MODE

Mode is an album borne of the Cromagnon Band's creative process of taking breaks they
love from the tracks they love, made by the artists they love and then jamming live in the
studio until something new evolves that has taken a long journey away from the source.
Taking the grooves they composed in these sessions the band reverse engineered what
they created and produced the final tracks as a creative trio. From start to finish the whole
process is paradoxically both constrained and given creative spontaneity by the 100% live
jam creative technique.
The purely instrumental tracks on Mode represent music for the sake of music with no
specific narrative but which allow space for the listener to make their own interpretations
and create their own mental images. The mood is transcendental and transporting with as
many ideas packed into each track as possible. The sound is cinematic and psychedelic dark
Funk that showcases the band members' musical pedigrees and heritage as music lovers;
Nordic psych/jazz, classical, boom-bap Hip-Hop breaks and riff heavy rock a la early Black
Sabbath.
The Cromagnon Band was formed in 2015 and is a trio of artists who compose and produce
their own work. Drummer Tom Watt and Bassist Lenny Walker are both from a music
production background whilst Bert Page is a classically trained musician who plays all the
keys as well as sax and clarinet. As well as being a studio entity The Cromagnon Band play
out as a live trio, adapting and arranging their tracks to the live stage with Bert playing Moog
and Rhodes simultaneously. Mode is the Cromagnon Band's second album and their debut
release on BBE Music and will be released as a digital and vinyl LP.