Nighthawks Metro Bar Double LP, 180-Gram Black-and-Orange Gatefold
Product description
Some listeners want a quick selection of individual tracks, others prefer an album that unfolds as a complete musical setting. Metro Bar brings Nighthawks’ urban groove-jazz sound to a black-and-orange gatefold double LP. Looking for music that evokes a city after dark? Its trumpet melodies, cool grooves, and atmospheric samples create a vivid backdrop for an evening at home.
How to use it
Put on Metro Bar when you want an album-length listening session shaped by nighttime city scenes. The tracks move between reflective melodies and more propulsive grooves, making the record a natural fit for a quiet evening or music in the background while winding down. Rather than building a playlist track by track, you can follow the album’s own sequence, from “Joker Sleeps” and “Direction Downtown” through “Nightflight” and “Armatura Zalau.”
The music comes from the German duo Nighthawks: producer and bassist Dal Martino and trumpeter Reiner Winterschladen. Their approach combines groove-focused production with trumpet lines and atmospheric textures. The result leans into an urban soundtrack mood—cool and composed, with melodic passages that bring warmth and feeling to the late-night setting.
Strengths
Metro Bar is more than a collection of city-inspired titles: its tracks suggest distinct scenes and moods. “Direction Downtown” calls up the atmosphere of a busy spot at blue hour, while “Nightflight” carries a cinematic sense of movement. “Joker Sleeps” puts Winterschladen’s trumpet over a tougher theme, giving the album room for both tension and expressive melody.
The double-LP presentation gives the release a substantial physical format, while the gatefold sleeve and black-and-orange design make the edition visually distinctive. Its 180-gram pressing is a specific feature for listeners choosing a physical vinyl edition. If your priority is an urban jazz album with a clear sense of atmosphere, rather than a broad mix of unrelated styles, Metro Bar keeps its focus on that nighttime sound.
Technical details
- Name: Metro Bar
- Type: Double LP
- Format: Black-and-orange vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, 180-gram pressing
- Dimensions: 12.2 x 0.2 x 12.2 inches
- Weight: 1.2 pounds
What to clarify
What kind of music is Metro Bar? It is a groove-jazz album with an urban, cinematic character. The sound centers on cool grooves, atmospheric samples, and Reiner Winterschladen’s trumpet, with melodies that range from assertive to reflective.
Who performs on the album? Metro Bar is by Nighthawks, the duo of producer and bassist Dal Martino and trumpeter Reiner Winterschladen. Their work together grew from a shared film-production project and a collaborative recording approach.
Which tracks are included? The track listing includes “Joker Sleeps,” “Direction Downtown,” “The Lieutenant Is Driving,” “Tomorrow Evening,” “The Secret Loneliness,” “Nightflight,” “Nightflight Aftermath,” “Sepulveda Blvd. 2004,” and “Armatura Zalau.”
When it makes sense
Choose Metro Bar when you want a physical double-LP edition built around a coherent late-night city mood, not a sampler spanning unrelated sounds. Its combination of groove-led production, expressive trumpet, and cinematic track-by-track atmosphere gives the album a clear purpose for focused listening or setting a relaxed evening scene.