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