Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz

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A collaborative project pairing Scottish pianist Bill Wells with the Japanese ensemble Maher Shalal Hash Baz; together they released GOK (originally issued as Osaka Bridge).

Bill Wells is described as a Scottish self-taught jazz pianist who has collaborated with Pastels, Jad Fair, Future Pilot AKA, Isobel Campbell and Barbara Morgenstern. Maher Shalal Hash Baz is a Japanese experimental ensemble. The album GOK was originally released as Osaka Bridge on Karaoke Kalk and was reissued by Geographic.

A positive, affectionate review of the reissued album GOK (originally released as Osaka Bridge). The piece frames Bill Wells as a self-taught Scottish pianist who enjoys contaminating jazz with indie-pop and experimental touches. GOK is described as playful, lounge-like and irreverent, meant to awaken the childlike sense of musical fun.