More reviews for "Iridescence" 

the reviews keep coming in for IRIDESCENCE…

“Plenty to savour in this unorthodox mashup of country, soul, funk and jazz.”Rhythms Magazine

“Tender warmth, heartfelt devotion, and retro attitude… amiable and inspired balance.”All About Jazz ★★★★ - https://www.allaboutjazz.com/iridescence-danny-widdicombe-earshift-music

If you’re prepared to dig a little deeper with this music, you’ll uncover lots of musical surprises. Jazz fans will find plenty of interesting music to explore on this release. - Jazz Views - https://jazzviews.net/danny-widdicombe-trichotomy-iridescence/

Reviews for IRIDESCENCE! 

Reviews for IRIDESCENCE are coming in… 

UK Jazz news: https://ukjazznews.com/danny-widdicombe-trichotomy-iridescence/
Jazz piano trio meets singer, songwriter, guitarist, synth player on a second collaborative outing, with ten original songs co-written by this quartet of Australian artists and taking inspiration from jazz and beyond.’

UK Vibe: https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/danny-widdicombe-trichotomy/ 'content to drift, gently glowing in the twilight space somewhere between jazz, funk, soul, and ambience'.

Maxazine - you can listen to these songs in various ways, because with each listen, you discover another layer, Absolutely one of the better albums released this year. - https://maxazine.com/2025/07/26/album-review-overview-uncle-frank-madonna-and-more/ 

 

and JAZZFLIT Netherlands:
 

 “Sometimes a CD drops through the letterbox that, as a jazz music reviewer, you really can’t make sense of. This CD Iridescence by Danny Widdicombe & Trichotomy is one of those — but once in the CD player, it surprisingly stuck around for quite a while. The music on Iridescence is an infectious mix of pop with catchy lyrics, beautiful vocal harmonies, and a hint of country; it’s essentially an Australian version of Americana. But where’s the jazz connection, you might ask? The answer is simple: it’s the trio Trichotomy who recorded this CD together with Danny Widdicombe. This Australian trio made a name for itself with symphonic-sounding piano jazz, and its success is evident from the glowing reviews and performances with many guest soloists. That also explains the musical craftsmanship on this CD. The songs are infectiously melodic and sound as if they come from the golden age of pop music — a bit like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The collaboration with Danny Widdicombe, a country troubadour from Brisbane, already resulted in the award-winning 2021 album Between The Lines. The CD Iridescence is effectively part two: new songs, same vibe.” 

New album IRIDESCENCE is out now!  

It's here! We're thrilled to share this album with you all…it has really been a journey. We hit the studio at MONA in Hobart in 2024, spending a few days tracking a bunch of new songs that Danny wrote. 

The album was designed to be a follow-up to our 2019 release with Danny, “Between the Lines”… but once we started working more on the songs back in Brisbane, they took a new direction. Echoes of ‘The Meters’ groove-heavy funk, the soulful warmth of Leon Bridges and Ray LaMontagne, the atmospheric storytelling of Thomas Dybdahl, the dynamic energy of Tingsek & the grooves of Khruangbin all weave their way through the album. This fusion of influences creates a sound that is rich, textured, groovy…… it is different to anything we've produced before.

You may have heard the opening single EBB AND FLOW, with Danny's lyrics prompting you to just go with flow of life's challenges. 

The title track IRIDESCENCE dives into ambient improvisations, but we bring you back with GET OUT OF THE CITY, a lush track with soaring string & vocal layers. 

STARE INTO THE SUN strips back, with the Fender Rhodes featuring alongside lilting acoustic guitar. 

IT'LL BE OK! is a favourite of ours, Danny's vocal performance is high energy, and we just love the lyrics - ‘how we spend our days is how we spend our lives’. 

SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND… perhaps this is our ode to living in Brisbane. It's got a bossa nova sense to it, and Danny's pedal steel is just perfect. 

BLACK MAGIC has a darker edge, telling the story of some strange experiences! The shuffle of HYPOCRITE is captivating, with the song commenting on power states around the world. 

SHIPPING NEWS is another instrumental work, but it takes a surprising turn midway, with the band experimenting with sounds and textures. 

Album closer “IT'S YOUR TURN” is a great feel-good track. You can hear the cowbell and Sam's bass drives the whole thing along… don't forget ‘life’s a game and it's your turn!'

 

Now this album could not have happened without the incredible contributions of so many people… Chris Townend @ Frying Pan - for recording the music so beautifully, Trichotomy drummer John Parker and his fantastic mix skills, Paul Blakey and his mastering genius, Paul Underwood's stunning art design, the team at Suitcase Records in Brisbane, pressing the LPs with care, Jeremy & the team at Earshift Music - true champions of creative Australian music, Matt & the team at Jazzfuel - for sharing the album with media & friends in the northern hemisphere, Jo Corbett for her work on Australian press and Luke Moller for his sweet string arranging and performances.

A huge thanks goes out to the Australian Cultural Fund Boost Program and our Cultural Fund Supporters - their financial assistance with this project has enabled it to be realised to the highest quality! 


