Moonstone
The collective band Vibe will be releasing their new album „Moonstone“ on July 19th 2023. This new generation of musicians is excited to share their vivid and lyric music.
From Germany, Spain and Switzerland, the five band members all share a passion for Black American Music and an eagerness to explore their way of musically interacting with each other. The project started as a quartet and has developed into this quintet over the years, which consists of Félix Rossy, Benedikt Jäckle, Leandro Irarragorri, Calvin Lennig and Jonas Kaltenbach. After “Live at Mehrspur” and „Incognita“, „Moonstone“ is the third album that has emerged out of this musical friendship. 
 
During the process of preparation and recording the members looked more deeply into the aspects of composition, arrangement and collective band work. They wanted to get a deeper understanding of how to blend sonically and fit in rhythmically as instrumentalists.
Becoming more experienced and skilled as composers and arrangers also  enabled them to construct and share more detailed musical visions and ideas. The songs on this record were brought to the group by most members and were explored during concerts in the beginning of 2022, until they reached their shape in which they were recorded during the session at Underpool studio in Barcelona.

El grup Vibe edita el seu tercer disc Moonstone, un recull d’originals que reflecteixen la força d’aquest quintet que amb una sòlida trajectòria es consolida com una de les propostes més destacades de l’escena actual.

Inspirats en la música negra americana, a Moonstone s’aprecia un important treball de composició i uns arranjaments acurats que el grup va treballar col·lectivament al llarg de la gira que van realitzar durant el 2022, i que va donar la forma definitiva als temes que finalment es van enregistrar a l’estudi UnderPool el maig de 2022.

En aquest disc Vibe explora nous camins, un treball col·lectiu que els ha portat a eixamplar el seu llenguatge, compartir i construir noves idees musicals que traslladen aquest quintet a una nova etapa.

El grupo Vibe edita su tercer trabajo discográfico Moonstone, una recopilación de originales reflejo de la fuerza de este quinteto, que con una sólida trayectoria se consolida como una de las propuestas más destacadas de la escena actual.

Inspirados en la música negra americana, en Moonstone se aprecia un importante trabajo de composición y unos arreglos elaborados que el grupo trabajó colectivamente a lo largo de la gira que realizaron durante el 2022, y que dio la forma definitiva a los temas que finalmente se grabaron en el estudio UnderPool en mayo de 2022.

En este disco Vibe explora nuevos caminos, un trabajo conjunto que les ha llevado a ensanchar su lenguaje, compartir y construir nuevas ideas musicales que trasladan a este quinteto a una nueva etapa.

Benedikt Jäckle – Saxophone
Leandro Irarragorri – Piano
Calvin Lennig – Bass
Jonas Kaltenbach — Drums
Featuring – Félix Rossy – Trumpet

Tracks 1 & 7 composed by Leandro Irarragorri
Tracks 2 & 3 composed by Benedikt Jäckle
Track 4 composed by Félix Rossy
Tracks 5 & 6 composed by Calvin Lennig
Recorded at UnderPool Studio May 2022
Mixed and mastered by Sergi Felipe
Cover and design by Pepon Meneses
Published by UnderPool