Album Review: Gogo Penguin - Manmade Object

4/5

GoGo Penguin’s second album, the Mercury Prize-nominated v2.0, was an ideal gateway to jazz for listeners more versed in electronica. Its baselines nodded to breakbeat, its drumming sometimes evoked a Chicago house tune, and a piano might mimic a vinyl glitch.

With Manmade Object, the Manchester trio of Chris Illingworth (piano), Nick Blacka (bass) and Rob Turner (drums) continue where they left off. It’s their first record for Blue Note, the venerable jazz label, but they’ve not let their new home curb their genre-bending tendencies.