{"product_id":"surprise-chef-frogs-in-a-pond-new-vinyl-limited-edition-green-blend-vinyl","title":"Surprise Chef – Frogs In A Pond (New Vinyl) (Limited Edition) (Green Blend Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew sealed copy. Independent record store exclusive limited edition on green blend colorued vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrogs In A Pond is the fifth studio album by Australian instrumental group Surprise Chef, released in 2026 through Concord Jazz. Produced by longtime collaborator Henry Jenkins, the album was recorded over a continuous nine day session at the band's College of Knowledge studio outside Melbourne, with most of the performances captured live and with minimal overdubbing. It is Surprise Chef's first album for Concord Jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record develops the group's instrumental jazz funk and cinematic soul sound through the influence of Italian giallo films and European soundtrack composers of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly Piero Umiliani and Piero Piccioni. The band worked within a deliberately limited instrumental palette that included drums, electric bass, guitar, piano, clavinet, Arp Odyssey, vibraphone, and tuned wood blocks. Flutist Leon Michels also appears on several tracks. Pieces such as \"Frog Technique,\" \"Get Well Soon,\" \"Leg Day,\" and \"Where the Crows Fly Backwards\" are connected through recurring rhythmic and melodic motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than treating the 13 tracks as isolated compositions, Surprise Chef structured Frogs In A Pond as a continuous suite intended to resemble the soundtrack to an imagined film. The album's title and recurring characters developed from the band's experience of working closely together during the recording period, with the finished record focusing on ideas of coexistence and shared experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Inside Voice\u003cbr\u003eA2 Outside Voice\u003cbr\u003eA3 Frog Technique\u003cbr\u003eA4 Knuckle Sandwich\u003cbr\u003eA5 I Love What You've Done With The Place\u003cbr\u003eA6 Get Well Soon\u003cbr\u003eA7 Duet\u003cbr\u003eB1 The Reno\u003cbr\u003eB2 Tadpoles\u003cbr\u003eB3 Leg Day\u003cbr\u003eB4 Where The Crows Fly Backwards\u003cbr\u003eB5 Omnipresence\u003cbr\u003eB6 Frogs In A Pond\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resolute Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50981886329090,"sku":"0888072816077","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0007\/9304\/files\/SurpriseChef-FrogsInAPond.jpg?v=1793990507","url":"https:\/\/resoluterecords.ca\/products\/surprise-chef-frogs-in-a-pond-new-vinyl-limited-edition-green-blend-vinyl","provider":"Resolute Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}