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After an agonisingly long wait, Counterpoint Records are delighted to
announce the release of:
Fertile Ground's new album: 'Seasons Change'
(available on CD & limited edition double vinyl direct from us!!!)
Following last year=B9s highly acclaimed =8CPerception=B9 album, Fertile Ground
are back with another classic album that will heal your woes, uplift your
spirit, and have you grooving to their deeply funky hybrid of jazz-fuelled
soul. =20
As with their previous album,=8CSeasons Change=B9 comprises entirely of
original music, played mostly live with the kind of organic energy rarely
heard these days. Composer/keyboardist/bandleader, James Collins is less
concerned with technical skill or stylistic conventions, and more with
creating a natural vibe and breaking down the musical boundaries enforced
by a cynical music industry (the =8CCulture Bandits=B9 as they are referred to
in one of the album tracks!)
You might recall the jazzy 2 step single, =8CTake Me Higher=B9 (voted one of
the top 50 tracks of 2001 by listeners of Gilles Peterson=B9s =8CWorldwide=B9
show), or if you were lucky enough to catch their awe-inspiring live set at
London=B9s =8CJazz Cafe=B9 last year, you would have heard the dirty-dozen New
Orleans style brass funk of =8COne Mo Gin=B9 and the catchy latin-soul
leading-into the heated descarga of =8CDance=B9.
=20
Lyrical and melodic content are what makes Fertile Ground=B9s music so
universal. Songs like =8CThe Moment=B9 and =8CMore 2 Life=B9 owe much to the spiri=
t
of Stevie Wonder and Leon Ware, respectively, yet the end results are
firmly rooted in their spiritual approach to soul/jazz that is connecting
with a fast-growing following around the World.
=20
Fertile Ground always bring joy and passion to their gumbo of soul, jazz=
,
and Afro/Caribbean roots. And with the gorgeous voice of Navasha Daya (a
cosmic-queen of soul) delivering their message of peace, love and unity, al=
l
doubt and cynicism are firmly squashed against the wall.
Recent reviews for =8CSeasons Change=B9
'Fertile Ground is coming and in a big way'
Billboard Magazine
'Fertile Ground are Electrifying'
The Village Voice, New York
'Not since Earth Wind and Fire has the music scene experienced a band this
dynamic'
The Washington Post
=8COne of the best albums you=B9ll hear this year=B9
Blues & Soul (Album of the week)
=8CA delectable marinade of soul, jazz and funk flavours by this highly
regarded Baltimore sextet=B9
Mojo
=8CIf you=B9re checking the likes of Jaguar Wright , Ossunlade, Bilal, etc then
you=B9re going to want this big time=B9
IDJ (*****)
=8CEclectic, erudite and very, very essential=B9
DJ Magazine (****)
=8CFertile Ground once again demonstrate how real class can overcome the
smallest of budgets=B9
Echoes (Album of the Month)
'Absolutely amazing and heading for big things'
Masa Leake (Incognito)
'This amazing band embody everything that's great about black music - they
mix jazz, hip hop, soul and Caribbean. Everyone I've played their album to
has run out and bought it.'
