Noir is a jazz trio made up of Kris Spiteri on piano, Edward Ellul on bass and Alex 　　Debono on drums. The pieces in the album were composed by Spiteri except for the 　　band’s rendition of iċ-Ċimiterju by the band Brodu. 　　The new style of the band blends classical music, rock and jazz together to create a 　　sound which verges on cinematic music. Ideas flow freely through these genres in 　　order to create one sonic picture. In the album one can also hear the voice of award 　　winning writer Immanuel Mifsud reading excerpts from his poems accompanied by 　　improvisations by the the band. 　　The artwork for the album's booklet was designed by the Anglo-Lebanese artist Sean 　　Mackaoui, who lives and works in Madrid, Spain. The works form part of the suite 　　“Unchained” presented in the Tamsin Wilkinson Editions 　　Noir’s first performance was at the Malta Jazz Festival of 2006. From then on the trio had 　　several gigs on the island, including ‘Longing’, a concert at St James Cavalier in 2011. Noir 　　features on Nadine Axisa’s album ‘Velvet’ with two of their original tracks: ‘Stormy Night’ 　　and ‘Birds’. In 2015 Noir played again at the Malta Jazz Festival. 　　 　　INFORMATION: 　　Compositions: Kris Spiteri except for iċ-Ċimiterju which was composed by Brodu and 　　arranged by Kris Spiteri 　　Band Arrangments: Kris Spiteri, Edward Ellul and Alex Debono 　　Recorded: Temple Studios (MT) 　　Production, mixing and mastering: David Vella 　　Booklet artworks: Sean Mackaoui 　　Design, duplication and printing: Reciprocal Records 　　Poems read and written by Immanuel Mifsud