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Skalpel are nu jazz
Nu jazz

Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul music, electronic dance music, and free improvisation....
 DJs
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and musicians, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo, from Wroclaw
Wroclaw

Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
 in Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Their musical style is a distinctive blend of hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 beats, laced with samples
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
 lifted from the rich seam of Polish jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 records of the 1960s and 1970s.

000, after interviewing DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim

DJ Vadim is a prolific Disc jockey and Record producer born in St. Petersburg, Russia, raised in London and now residing in New York and Port au Prince -Haiti....
 for a Polish hip hop magazine, Skalpel discussed samples, obscure breaks and the Polish music scene with him.






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Skalpel are nu jazz
Nu jazz

Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul music, electronic dance music, and free improvisation....
 DJs
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and musicians, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo, from Wroclaw
Wroclaw

Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
 in Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Their musical style is a distinctive blend of hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 beats, laced with samples
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
 lifted from the rich seam of Polish jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 records of the 1960s and 1970s.

History

In 2000, after interviewing DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim

DJ Vadim is a prolific Disc jockey and Record producer born in St. Petersburg, Russia, raised in London and now residing in New York and Port au Prince -Haiti....
 for a Polish hip hop magazine, Skalpel discussed samples, obscure breaks and the Polish music scene with him. That led to a combined tour with Skalpel and Vadim's live band, The Russian Percussion, during which they performed with four turntables. Later that year, Skalpel released a demo CD entitled "Polish Jazz", which gained praise in from the Polish music press, and they were subsequently picked up by the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 independent record label
Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels....
, Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut, with a strong leaning towards Electronic music, alternative hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, drum and bass, and chillout music....
.

In 2001, they released the "Virtual Cuts" mixtape, which was composed of two live sessions. Between 2002 and 2004, five of their live DJ mix sets were aired on Ninja Tune's Solid Steel
Solid Steel

Solid Steel is the name of a series of DJ mixs issued on Ninja Tune independent record label in the United Kingdom.Solid Steel also has a radio station webcast and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists....
 radio show.

Skalpel aim to resurrect the spirit of 60s and 70s Polish jazz, using samples to re-work it.
"The Polish music scene is very poor at the moment. Nothing really interesting happens. The majority of music on TV and radio is kind of 'World Idol'. Very little individuality - just copies of American music."


Skalpel's 2003 EP, "Sculpture" sold out upon release. It also led to a nomination for the prestigious Polish culture award, the Paszport Polityki
Paszport Polityki

Paszport Polityki is an annuall prestigious Polish award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993.It is presented in six categories: literature, film, theatre, classical music, visual arts and scene....
.

Discography

  • Polish Jazz (demo) - 2000, no label
  • Virtual Cuts (mixtape) - 2001, Blend Rec.
  • Sculpture (EP) - 2003, cat. no: ZENCDS127
  • Skalpel - 31 March 2004, cat. no: ZENCD087
  • 1958 Breaks (remixes) - 04 April 2005, cat no: ZENCDS151
  • Konfusion - 30 September 2005, cat. no: ZENCD114


1958 Breaks had a limited release in Poland. It was later included as a bonus second disc with the Konfusion album.


See also

  • Polish hip hop
    Polish hip hop

    The Polish hip hop scene began in 1990, when American rappers such as MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were popular. The first album by a Poland performer was "East on the Mic" by PM Cool Lee, which featured two songs in Polish language....
  • Polish jazz
    Polish jazz

    Polish jazz has a history that spans periods of both acceptance and political repression....