Radio K Features Tigran Hamasyan’s “Brilliant” Album Mockroot

Radio K has made Tigran Hamasyan‘s Nonesuch Records debut, Mockroot, its weekly release spotlight, taking note of the album’s eclecticism and dubbing it “the first masterpiece of neo-classical-post-jazz-Armenian-folk-electronic-thrash-metal.” Mockroot is a sprawling and epic affair, and Hamasyan is unafraid to explore seemingly disparate influences to craft a sound that is absolutely unique. The Radio K feature, which can be found here, highlights two of the album’s tracks while lauding the Armenian pianist for his adventurousness and refusal to be pigeonholded as an “ethno-jazz” musician.

Adding Mockroot to your station will give listeners a taste of something worldly, unexpected, and exciting.