With a band name and album title like this, don’t tell me you’re not interested.

Jazz monsters JABBERLOOP invade North America with their U.S. debut, REVENGE of the SPACE MONSTER. There’s a handful of bands in Japan intent on proving that jazz doesn’t have to be too chill and it’s great to see one make themselves available to an international audience. Having released a vinyl EP in the U.K. with Mukatsuku Records, the America is the JABBERLOOP’s latest conquest.

JABBERLOOP is the lethal combination of saxophones, trumpets, keyboard, bass, and drums played by DAISUKE, MAKOTO, MELTEN, YUKI, and YOHEI respectively. The standard club jazz vibe is accelerated by soaring synths that create an original sound that’s simultaneously space-y futuristic and retro disco. While a “debut”, REVENGE is actually a best-of release that showcases JABBERLOOP’s most exciting works.

The synth-heavy title track launches first and sets the mood on dance hyperdrive. “Behind the Wind” tones things down –just barely — with tapping pianos and dueling sax and trumpet. REVENGE‘s eighth track, the frantically paced “Shirokuma”, jumps out brightly. Squawky turntables are layered heavily atop and scratch in and out, embellishing at transitions and throughout the song. “Shirokuma” actually topped the iTunes Japan jazz charts in March of 2009.

“AREA51″ jams with some groovy catch and leads into “Bermuda Triangle”, a flow of breezy, crescendoing woodwinds and horns.

The album flies high though all 13 tracks but that sustained elevation is perhaps the album’s only glaring drawback. Nevertheless, REVENGE of the SPACE MONSTER is an electric-fueled jazz romp that’s exciting and addicting.

REVENGE of the SPACE MONSTER came out on November 4th on Daruma Label. It’s available for download on Daruma’s official site and iTunes(!)

“Behind the Wind” by JABBERLOOP is fire:

For more blazing jazz action, check out the PV for “AREA51″. Visit JABBERLOOP’s official site and MySpace page.