M(h)ysteria

*2022 stock.* “Family Drug” is the premiere recordings of M(h)ysteria, a new trio founded by Giovanni Di Domenico. While featuring the instrumentation of a classic organ trio, M(h)ysteria charges a rather darker path. Not a swinging session, this is an expression of coping with the chronic tensions of modern daily life, with its inherent distractions and mounting stress, as well as a larger feeling of foreboding. Its sound a symptom of a future glittering with menace. Keeping the roles of the instruments constantly fluid, the band members push and support each other through Di Domenico’s compositions and an extended spontaneous piece, with the end results reflecting the openness of jazz, the complexity of prog and the noise and eruptions of improv. “Family Drug” places – finally – the Hammond organ where it belongs: Front and center of new and creative music making. 

"There’s an alluring dark tone to this debut of the M(h)ysteria project. Drummer Jakob Warmenbol, electric bassist Laurens Smet and Hammond organist Giovanni Di Domenico perform like they drank rocket fuel before the recording session. The music is upbeat and psychedelic and unabashedly wild, but at no time does it sound like some blithe walk in the park. There’s definitely a fun aspect to this music, but there’s also the sense that things could get ugly real fast and this music could suddenly turn around and punch someone right in the mouth. That hint of danger makes all the difference, and frames the fun in a context of risk." - Dave Sumner, Bird is the Worm