Jorge Arana Trio

Jorge Arana Trio

The Jorge Arana Trio is Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, and Jason Nash. They were formed in 2011 from the sparks of several progressive outfits, including noise-rock band Pixel Panda, psychedelic rock group Various Blonde, and other jazzcore endeavors. The trio aptly links their individual and collective pasts and futures, colliding in an avant-garde geometry of rock, jazz, classical, punk, electronic, experimental, and incidental music. The Jorge Arana Trio has built a reputation as a gem within the Kansas City music scene and beyond. Their unique stylistic blend continues to turn the heads of diverse crowds.

Jorge Arana Trio’s latest offering, Mammoth, marks their third release and second full-length. Mammoth is a sophisticated blend of sounds and structures that challenges expectations, pushing the art rock genre into the world of progressive music with jazz fusion and math rock elements. Building on previous albums Mapache and Oso‘s use of playful genuine interaction in the patterned riffs and rhythms, Mammoth ups the ante by incorporating a tense and dark mood across the entire album. “Speak, Beast” sets the tone, casting a menacing shadow of distorted lead guitar over brooding keyboard pads and drums that sound more tribal than belonging in a rock band. With Mammoth, the listener gets the feel that they are in an epoch not their own – they are in a world of gnashing tusks, embattlement, and ultimately survival. Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions, the album marks a new place and time in the Jorge Arana Trio‘s musical endeavors. Mammoth finds its digital release on Friday September 23rd, 2016. Mammoth 12-Inch vinyl is now available for pre-order. Limited edition copies of the LP are released on silver vinyl. The vinyl officially hits stores on Friday October 14th, 2016, with pre-ordered copies being delivered early.

Jorge Arana Trio’s EP Oso was released on Haymaker Records in July 2014 to a worldwide positive response. The limited edition purple copies of the album are now SOLD OUT.

• Haymaker Records Celebrates 10 Years

  Kansas City-based record label Haymaker Records marks the anniversary of ten years of existence with a special concert at recordBar on Saturday, May 4 2024. Performing on the stage are three artists who have seen multiple releases on the label over its ten years. Mathy jazz-rock group Jorge Arana Trio, space rock supergroup Be/Non, and doom blues duo Freight Train Rabbit Killer are the featured performers on the night.

  Haymaker Records was formed in January 2014. The label chose to focus on boundary-pushing artists and provide a home and promotional arm for music that might not find a home on traditional pop radio. Jorge Arana Trio became the first band the label worked with and by July 2014, a cassette and LP for the Oso EP had been released. Since that first release, the label has released a total of 24 recordings from 10 different artists including Be/Non, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Schwervon!, Monta, HMPH!, and Sie Lieben Maschinen. 14 releases have made their way onto vinyl. Also included are two compilations featuring artists from the Kansas City area as well as national and international acts from Arkansas to Norway.

  The concert at recordBar has doors opening at 7PM on May 4^th with an entry of $15. Event information can be reviewed here. The Facebook event is available here. Haymaker Records will be located in the merchandise area with a collection of vinyl, cassettes, and other merchandise available for purchase from the ten-year history of the record label.

  

• Outer Reaches 2018

  The music festival Outer Reaches, in its seventh year, emphasizes musical acts experimenting and pushing boundaries. The fest aims to showcase the ‘out there,’ left-of-center, under-the-radar musical acts performing captivating live music. The shows are 18+ and feature acts from a variety of musical genres with accompanying video projection.

  Friday, October 26 will also function as the release date for Volume 4 of Freight Train Rabbit Killer‘s “Wake Snake Death Dance” 7-Inch series. This is the final piece of the puzzle for solving the treasure hunt. The 7-Inch record will be available first at the band’s performance at Outer Reaches 2018 with only 100 copies available in blood red.

  Friday, October 26
  Freight Train Rabbit Killer
  Heaven’s Gateway Drugs (Fort Wayne, IN)
  Mysterious Clouds
  Abandoned Bells
  Lesser Pleasures (Lawrence, KS)
  JC & the Nuns (Lawrence, KS)
  The Guillotine Choir
  New Obsessions
  Lava Dreams

  Saturday, October 27
  Cave (Chicago, IL)
  Sound of Ceres (Brooklyn, NY)
  J Fernandez (Chicago, IL)
  Death Bells (Sydney, Australia)
  Jorge Arana Trio
  Black Givre (Montréal, Québec)
  Kee Avil (Montréal, Québec)

  Tickets:
  Friday Tickets: $15 (Day of Show), $12 (Advance)
  Saturday Tickets: $20 (Day of Show), $15 (Advance)
  Two-Day Ticket: $25 (Advance)

  Advance tickets available at recordBar venue and website

  Be sure to check out Outer Reaches FEST Night 2 at recordBar on Saturday, October 27th.

