Album lore

Ottla’s eponymous 2019 release on Unday Records presents eight tracks of Belgian jazz fusion, a modest yet precise contribution to the country’s instrumental canon. With titles ranging from “Huisje Tuintje” to a nod at Thelonious Monk’s “Epistrophy,” the collection moves through a range of moods and textures without excess. The featured “Stofwolk” offers a dust-cloud of interlocking rhythms and melodic fragments, emblematic of the group’s restrained approach.Though still beneath the radar with fewer than a thousand listeners on record, Ottla’s work embodies a quietly confident resonance. The ensemble’s interplay suggests familiarity with jazz’s lineage while remaining firmly planted in a contemporary Belgian context—one captured neatly by the label’s discerning curation. This artifact provides a measured yet rewarding listen for those inclined toward instrumental jazz fusion beyond the usual hotspots.

Album lore

Ottla’s eponymous 2019 release on Unday Records presents eight tracks of Belgian jazz fusion, a modest yet precise contribution to the country’s instrumental canon. With titles ranging from “Huisje Tuintje” to a nod at Thelonious Monk’s “Epistrophy,” the collection moves through a range of moods and textures without excess. The featured “Stofwolk” offers a dust-cloud of interlocking rhythms and melodic fragments, emblematic of the group’s restrained approach.Though still beneath the radar with fewer than a thousand listeners on record, Ottla’s work embodies a quietly confident resonance. The ensemble’s interplay suggests familiarity with jazz’s lineage while remaining firmly planted in a contemporary Belgian context—one captured neatly by the label’s discerning curation. This artifact provides a measured yet rewarding listen for those inclined toward instrumental jazz fusion beyond the usual hotspots.