Ibrahim Electric: Rumours from Outer Space

From the first, ear-crunching notes of their eagerly awaited eighth release, hip Danish trio Ibrahim Electric have you by the throat and they never let go. Too many contemporary jazz groups seem to be playing for the furrowed-of-brow on a lonely Tuesday evening, but Ibrahim Electric are out to get your booty shaking on a Saturday night. Not that guitarist Niclas Knudsen, drummer Stefan Pasborg and Hammond organist Jeppe Tuxen don't have plenty to say – and the chops to say it – but the joyous energy of their sound – an intoxicating blend of Afro Beat, electric Miles, Chuck Berry and the Doors – leaves one wondering why more jazzers don't get over themselves and rediscover the link between good music and good times. ibrahimelectric.com