  Outer Reaches 2018 is made possible from the help of Midwest Music Foundation and a grant through the Kansas City Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. Outer Reaches is happy to be an official Expanded Field Partner of Open Spaces KC, a contemporary art experience with visual creations and performances by local, national and international artists transforming the city for 9 weeks.

  Facebook Events:
  Friday – https://www.facebook.com/events/233592087326541/
  Saturday – https://www.facebook.com/events/536332033490354/

  More info:
  www.outerreachesfest.com

• July 2018 News

  Hay there. Here are a few updates on happenings for the month of July…

  Concerts

  • Fri. July 13 – I Love KC Music Blog 2-Year Birthday w/ The Philistines, Amy Farrand + The Like, and Temp Tats @Californos
  • Fri. July 20 – Freight Train Rabbit Killer “Wake Snake Death Dance” Vol. 3 7-Inch Release Party w/ Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Molly Gene and She Wolf (MO), 20 Watt Tombstone (WI), The Maness Brothers (STL) @The recordBar
  • Wed. July 25 – Haymaker Records Showcase w/ Kee Avil (Montreal, Quebec art-rock), The New Obsessions (New project of Jorge Arana), and FACEFACE (Party rap from Ryan of HMPH!) @Records With Merritt

  Releases
  Freight Train Rabbit Killer‘s “Wake Snake Death Dance” Vol. 3 is available for pre-order on 7-Inch vinyl from Haymaker Records in black vinyl and limited edition blood red vinyl. The sleeves are hand screen-printed by the band themselves. Orders will ship around the end of July. You can also pre-order the entire four volume 7-Inch bundle of “Wake Snake Death Dance”.

• Fairgrounds Vol. 2
  It’s a wrap, the Fairgrounds Vol. 2 compilation is finally finished! This 16-track compilation will be released as a limited run of professionally replicated CDs and given as a free door gift at the Fairgrounds Vol. 2 Release Party presented by Haymaker Records. A BIG BIG thanks to all of the artists that contributed music to this compilation. Copies will also be mailed out to independent radio stations across the United States (Use the contact form if you’d like for your radio station to receive a copy). If you’re into nostalgia and physical copies of music, CDs can be pre-ordered now and we’re selling these at cost because we just want the music to be heard. This release will also be available as a free download from this website or the Haymaker Records Bandcamp. Click the Fairgrounds Vol. 2 Product Page to view information on the compilation, stream audio, pre-order a copy of the CD, or download a copy for free.

  Download the Haymaker Records – Fairgrounds Vol. 2 – Booklet

  Bandcamp
  

  Product Info – See Detailed Information / Streaming Preview of Album / Order a Copy

• Jorge Arana Trio “Mammoth” Promos from Sound 81 Productions

  Thanks to Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions for the interviews to promote the new Jorge Arana Trio album Mammoth. You can see exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of Mammoth at Sound 81 in the first video below.

  Mammoth can be pre-ordered through Haymaker Records online store. Records will ship before the October 14th release date and a digital download will be available immediately. Thanks!
  

  
  

• Jorge Arana Trio release new full-length LP “Mammoth”

  Kansas City-based Haymaker Records releases the album Mammoth by instrumental art rock group the Jorge Arana Trio on digital media on Friday September 23, 2016 and on vinyl LP on Friday October 14, 2016. Mammoth is the third album and second full length release for the Jorge Arana Trio and will be celebrated with release parties in Kansas City, Missouri and Lawrence, Kansas. The first album release concert will be held at The recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO, on Friday September 2nd at 9PM. A week later, on Friday September 9th at 9PM, the group plays at Jackpot Music Hall & Saloon in Lawrence, KS.

  The Jorge Arana Trio is Jorge Arana, Josh Enyart, and Jason Nash. They were formed in 2011 from the sparks of several progressive outfits colliding in an avant-garde geometry of rock, jazz, classical, punk, electronic, experimental, and incidental music. Jorge Arana Trio’s latest offering, Mammoth, is a sophisticated blend of sounds and structures that challenges expectations, pushing the art rock genre into the world of progressive music with jazz fusion and math rock elements. Building on previous albums Mapache and Oso‘s use of playful genuine interaction in the patterned riffs and rhythms, Mammoth ups the ante by incorporating a tense and dark mood across the entire album.
  
