural way. No need to choose a side of this metaphorical fence. Simply stay sitting and let your gaze roam to the soundtrack of this music, listen, dream, immerse yourself in the sounds. Wherever you end up, it will be the right side of the fence.”
Tracklist
1. Beauty Of The Brain
2. In The Woods
3. Heavy Cloud
4. Encore
5. Manything Goes
Links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kabasse.band
Label: https://kapitaen-platte.de
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