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Mixin
(Various Artists) Beats and bass-lines abound, linking a roster going through jazz-poetry via soul-vocal to dubby trip-jazz features on this collection. A selection of producers/musicians the like of which is hard to find all jostling for space on one album..... ‘mixin’....one word says it all as indeed this album is a true mix of styles all unified by a loose jazz ingredient. |
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Rudiment is born out of jazz and reggae and all kinds of other stuff. most of all though, it's about stripping everything right back to basics and adding only the freshest musical herbs and spices in just the right amounts. listen to the track and you'll hear all the flavours they have soaked up - name checking artists from their record collections is unnecessary. a pinch of organ, a few morsels of electric piano and a delicious coating of woodwinds on a deep crust of drums and bass. some would put it in the trip-hop bag but they have no love of categories ..... file under 'good music' | ||
| Lefroy's poetic prose calls to mind jazz poets such as gil scott-heron, jack kerouac and early leonard cohen - he is all of these and yet none of these. This mixture of lefroy's poetry and Geoff Woolley's musical capabilities allows the words to lie on a bed of straight ahead grooves interlaced with melodic patterns creating a melting pot of styles reflecting current European culture. There is no politics in this music, only observation. over and above this comes a sense of optimism - the words ask only questions and can provide no answers ....... light the blue touch paper and stand well back! | |||
| Sugartrain dish up up-tempo soul/jazz/funk based songs with traces of r+b, hip-hop and some secret ingredients that make that Sugartrain sound. Jesse's credentials are about a mile long (so they won't be listed here!) and include working with luminaries such as Omar. Alongside his proficiency on bass, drums, guitar and piano are his considerable production talents. Jesse has used these to great effect in the house and techno scene collaborating with, amongst others, Jo Boggiest of Technotronic, but his love of soul, jazz and funk has stopped him straying too far in these areas. Featured vocalist on "all I ask" is one Angie Cheung who co-wrote material for the brand new heavies album "brother, sister". these are some damn good songs as one spin round the earlobes will tell you ... these are the facts, listen and digest | |||
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Ultravibe is a blossoming sound lurking in the undergrowth with a Latin touch from a south American jungle - one bite from this creature and you can't help but dance and beware, it's highly contagious! on this project, Jesse's production skills reach an all time high and on "the theme from Ultravibe" especially, we know he'll bring you right up there with him. Jesse's experience of dance music over the last few years fused with his strong songwriting ability have created some of the catchiest dance tunes you'll ever hear with just enough jazz to snare even the choosiest of species ....... catch this one if you can! | ||
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Kalei da scope (now K-Scope) No instrument or musical form can be discounted and as soon as one project is finished another is started, taking a new path in a new direction. do not expect to hear everyday styles which stagnate but timeless colourful atmospheric soundscapes and strong rhythmic patterns. Kalei da scope's music is here and now, music for the moment and beyond this, description is pointless ....... constantly changing and beautiful. | ||
