New Common Sense

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2011-11-11

Label: MGM Distribution

The style is diverse but strongly infused with folk-world music and jazz references’.
- John McBeath , The Australian

(New Common Sense review): ‘This album is expansive. It is deep, like the roots of a tree, and it has the shape and form of a rainforest perched on the back of a turtle. Articulate musicians, Takadimi take the listener into a universe that ascends, descends, spirals outward, and then lands in a beautiful centre. Flowing like a deep river, this is an album your speakers will enjoy because of the simple and honest way each instrument has been captured and crafted. The best moments were when this group kept their heads up and showed off. Stunning’.
- Arne Sjostedt , Canberra Times Music Reviewer

‘Takadimi have created a refreshing body of contemporary new era music. The quintet ignore and blast through boundaries, choosing not to let rigid genre formulas constrict them. The music also manages to maintain a fun and vibrant theme throughout. Their sound is complex yet unpretentious(…) embodying the notion of why we should be excited about the future of Australian jazz music’.
- East Side Radio , 89.7FM

‘Others might simply say that New Common Sense is a damn fine album which will appeal to anyone with a taste for the exotic. Either way, get your hands on these ten tracks and be sure to catch a Takadimi performance – apparently they’re a formidable live act to boot’.
- Cameron Barnett , Alternative Media Group