A Livingroom Hush - 25th Anniversary Edition
Jaga Jazzist
A Livingroom Hush – 25th Anniversary Edition is a 2026 reissue of Jaga Jazzist’s breakthrough album, originally released in 2001 on Ninja Tune and widely hailed as one of the most inventive jazz‑adjacent records of the early 2000s. The Norwegian eight‑piece—centered around multi‑instrumentalist/composer Lars Horntveth and saxophonist/guitarist Jørgen Munkeby—built the album as ten instrumental pieces that drift between post‑rock, contemporary jazz, psychedelia, and IDM‑style electronics, with tracks like Animal Chin, Going Down, Airborne, Real Racecars Have Doors, Low Battery, Made for Radio, Lithuania, and Cinematic forming a continuously shifting soundworld. Recorded at Duper Studios in Bergen and mixed in 2000, the record’s combination of intricate writing, warm analog textures, and forward‑looking production led the BBC to name it the “best jazz album of 2002,” cementing Jaga Jazzist’s reputation as a key figure in Scandinavian avant‑jazz.
For the 25th anniversary, Ninja Tune has pressed A Livingroom Hush on limited‑edition orange double vinyl for the first time, housed in a gatefold sleeve, with the music spread across two 140‑gram LPs to give the dense arrangements more physical space. Label notes and store descriptions emphasize how the album “sashays through post‑rock, jazz, psychedelia and IDM/dance influences,” highlighting the band’s long‑standing role as a beacon of musical fusion and hybridity. The reissue does not radically alter the tracklist; instead, it focuses on high‑quality remastering and presentation, inviting listeners to hear anew the breathless, exhilarating interplay of live horns, vibraphone, guitars, bass, and drums with programmed beats and subtle electronics. In this configuration, A Livingroom Hush – 25th Anniversary Edition serves both as a celebration of an already-classic album and as an accessible entry point for listeners interested in how jazz, post‑rock, and electronic music can intersect without losing melodic clarity or emotional immediacy.
A Livingroom Hush - 25th Anniversary Edition
Jaga Jazzist
A Livingroom Hush – 25th Anniversary Edition is a 2026 reissue of Jaga Jazzist’s breakthrough album, originally released in 2001 on Ninja Tune and widely hailed as one of the most inventive jazz‑adjacent records of the early 2000s. The Norwegian eight‑piece—centered around multi‑instrumentalist/composer Lars Horntveth and saxophonist/guitarist Jørgen Munkeby—built the album as ten instrumental pieces that drift between post‑rock, contemporary jazz, psychedelia, and IDM‑style electronics, with tracks like Animal Chin, Going Down, Airborne, Real Racecars Have Doors, Low Battery, Made for Radio, Lithuania, and Cinematic forming a continuously shifting soundworld. Recorded at Duper Studios in Bergen and mixed in 2000, the record’s combination of intricate writing, warm analog textures, and forward‑looking production led the BBC to name it the “best jazz album of 2002,” cementing Jaga Jazzist’s reputation as a key figure in Scandinavian avant‑jazz.
For the 25th anniversary, Ninja Tune has pressed A Livingroom Hush on limited‑edition orange double vinyl for the first time, housed in a gatefold sleeve, with the music spread across two 140‑gram LPs to give the dense arrangements more physical space. Label notes and store descriptions emphasize how the album “sashays through post‑rock, jazz, psychedelia and IDM/dance influences,” highlighting the band’s long‑standing role as a beacon of musical fusion and hybridity. The reissue does not radically alter the tracklist; instead, it focuses on high‑quality remastering and presentation, inviting listeners to hear anew the breathless, exhilarating interplay of live horns, vibraphone, guitars, bass, and drums with programmed beats and subtle electronics. In this configuration, A Livingroom Hush – 25th Anniversary Edition serves both as a celebration of an already-classic album and as an accessible entry point for listeners interested in how jazz, post‑rock, and electronic music can intersect without losing melodic clarity or emotional immediacy.