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Skalpel Interview

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Hailing from Wrocław, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo formed Skalpel in 1998 through a mutual love of musical tastes and an admiration of one another’s production style. In 2000 Igor Pudlo interviewed DJ Vadim for Klan (a Hip-Hop publication based out of Poland), which ultimately led to the Ninja Tune artist inviting Skalpel to tour with him and the Russian Percussion band throughout Poland. After releasing their CD-R “Polish Jazz”, Cichy and Pudlo signed with Ninja Tune to release their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2004. Riding high, the duo unleashed their second LP “Konfusion” in 2005, which was welcomed with praises by publications such as JazzTimes for their detailed production.

ColoRising Interview with Skalpel

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Jazz has been and continues to play an intricate part in today’s music culture. Whether cleverly being sampled by DJs and producers during Hip-Hop’s “golden years”, resurrected throughout the rare groove and acid jazz period of the UK or carefully twisted by acts in the broken beat and future jazz scene, the sound has served as a foundation to many of the modern grooves that resonate with audiences worldwide. Polish duo Skalpel, consisting of Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo, were among the top tier of nu jazz artists fostering a new wave of jazz to the masses while simultaneously reintroducing the 60s and 70s cool jazz sound of their home country.