Elegy

H A S T, founded by alto saxophone player Rob Banken, is an instrumental band rooted in jazz, heavy rock and

improvisation. Their signature sound can best be described as not shying away from exploratory intellect while still

maintaining passages of stunning simplicity, rock riffs and free improvisation. Conjuring up lush minimal soundscapes

intertwined with noise elements, reminiscent of some kind of weird mixture between a Mondriaan and Pollock

painting, H A S T is mind-blowing, ear-blowing and heart-blowing, exploring extreme dynamics, pure simplicity and

everything in between.'Elegy' is a gloomy creature of many moods and colours: sometimes gnawing, scratching

and clawing ('Blues', 'Op Ieder Potje Past Een Dekseltje'), sometimes sweet and innocent ('Duet', 'Old Boy'). The vast

crescendos that are 'Elegy', the album's title track, and 'Mortal Kombat Champion of the World' put on display how

versatile H A S T's sound wizardry really is.'Elegy' is recorded in studio La Patrie in Ghent with Koen Gisen, who also

produced albums of Nordmann, De Beren Gieren, Flying Horseman, Dans Dans...