Now vs Now - The Buffering Cocoon (2018)

Jason Lindner, a keyboardist with eclectic musical sensibilities that intermesh to create a unique voice that has served as a key ingredient for numerous projects, including David Bowie's final album 'Blackstar', presents his New York-based band's third album (and first for Jazzland), 'The Buffering Cocoon'.

Chick Corea's description of Lindner as a "musical universe" is shown here to be a truth rather than mere hyperbole. They produce electronic music tinged with jazz, funk and soul, with nods to relaxing vaporwave ("Accelerating Returns"), analog synth-pop (the percolating "Cloud Fishing"), danceable darkwave (the propulsive, '80s-reminiscent "Motion Potion"), and modern electro-R&B ("The Scarecrow"). On other songs, IDM's taut beatkeeping, jazztronica's livewire energy, and elements of the cutting-edge Wonky subgenre popularized by Flying Lotus and J Dilla contribute verve and velocity.

In addition to fronting Now Vs Now - whose lineup also features bassist Panagiotis Andreou and drummer Justin Tyson - Lindner is a sound designer, composer, arranger, and producer. Lindner currently tours and records with saxophonist Donny McCaslin - whose band, including Lindner, was enlisted by David Bowie for the recording of his final album, the Tony Visconti co-produced 'Blackstar' - and is in a particular niche to serve as keyboardist for Angelique Kidjo's Talking Heads Remain in Light project and with Ethiopean Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke. He also embarks on solo and collaborative electronic projects under the name Oscillations.

"Rhythm provides more than a heartbeat for Jason Lindner. It also seems to fuel his respiratory functions and digestive activity, and maybe his neurons...What matters to him is groove, however it comes." - The New York Times

"Will this alien music make you want to dance? Absolutely, but be warned: once you step into the group's intoxicating, alternate universe, you may find it hard to leave." - NPR Music

Tracklist:
01. Now vs Now - Buffering 3%
02. Now vs Now - Cloud Fishing
03. Now vs Now - Glimmer
04. Now vs Now - Motion Potion
05. Now vs Now - Silkworm Society
06. Now vs Now - Buffering 43%
07. Now vs Now - Dichotomy
08. Now vs Now - Pergamos
09. Now vs Now - Squoosh
10. Now vs Now - 400 PPM
11. Now vs Now, Sasha Masakowski - The Scarecrow (Silkworm Society Remix)
12. Now vs Now - Accelerating Returns
13. Now vs Now - Buffer Failed. Restart