Samuel’s second single, The Stars Are Not For Man, is a captivating exercise in jazz, prog and ambience. Taking the best elements of all three genres, the single delivers excellence in the form of warm, transcendent and unexpected bass progressions, soft intermissive keys and windwork that seems to interject within a forest of its own making.
Art As Catharsis are proud to announce ‘The Stars Are Not For Man’, the second single from Joona Samuel’s debut EP, The Act Of Disintegration – three tracks of lush cinematic jazz-fusion where both expressive craftsmanship and unexpected subtlety co-exist harmoniously.
“The Stars Are Not For Man is the second act of the story,” says Samuel. “The title is a quote from the novel The Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke. In the context of the song it’s a metaphor to how the arcane secrets of the cosmos are not to be understood by mankind, but to simply be observed without the need to pursuit deeper knowledge.”
One of the most eye-opening aspects of this EP lies in a rare compositional style which Samuel shows an innate talent in delivering. His compositions often fork in two, flicking apart and interlocking once more in an urgent battle of harmonies – sometimes basslines will ascend over freeform jazz segments, only to wander back into the fray and add context and meaning to what previously seemed like unbridled chaos. This thinking, not to mention the crisp execution of such a concept, shows that Samuel’s work on this EP is well ahead of the curve and adds promise to the future of his career.
Joona Samuel’s second single The Stars Are Not For Man, is available for streaming now.
His full EP, The Act Of Disintegration, will be available via Art As Catharsis on July 5th.
