Starfire (Jaga Jazzist album)

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Starfire
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Genre Post-rock, progressive rock, future jazz, jazz fusion
Length49:53
Label Ninja Tune
Producer Lars Horntveth and Jørgen Træen
Jaga Jazzist chronology
Live with Britten Sinfonia
(2013)
Starfire
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Consequence of Sound positive [6]

Starfire is the sixth studio album by the Norwegian band Jaga Jazzist. It was released 1 June 2015 by Ninja Tune to positive reviews.

Contents

Recording

Personnel

Track listing

All tracks written by Lars Hornveth.

No.TitleLength
1."Starfire"8:47
2."Big City Music"14:07
3."Shinkansen"7:43
4."Oban"12:41
5."Prungen"6:35
Total length:49:53

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References

  1. "Allmusic review".
  2. "avclub review".
  3. "Metacritic".
  4. "Drowned in Sound review".
  5. "Resident Advisor review".
  6. "Consequence of Sound review".