{"id":22981,"date":"2025-07-15T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22981"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:18:12","slug":"steiger-return-with-new-album-mowglowskis-first-take-share-lead-single-gauchoman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22981","title":{"rendered":"Steiger return with new album, Mowglowski’s First Take<\/em>, share lead single ‘Gauchoman’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Thor Salden<\/p><\/div>\n

We’re big fans of Steiger<\/a>, whose last album, The New Lady Llama<\/em>, was one of our Album Picks of 2021<\/a> and remains an active favourite. So we’re over the moon to know that the Ghent trio of keyboardist Gilles Vandecaveye, bassist Kobe Boon and drummer Simon Raman are gearing to release a new album later this year titled Mowglowski’s First Take.<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the past decade, Steiger has carved out a singular space in the Belgian jazz and improv scene, continuously shifting form and exploring disparate territories and influences through composition and improvisation. After a few years off doing their own thing \u2014 playing in various projects like Peenoise, m\u00f2s Ensemble, Uma Chine and Ivy Falls \u2014 the trio is back together, and the spark is still very much alive. As ever, Steiger are reaching for the outer fringes of jazz and drawing on minimalism, electronica, post-classical and improv, with their own sense of mischief and exploration. Where The New Lady Llama<\/em> leaned into lush contrasts between acoustic and electronic textures, Mowglowski\u2019s First Take<\/em> feels freer and bolder, but still melodic and accessible. Produced by Frederik Segers (Black Flower, Fulco, De Beren Gieren), the record has a real warmth to it and it’s imbued with joy and openness in the playing. “The music radiates a joie de vivre with a good dose of humour”, as the press release describes, “but does not shy away from darkness either”.<\/p>\n

We’ll have to wait until October 17th for the album to be out but Steiger have let loose the first single, ‘Gauchoman’, a witty, weird, and totally infectious track. If this single is anything to go by, Mowglowski\u2019s First Take<\/em> is going to be one of the most exciting releases of the year. Take a listen below.<\/p>\n