Lui Mafuta feat. Weiller - This ain't Jazz

 Lui Mafuta presents This Ain’t Jazz, a boundary-pushing new
EP that fuses live musicianship with electronic sensibility—
an exploration of jazz influence through a deeply personal
and collaborative lens. The release is available on digital
platforms and as a limited vinyl edition. At the heart of This
Ain’t Jazz is a long-gestating idea: to bridge electronic music
with an organic, band-oriented aesthetic. Lui Mafuta reunited
with four longtime friends and collaborators—Paul
Janoschka, Felix Roos, Jonas Esser, and Benedikt Jäckle—
who all studied music together in Mannheim before
scattering across the globe. Under the loose collective name
Weiller, they came together once again to create a sound
that lives between genres. The EP is a globe-spanning
production. Piano was recorded on Paul Janoschka’s
Steinway in his Frankfurt apartment; trumpet and clarinet
were tracked in a rural French studio with Felix Roos; drums
came from New York via Jonas Esser; and saxophone was
laid down in Lui’s own studio in Mannheim alongside
Benedikt Jäckle. All elements were finally assembled and
shaped into a cohesive vision back in Mannheim. “There’s
less synth work on this one than usual,” Lui says. “Most of
the textures come from the instruments themselves and a
lot of sample mangling. I wanted it to feel raw, human, and
alive.” Despite its title, This Ain’t Jazz is a love letter to jazz’s
influence. “I called it that just to be safe,” Lui jokes. “It isn’t
jazz—but it’s coming from that space.” The project also
serves as a reconnection to his roots: two of the fourfeatured musicians are teenage friends from his earliest days making music.