 

New album project with Australian Cultural Fund 

It's time for some new music!! 
As you may have seen on some of our social posts, we're in the midst of a wonderful new album with our good friend and all-round brilliant musician, the singer, songwriter and guitarist, Danny Widdicombe.

Here's the story.

We released an album with Danny back in 2019, “Between the Lines” - https://trichotomy.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-lines  - and gosh, that was fun to create and to tour around Queensland. We've been enjoying some great shows with Danny since then, but now it's time to release some more music. 

But this time, we wanted it to be different, to capture a special moment in the recording process. 

So we headed down to Frying Pan Studios at the art gallery MONA in Hobart, Tasmania. We spent 3 days recording a heap of songs live. Songs that we and Danny had rehearsed a bit in the Trichotomy studio in Brisbane, but not really played much… so we explored them together in the studio. We wanted to capture the sound of the band really improvising and finding the music during the recording process.

Sonically, it digs more into a funkier, bluesier, but abstract kind of sound... it's a little bit Miles Bitches Brew, a little bit ‘The Meters’… if you know what I mean. But there's a sweet folk-melody edge to it as well. 

Now we're working on post-production - that's the mixing, mastering, production of CDs, LPs, and publicity material for the album release later in the year. We'll be touring this album to more cities in Australia next year - and ideally taking these sounds to our fans in the northern hemisphere.

There's a lot to do in making this album something truly stunning. Click the pic below to see video of us in action and learn more about this project.

https://youtu.be/xXpGA317ngo

HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN - THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND

This is where we need your help. We've done some crowdfunding previously for albums, but this is different. 

We've got a project setup with the AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND. What's that? Well - ‘The ACF is a fundraising platform for Australian artists and arts organisations. It was established in 2003 to encourage donations to the arts and is operated by Creative Australia

What does this mean? 

Well - The ACF is great for artists because of our Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. This means that supporters make a donation to the ACF but can preference a particular artist to be the beneficiary of their gift.  Donations to the ACF over $2 are tax deductible.

AND - We've been selected to be a part of the 2024 ACF BOOST PROGRAM.  

SO ----- as part of this, your donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar with a funding ‘boost’ up to $4,000 from Creative Australia.


We would love your support to raise funds to help produce and release this album. Your contributions will enable us to create and share new Australian music with audiences in Australia and internationally. 

Hit the link below, and go to the DONATE NOW button. Every contribution will help - and we can't do this without you.

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000005Zefd/danny-widdicombe-trichotomy-new-songs-new-album 

Feel free to share this with your crew - anyone you think would like to support new Australian music. 

Thanks for your support - it is so very appreciated, and enables us to create this music.

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Working on a new album with Danny Widdicombe 

Yep… it's true. We're back with our trusty friend, the excellent songwriter Danny Widdicombe for a new album that melds Jazz, Folk, Country, Blues and Funk. 

How is that possible you ask… well… you'll see.

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Special Edition EP 

We've put together 4 tracks from the TO VANISH recording sessions as a special little EP. Two of the tracks are alternate takes of songs from the album and two are unheard… actually, those two are completely improvised works from our studio sessions. Nice. 

You'll find it on all streaming platforms: https://ffm.to/tovanishspecialeditionep  or on Bandcamp: https://trichotomy.bandcamp.com/album/to-vanish-special-edition-ep 

On Bandcamp we are shipping a limited number of physical discs - but only in Australia (due to crazy postage costs for a small album!)

And you can see some of the tracks live in the studio! - 

 

UK/EUROPE TOUR DATES 

Here it is!! Our full UK/Europe tour dates are out!!

Some shows are already on sale - so hit the links and grab tix :) 

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Tuesday 21st March - Watermill Jazz, Dorking, UK Betchworth Park Golf Club, Dorking, RH4 1NZ http://www.watermilljazz.co.uk/ 

Wednesday 22nd March - The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU https://stables.org/event/trichotomy 

Thursday 23rd March - Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton, UK Dunkley St, Wolverhampton, WV1 4AN 

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/newhampton-arts-centre-dunkley-street/newhampton-arts-centre /trichotomy/e-yagmrg 

Friday 24th March - Birmingham Jazz at 1000 Trades, UK - 16 Frederick St, Birmingham, B1 3HE 

https://www.jazzwestmidlands.org/gigs/2022-10-12/trichotomy

Sat 25th March - Clun Valley Jazz, Bishops Castle, UK Bishops Castle Town Hall, Shropshire, SY9 5BG https://www.facebook.com/ClunValleyJazz 

Tuesday 28th March - Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, UK University of Southampton, Salisbury Rd, Southampton, SO17 1BJ  https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/trichotomy/ 

Thursday 30th March - The Vortex, London, UK 
11 Gillet Square, London, N16 8AZ https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/sean-foran-trichotomy/ 

Friday 31st March - Zwe, Vienna, Austria  - https://www.zwe.cc/ 

Saturday 1st April - Vossa Jazz Festival, Norway  - https://vossajazz.no/ 

Sunday 2nd April - B Flat, Berlin, Germany - http://www.b-flat-berlin.de/