Mr Scruff
Counterpoint Records
28 Wellington Square,
Hastings, East Sussex
TN34 1PN
UK
Tel/fax: 44-(0)1424 432978
e-mail: jake@counterpointrecords.co.uk
website: www.counterpointrecords.co.uk
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<FONT COLOR=3D"#008000"><FONT FACE=3D"Georgia"><H2>After an agonisingly long wa=
it, Counterpoint Records are delighted to announce the release of:<BR>
</H2></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Georgia"><FONT COLOR=3D"#222222"><B><BR>
</B></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080"><H1><I>Fertile Ground's new album: 'Season=
s Change'<BR>
</I></H1></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000"><B>(available on CD & limited edi=
tion double vinyl direct from us!!!)<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#222222"><H2><I><BR>
</I></H2></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Following last year=B9s h=
ighly acclaimed =8CPerception=B9 album, <B>Fertile Ground</B> are back with anot=
her classic album that will heal your woes, uplift your spirit, and have you=
grooving to their deeply funky hybrid of jazz-fuelled soul. <BR>
<BR>
As with their previous album,<B>=8CSeasons Change=B9</B> comprises=
entirely of original music, played mostly live with the kind of organic ene=
rgy rarely heard these days. Composer/keyboardist/bandleader, <B>James Colli=
ns</B> is less concerned with technical skill or stylistic conventions, and =
more with creating a natural vibe and breaking down the musical bounda=
ries enforced by a cynical music industry (the <B>=8CCulture Bandits=B9</B> as t=
hey are referred to in one of the album tracks!) <BR>
<BR>
You might recall the jazzy 2 step single, <B>=8CTake Me Higher=B9<=
/B> (voted one of the top 50 tracks of 2001 by listeners of Gilles Peterson=B9=
s =8CWorldwide=B9 show), or if you were lucky enough to catch their awe-inspirin=
g live set at London=B9s =8CJazz Cafe=B9 last year, you would have heard the dirty=
-dozen New Orleans style brass funk of <B>=8COne Mo Gin=B9</B> and the catchy la=
tin-soul leading-into the heated descarga of <B>=8CDance=B9</B>. <BR>
<BR>
Lyrical and melodic content are what makes Fertile Ground=B9s mu=
sic so universal. Songs like <B>=8CThe Moment=B9</B> and <B>=8CMore 2 Life=B9</B> &n=
bsp;owe much to the spirit of Stevie Wonder and Leon Ware, respectivel=
y, yet the end results are firmly rooted in their spiritual approach to soul=
/jazz that is connecting with a fast-growing following around the World.<BR>
<BR>
Fertile Ground always bring joy and passion to their gum=
bo of soul, jazz, and Afro/Caribbean roots. And with the gorgeous voice of <=
B>Navasha Daya</B> (a cosmic-queen of soul) delivering their message of peac=
e, love and unity, all doubt and cynicism are firmly squashed against the wa=
ll.<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#222222"><FONT FACE=3D"Georgia"><B><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Georgia"><B><FONT COLOR=3D"#008000"><U>Recent r=
eviews for =8CSeasons Change=B9<BR>
</U></FONT><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#222222"><BR>
</FONT></U><FONT COLOR=3D"#800080"><I>'Fertile Ground is coming and in a big =
way'<BR>
</I>Billboard Magazine<BR>
<BR>
<I>'Fertile Ground are Electrifying'<BR>
</I>The Village Voice, New York<BR>
<BR>
<I>'Not since Earth Wind and Fire has the music scene experienced a band &n=
bsp;this dynamic'<BR>
</I>The Washington Post<BR>
<BR>
<I>=8COne of the best albums you=B9ll hear this year=B9<BR>
</I>Blues & Soul (Album of the week)<BR>
<BR>
<I>=8CA delectable marinade of soul, jazz and funk flavours by this highly re=
garded Baltimore sextet=B9<BR>
</I>Mojo<BR>
<BR>
<I>=8CIf you=B9re checking the likes of Jaguar Wright , Ossunlade, Bilal, etc t=
hen you=B9re going to want this big time=B9<BR>
</I>IDJ (*****)<BR>
<BR>
<I>=8CEclectic, erudite and very, very essential=B9<BR>
</I>DJ Magazine (****)<BR>
<BR>
<I>=8CFertile Ground once again demonstrate how real class can overcome the s=
mallest of budgets=B9<BR>
</I>Echoes (Album of the Month)<BR>
<BR>
<I>'Absolutely amazing and heading for big things'<BR>
</I>Masa Leake (Incognito)<BR>
<I><BR>
'This amazing band embody everything that's great about black music - they =
mix jazz, hip hop, soul and Caribbean. Everyone I've played their album to h=
as run out and bought it.'<BR>
</I>Mr Scruff<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></B></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#222222"><BR>
</FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Counterpoint Records<BR>
28 Wellington Square,<BR>
Hastings, East Sussex<BR>
TN34 1PN<BR>
UK<BR>
Tel/fax: 44-(0)1424 432978<BR>
e-mail: jake@counterpointrecords.co.uk<BR>
website: www.counterpointrecords.co.uk <BR>
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