Maria Faust´s Jazz Catastrophe was originally founded in Copenhagen in 2012 as a modern
big band, The present album documents its third mutation. Concentrated and reduced
down to its essence like a thick syrup, the new music is performed by a trio where Maria
Faust´s alto saxophone is flanked by long-time associates Lars Pilgaard on guitar and
Anders Vestergaard on drums.
”Moth” is Faust´s 15th album and as the name suggests, it is inspired by the life of
those mysterious nocturnal creatures – moths. Their being attracted to light is called
positive phototaxis and although there is much speculation as to why, the reason is still
unknown. The potentially fatal lure of artificial light that seemingly changes the will of the
moth, is a central theme of the album. It is a bittersweet realization of the similarities to
human behavior. We can all hear the warning sounds of “hells bells” when something is
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Maria Faust´s Jazz Catastrophe was originally founded in Copenhagen in 2012 as a modern
big band, The present album documents its third mutation. Concentrated and reduced
down to its essence like a thick syrup, the new music is performed by a trio where Maria
Faust´s alto saxophone is flanked by long-time associates Lars Pilgaard on guitar and
Anders Vestergaard on drums.
”Moth” is Faust´s 15th album and as the name suggests, it is inspired by the life of
those mysterious nocturnal creatures – moths. Their being attracted to light is called
positive phototaxis and although there is much speculation as to why, the reason is still
unknown. The potentially fatal lure of artificial light that seemingly changes the will of the
moth, is a central theme of the album. It is a bittersweet realization of the similarities to
human behavior. We can all hear the warning sounds of “hells bells” when something is
about to go wrong, but we choose go straight towards the flame anyway. This is part of the
human experience but it's important to say that these compositions are not about death
and demise. "Moth" is primarily an album for star-crossed lovers...

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