2017 re-issue. on his sophomore album, chancha melds local south american rhythms with contemporary production techniques, and borrows from global dance music sounds, then applies his own delicate senibilities with gentle good humor. rio arriba bubbles up from the andes like percussive lava, seething as it is soothing.
2014 lieferte sie mit no deal ein beeindruckendes album ab und wurde seitdem europaweit als eine der faszinierendsten neuen stimmen im jazz wahrgenommen. kein wunder also, dass die belgierin 2015 mit dem ebba (european border breakers award) ausgezeichnet wurde. anderthalb jahre nach der albumveröffentlichung von -no deal- erschien durch initiative von gilles peterson ein wundervoller musikalischer nachschlag dieses fantastischen werks: no deal remixed mit reworks von u.a. eels und the cinematic orchestra. nun erscheint mit blackened cities ein episches 25-minütiges werk über das de biasio sagt, i dont think anyone, including me, was expecting a 25-minute piece which wasnt a successor to no deal, or anything other than a collection of new songs. i followed what the music told me, like a gut feeling.
the official mr bongo reissue.
‘os orixas’ is rich in layered percussion, horns and guitars. singer eloah’s lead vocals are reminiscent of the likes of ellen mcilwaine, elza soares and joyce. samba, funk, folk, jazz and mpb over ijexa and african grooves, that combine beautifully across the moods. os orixas refers to one of the manifestations of the ’supreme god’ in the yoruba faith.
at the start of the fifties miles davis career had hit a barrier which, for a period of time, seemed insurmountable, but by mid-decade, with his substance-abuse troubles behind him, he had established himself as one of the major artists on the modern jazz scene. kind of blue can often be found at the very top of jazz record polls and, despite competing claims, is probably the best-selling jazz record of all time. the listener should be in no doubt that they now own some of the most essential music of the twentieth century and on 180g vinyl!
formed of laura lee on bass, mark speer on guitar, and donald “dj” johnson on drums, khruangbin’s sounds are rooted in the deepest waters of world music infused with classic soul, dub and psychedelia. their 2015 debut album ‘the universe smiles upon you’ was heavily influenced by 60’s and 70’s thai cassettes the band listened to on their long car journeys to rehearsal in the texan countryside. ‘con todo el mundo’ takes inspiration not just from south east asia but similarly underdiscovered funk and soul of the mediterranean and the middle east, particularly iran.
the 1958 gil evans album back as part of the blue note tone poet series. remastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.
air’s entry for the latenighttales series finally available on vinyl. half-speed remastered for optimum audiophile reproduction and pressed on virgin 180 gram vinyl.
CADENCE REVOLUTION: DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL 2 (2LP)
2x12 Inch 12.02.20
strut present the second volume in a series of compilations taken from the archives of disques debs international, the longest-running and most prolific label of the french caribbean.
an exploration of the 80s sound of tokyo, compiled by nick luscombe. remastered from the original tapes, pressed on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.