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New Fossils

Data updated on 2025-04-30 20:24:45 UTC
New Fossils is a Budapest-based quintet navigating the space between modern jazz, deep grooves, and Eastern European mysticism. Dániel Varga (saxophone), Damján Ocsovay (keys), István Tóth (guitar), Dániel Ferenc Szabó (drums), and Marcell Gyányi (bass) blend tight interplay with a love for the unexpected.

Their new album, Ecosphere, moves beyond their acoustic jazz roots into richer, more layered territory. Recorded in the Mátra mountains, the album grew from a collective writing process, where each musician’s voice shaped the whole. Emma Nagy (vocals) and Áron Horváth (cimbalom) add even more texture, bringing a sense of lyricism and an unmistakable regional feel.

Releasing music through their own label, Morotva Records, New Fossils keeps things hands-on. They've shared stages with Alfa Mist, worked with ECM artist Mathias Eick, and built a reputation for electrifying live shows.

With Ecosphere, they dive deeper into contrast—structured yet free, grounded yet exploratory—proving that jazz, much like nature, thrives on change.

"Gorgeously understated atmospheric jazz with a honed, retro-seventies lean." - CLASH
"Phenomenal jazz; a mix of smooth, and slightly steamy acid-tinged grooves" - Louder Than War

Genres

: indie jazz

Total plays

912,851
Updated on 2025-04-30

Social media links

Monthly listeners

55,709

Followers

2,124

Top Cities

  1. Hungary
    Budapest
    2,407 listeners
  2. Germany
    967 listeners
  3. Netherlands
    588 listeners
  4. United States
    588 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    552 listeners

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Most popular tracks

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BURIAL GROUNDS
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ALLEY-OOP
ALLEY-OOP
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FOOTWORK
FOOTWORK
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New releases

Ecosphere
Ecosphere
2025-04-04
[Morotva Records]
BRIAN'S TEA
BRIAN'S TEA
2025-02-28
[Morotva Records]
BEING LOST
BEING LOST
2025-01-24
[Morotva Records]
LATO
LATO
2024-11-29
[Morotva Records]
BILLIE
BILLIE
2024-10-25
[Morotva Records]
Idris (Live at Turbina)
Idris (Live at Turbina)
2024-09-27
[Morotva Records]
II
II
2024-03-22
[Morotva Records]
Universe Is a Big Dark Room
Universe Is a Big Dark Room
2024-03-01
[Morotva Records]
Any Drop of Youth
Any Drop of Youth
2024-02-02
[Morotva Records]
New Fossils
New Fossils
2023-04-14
[Morotva Records]
Outland
Outland
2023-03-24
[Morotva Records]
Idris
Idris
2023-03-03
[Morotva Records]
The River Can Not Go Back
The River Can Not Go Back
2023-02-10
[Morotva Records]