Self-taught pianist and composer Daniel Inzani has been a pivotal figure on the Bristol scene for more than a decade. He leads a neoclassical outfit, Spindle Ensemble, co-curates the excellent Hidden Notes festival in Stroud, and he’s worked with a baffling array of outfits, playing Ethiopian funk, Indonesian gamelan, ska, 1950s-style exotica and post-rock, as well as working with fellow maverick musicians Alabaster DePlume and Cosmo Sheldrake.
His first big solo release unites many of these influences – not as mushy pan-global fusion but three linked LPs, each disc exploring a very different side of his musical personality. What could be a huge act of hubris is transformed into gold by Inzani’s slightly unhinged sonic adventurousness and his storytelling skills.
