For the band's 10th anniversary, the Cologne trio surprises us as Slowfox 5 with a very special fourth album: "Atlas" is dedicated to the tonal diversity of our world in 23 episodes and explores traditional folk tunes from all five continents in a quintet formation.

The Atlas program ranges from an Argentinian miloga and music from the Andes to the Japanese court music style gagaku or the Sudanese primal trumpets of the Waza Ensemble to Tibetan long horns, an Indian raga alongside gospel and folk music from Austria, England and New Zealand.

The five globetrotters from Slowfox 5 have traveled all continents in 3 decades, always with an open ear for the "local sound" and its representatives in direct exchange with local musicians. This resulted in an extensive collection of special finds, which they used as a starting point for the 23 tracks on the new album.

As part of a South American tour, the present recordings were made in 2022 in the legendary Studio Espacio Aguaribay in Buenos Aires. In addition to bandleader Sebastian Gramss on the double bass, saxophonist Hayden Chisholm and pianist Philip Zoubek, the Argentinian trumpet virtuoso from the Ensemble Modern Valentin Garvie and the exceptional Patagonian double bass player Martin de Lassaleta will play as guests.

As before, the international formation consciously dispenses with drums or percussion and yet creates a complex and rhythmically diverse sound that, inspired by the originals, does not intend any authentic takeovers, but rather uses the raw material as a starting point for a new context, full of respect for the origin and tradition of the different pieces.

Thus "Atlas" represents in the best sense an image of the great musical diversity of our world. Slowfox 5 manages to lift 23 special musical treasures and to help them to new splendor through their personal filter.