  “Speak, Beast” sets the tone, casting a menacing shadow of distorted lead guitar over brooding keyboard pads and drums that sound more tribal than belonging in a rock band. With Mammoth, the listener gets the feeling that they are in an epoch not their own – they are in a world of gnashing tusks, embattlement, and ultimately survival. Recorded in early 2016 by Justin Wilson at Sound 81 Productions, the album marks a new place and time in the Jorge Arana Trio‘s musical endeavors. The vinyl is pressed in limited edition silver vinyl with digital download included. It is the sixth vinyl release for Haymaker Records.

  The Trio will be joined by heavy rock group 34 and Haymaker Records labelmates Riala for The recordBar release show on September 2nd. Advanced tickets may be purchased online through recordBar. For the Lawrence, Kansas Jackpot Saloon show on September 9th the Trio will be joined with Boston art rock group Bent Knee and Lawrence doom funk group Hyperbor. In addition to the two release shows, the Jorge Arana Trio are also one of the featured performers at the two-day annual ICT Festival in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday September 3rd. Copies of the new vinyl record will be available to the public for the first time at these events. A 3-week U.S. tour of the midwest, east coast, and south will follow in late September with dates to be announced later.

  –Friday, September 2nd – Kansas City, MO – The recordbar – Facebook Record Release Event
  –Saturday, September 3rd – Wichita, KS – ICT Fest 2016 – Facebook Festival Event
  –Friday, September 9th – Lawrence, KS – Jackpot Saloon – Facebook Record Release Event

  Pre-order Mammoth here. Items will ship before the actual album release date with digital files available immediately.

• Haymaker Records Showcase at Middle of the Map Fest 2016

  Our friends at The Record Machine have been kind enough to invite Haymaker Records to be a part of the Middle of the Map Fest 2016 by providing us with a special label showcase. The Haymaker Records showcase will be on Wednesday, May 4th and will start at 6PM sharp at Mills Record Company (314 Westport Road, KCMO 64111) and features performances by Haymaker artists Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, and Monta at Odds. All three acts have brand new music to showcase with new albums out or on the way in 2016. This showcase is not to missed and this is the first time that all three acts have played together under one roof. Check out the Facebook event page for more details.

• Jorge Arana Trio “Crime of Passion Fruit” (Official Video)

  New video for Jorge Arana Trio‘s track “Crime of Passion Fruit” from Oso EP. Video produced by Brodie Rush.

  
  
  

• KC Psych Fest 2015 @recordBar – October 2nd & 3rd, 2015

  Come celebrate recordBar‘s 10th Anniversary with the 4th Annual KC Psych Fest. This is a two-night event on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd at recordBar. The night’s entertainment features both local and touring musical acts with a broad range of adventurous musical styles.

  The shows are 18+ and only $10 each night. Video projection provided both nights by Steve Gardells

  
  

  Friday, October 2nd
  Advance tickets available at http://ticketf.ly/1VNX99i
  Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/548603425289258

  7:00PM – RLT (Kansas City)
  8:00PM – Via Luna (Kansas City)
  9:00PM – Holy Gallows (Memphis)
  10:00PM – Crushed Out (Brooklyn)
  11:00PM – The Philistines (Kansas City)
  12:00AM – Merlin (Kansas City)

  
  

  Saturday, October 3rd
  Advance tickets available at http://ticketf.ly/1VNX99i
  Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1203874149638688

  7:00PM – El Condor (Kansas City)
  8:00PM – Jorge Arana Trio (Kansas City)
  9:00PM – Be/Non (Kansas City)
  10:00PM – Van Allen Belt (Pittsburgh)
  11:00PM – Wet Socks (Savannah, GA)
  12:00AM – Slim Twig (Toronto)
  
  
  Sponsors:
  The recordBar | KC Psych Fest | Duvel | Ink Magazine | Haymaker Records | Seen Merch | Mills Record Company | It’s a Beautiful Day

• Riala “Be Here | Be There” Vinyl Release Party @Harling’s Upstairs 2015-09-04

  Haymaker Records and Riala invite you to the Vinyl Release Party for the album Be Here | Be There. The vinyl is now available for pre-order but this will be your first opportunity to hold a copy of the awesome milky-clear colored 12-Inch vinyl. The show will be held at Harling’s Upstairs at 3941-A Main Street in Kansas City on Friday, September 4th, 2015 with support from DJ 5-htp, The Author and the Illustrator, and labelmates Jorge Arana Trio. See you at the release party!

  
  
  Facebook Event Page.

  Also, check out the Riala promo video assembled from the Haymaker Records Summer Showcase.
  

  
  

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