Throw Neck, by je'raf

Throw Neck

by je'raf

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Òscar Rocabert Miles Davis and Frank Zappa would have loved this. Great music! Favorite track: Black Holes As Waste Management.

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1.	Black Holes As Waste Management 06:06	buy track
2.	Olive Juice 05:44	buy track
3.	Fifth Cycle 05:20	buy track
4.	Oy 04:05	buy track
5.	(This One's) For the Ether 04:00	buy track
6.	Umbra 03:31	buy track
7.	S.S.H.P. 05:56	buy track
8.	Sad Boi (Feels Entitled) 07:08	buy track
9.	Ballad Of the Flat Earthers 05:59	buy track

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Danceable woke conspiracy theory noise hip-hop metal jazz funk monologue-core. Je'raf is a Chicago/New York based band that formed in 2017. They combine hip hop, funk, and free jazz elements into tightly arranged songs that leave room for improvisation and looseness, while incorporating critical and satirical social commentary on police, conspiracy theories, religion, cults, and the emergence and trajectory of the American Bro.

Je'raf has held a monthly residency at Cafe Mustache in Chicago since July of 2019, playing every third Tuesday of the month. Their debut record, Throw Neck, is set to release this February 29 (LEAP YEAR!) at the Hungry Brain, with a split release on both Amalgam and No Index Records based in Chicago.

Formed in 2017, art-rock ensemble Je'raf arrange bits of hip-hop, jazz, funk, and postpunk into whimsical, progressive jams. All seven members (they're split between New York and Chicago) play in similarly animated, eccentric bands outside of the group too--bassist and vocalist PT Bell is in art-punk unit Blacker Face, for instance, and vocalist Brianna Tong fronts jazz-fusion group Cordoba. On Saturday, February 39, local labels Amalgam and No Index release Je'raf's rambunctious and politically charged debut album, Throw Neck. That night they celebrate with a headlining set at Hungry Brain; Udababy opens.

By J.R. Nelson for the Chicago Reader

Recorded at Pallet Sound by Seth Engel on February 2 and 3, 2019. Mixed and mastered by /jə'raf/
Design and layout by /jə'raf/
Artwork by Jordan Martins
Photo by Rachel Winslow

/jə'raf/ is:
Brianna Tong - Vocals
PT Bell - Vocals, bass
Ishmael Ali - Guitar, electronics
David Fletcher - Trombone
Wills McKenna - Saxophone
Eli Namay - Bass
Bill Harris - Drums, percussion, Microkorg

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je'raf Chicago, Illinois

Danceable noise hip-hop jazz funk monologue-core. We are a Chi-based band that combine hip hop, punk, funk, and free jazz elements into tight arrangements that implode into chaos while incorporating critical and satirical social commentary on police, conspiracy theories, and cults.

Brianna Tong-vox
PT Bell-vox
Ishmael Ail-gtr,elex
David Fletcher-tbn
Wills McKenna-sax
Eli Namay-
Bill Harris-dr ... more

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