Hip to the Jag explained

Hip to the Jag
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kavus Torabi
Cover:	Hip to the Jag.jpg
Label:	Believers Roast
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Hip to the Jag is the debut solo studio album by Iranian-born musician^[1] Kavus Torabi released on Believers Roast on 22 May 2020.

Critical reception

In his review for Louder, Joe Banks called the album "a meditation on – and sometimes confrontation with – unseen worlds and the realm beyond the senses."^[2] Roger Trenwith of The Progressive Aspect said that the album "leaves you feeling sad and happy all at once, and it has taken you on a journey through Kavus’s soul, and maybe shone a light into yours, too."^[3] On Echoes and Dust, Zachary Nathanson noted that Torabi "doesn’t pull any punches bringing his own music to life with his debut solo album [...] He always wants to push forwards and see what the next flight will take him to next. Is he ever going to slow down? Absolutely not. But Hip to the Jag is the album we need to have music inside our systems for a time of healing in 2020."^[4]

Personnel

Musicians

• Kavus Torabi – voice, harmonium, guitars, effects, starsail

with:

• Sima Torabi – bells on "Where the Eyeless Walk"

Technical^[5]

• Kavus Torabi – recording, mixing, artwork
• James Plotkin – mastering
• David Barclay – layout

Notes and References

1. Web site: Smith . Aidan . 4 April 2021 . Steve Davis: From snooker to DJ to having his own prog rock band. Interesting! . 23 November 2022 . The Scotsman.
2. Web site: Banks . Joe . 22 May 2020 . Kavus Torabi - Hip To The Jag Review . 19 October 2021 . Prog.
3. Web site: Trenwith . Roger . 25 May 2020 . Kavus Torabi – Hip to the Jag . 19 October 2021 . The Progressive Aspect.
4. Web site: Nathanson . Zachary . 3 June 2020 . Kavus Torabi – Hip To The Jag . 19 October 2021 . Echoes and Dust.
5. Hip to the Jag . . 2020 . Believers Roast.