RE: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately

From: Winston Balfourth (Winston.Balfourth_at_cw.com)
Date: 2004-04-29 11:47:13

  • Next message: Christopher Grass: "RE: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately"

    Just as well I didn't duplicate the post as indeed it is the lovely cover
    from Donald Byrd's 'New Perspecitve'. Hopefully mine will have arrived by
    the today and I can get down and appreciate it. Thinking of Kyotot Jazz
    massive has anyone heard the remix of Pleasure's "Straight ahead"? Certainly
    one of my favourite Jazz-Funk/fusion tracks by pleasure.

    W

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Hans De Bock [mailto:hans.debock_at_skynet.be]
    Sent: 28 April 2004 19:12
    To: acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
    Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately

    christopher

    in fact the cover art of blue note revisited was part of the project itself
    and refers to the cover art of 'New Perspective' a 1963 Donald Byrd lp
    check it! you'll get the picture!

    double u album is indeed a bit strange to come out on sonar k, but it's a
    licensed deal
    with the parisian wool recording. it's def an album for after midnights,
    sounds a bit
    dramatic, a bit dark.. think he was suffering from a lost love or
    something..

    !h

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Christopher Grass" <bluesjumper_at_hotmail.com>
    To: <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:52 PM
    Subject: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately

    > Some newer albums I've been listening to a LOT:
    >
    > 1. Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse - Just saw them live for the very first
    > time last week...great show! 6 multi-instrumentalists on one stage...
    > Latitia even played some trombone, which was cool because I play that
    > instrument too! I missed Mary's harmonies, but I'm glad the band
    continues
    > on. Also look for a band called Mice Parade that opened for them. Their
    > drummer is fantastic...kind of like Maff from The Egg. Let's
    > see...Japancakes meets Radiohead meets Jazzanova! heheh, I'm so
    descriptive,
    > I could write for the pretentious jokers at Pitchfork Media.
    > 2. The Egg - Venice Beach ep - I have been a long-time fan of these guys
    for
    > many years, and their newest offering made me really want to hear the new
    > completed full-length album, out this summer. Their new stuff is very
    > laidback, with less distorted guitar work than they have used in the past
    on
    > Albumen and Travelator. "Say You Will" is a gorgeous song. Don't miss
    > their live show if you live in England!
    > 3. Afterlife - Speck of Gold - Though these guys will probably get written
    > off as Zero 7 wannabes, I thought this new album was a bit more emotional
    > and soulful than Zero 7's newest (I still liked it). Now on Bar de Lune,
    > after jumping ship from Hed Kandi.
    > 4. Monsieur Dodo - s/t - This has GOT to be a Gonkyburg album in disguise.
    > Great slowburning funk, a la Jol or early Quant, with a few uptempo
    numbers
    > and one killer live track.
    > 5. Fila Brazillia - The Life and Times of Phoebus Brumal - interesting new
    > direction for the Fila boys, but I'm feeling it. My fave track so far is
    > "Bullshit".
    > 6. Blue Note Revisited - while the cover art was really cheesy and
    > derivative of a bad Bond flick, the Kyoto Jazz Massive cut really made the
    > album for me. Good production, too.
    > 7. Coldfeet - Jazzfeet - I finally got a copy of this, and it really threw
    > me. It's a straight jazz album...in fact, it's a big band jazz album!
    Lori
    > Fine and Watusi take a break from the electronic stuff and make a fine
    album
    > of originals and some interesting versions of jazz standards. My favorite
    > track on the disc: "Saturated in Blue", a Lori-penned original that sounds
    > like it was written back in the 40's. I am dying to either remix this
    track
    > or get someone to remix it with me...anyone interested?
    > 8. Sandboy - Wanderlust - one of the best albums I've heard in the past
    few
    > years...sublime and beautiful
    > 9. Mocean Worker - Enter the MoWo - I've been following Adam Dorn since
    his
    > drum n bass days, and this new album of jazzy breaks really shows off his
    > heritage in funk and jazz. Very high production values, too...if you like
    > the Fort Knox Five, you should love most of this.
    > 10. Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked - nice funky breakbeats along the
    lines
    > of Malente and old Ursula 1000, but without the cheese.
    >
    >
    > And some albums I was hoping would be great, but only turned out to be ok:
    > 1. Blockhead - Music By Cavelight - aside from a couple of inspired
    upright
    > bass accompaniment, this was a pretty average album of mostly instrumental
    > hip-hop. Nothing special, which kind of bothered me.
    > 2. Double U - Life Behind A Window - A very different artist for the Sonar
    > Kollektiv label...this one almost sounded like it should have been put out
    > on Chocolate Industries. Kinda glitchy, folksy hip-hop...not bad, but it
    > needs a couple of listens. Don't go into it with high expectations, and
    you
    > might like it.
    > 3. Aya - Strange Flower - This is a very different release for Naked
    Music.
    > I thought they were going into some weird electro direction with the
    label,
    > but this new one is about as mellow as it gets. Very pretty vocals, but a
    > bit bland overall. The remixes for this artist which came out earlier
    this
    > year are nothing like the original songs.
    > 4. 10. Doctor Jazz's Universal Remedy Release 1.0 - Ok, I still don't know
    > if the name of the group is the "Universal Remedy", or if it's just the
    name
    > of the album. I'm kind of torn on this one...the music is nice (some
    great
    > electric piano and basslines) but the vocals are a little too smooth jazz
    > for me. Actually reminds me of some of the mid-90's groups that were on
    the
    > Acid Jazz label, like Night Trains and Swing Machine. Not for everyone
    > Still, I hope Kriztal continues to release full-length artist albums in
    the
    > future.
    >
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