Crashing Airplanes - Eurowings [Umland Records / Stuhrwerk Promo]

Coming in via mail from Jan Klare and the Umland Records camp recently is "Eurowings", the latest five track release cooked up by Crashing Airplanes which is a four piece formation comprised of Don Bumchak, Hidden Japan, Steward S. and Mirko Butterfly. Opening with "Battlefield Eden" the group enters rather wild, heavy, intense and untamed Jazz x Rock x Fusion x MathRock territories and immediately brings bands like DYSE to mind despite being significantly less funky, subsequently followed by "Umleitung Wurmloch" and its ever spiralling Free Improv informed sax lines backed by a maelstrom of thundering drums and ever present brooding bass whilst the interestingly named "Tower Of Bread" brings forth more of a minimalist approach for an intro sequence and seemingly even weaves in some Field Recordings before hitting the listener with a serious heavy Rock groove and more highly detailed high frequency saxophone madness. Furthermore "Next Level Crashing" introduces the most classic, scenic and even slightly Balearic Jazz sequence to be found on "Eurowings" and therefore provides a bit of sonic relief mid album whereas "Rhino x Robot" gets deeper into what could be described as feedback and delay heavy experimental MathRock minimalism before we enter the "Android Tranceclub" for a surprisingly calm, well unexpected and inward looking take on jazzed out romanticism leading into a sweet, at times somewhat comedic and tongue-in cheek rhythm section and driving forward groove for a closing. We want to experience Chasing Airplanes in a live setting. As soon as possible. Because Metal / Hardcore Jazz and all that. Get!