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Jazzmatazz (Volume 1) (180 gram audiophile vinyl LP)

J SPARROWBeholdZamZam Sounds USLeeds bass man Jack Sparrow aka J Sparrow serves strictly limited, carefully designed and screen printed 7" on Zam Zam. He is one of the enduring stalwarts of the UK scene having turned out plenty of killer dubstep and bass gems over the last 15 years plus. He also runs Navy Cut and has landed on Deep Mehdi and Tectonic, adn as this one proves is still knocking it out of the park. These are classically informed tunes, with 'Behold' marrying a ice melody with bulbous bass and deep lyrics. 'Paradise Bird' is another prime slice of 140 bpm weighty minimalism for the best sound systems.

After the praise for Morning Worship, released back in 2015 on Royal Oak, Portuguese duo Sabre returns to releases with the EP "Fora de Turf", pointing directly towards the dance floor. There is in "Fora de Turf" a certain idea of transient existence as a series of car journeys cruising the night with no clear sense of direction, recalling the gradual disappearance of public space and loss of community. The weight of Kraut references such as Kraftwerk's Autobahn or Stratosfear by Tangerine Dream is somehow clear in its alignment with a 1995 Carl Craig who had just released LandcruisingOn the A side, 'Condor Sense' and 'Sem Terra'. The first one is a banger built around broken beats and repetitive synth chords that guide us through the drone landscapes on the background, very clearly marked by the 808's rhythms. The second one is anchored in a broken kick and on a growing acid line, punctuated by warm chords and some sliced pads that reminds us of the pulsating heart of the city of Detroit.On the B side, "Condor Senses" and "Driving Bruno" got some sort of a gliding character. "Condor Senses" is the only track on the EP to accept the classic four-on-the-floor to guide some dubby chords along a quieter landscape where organic and natural sounds lurk. Is it dawn arriving No. On the last track of the album, "Driving Bruno," Sabre get in the car and step on the throttle, full speed, on a bassline that could resemble some synthwave releases if synthwave had been lucky enough to be born a decade earlier and in the center of the state of Michigan.

Another batch of raw unearthed boom bap bangers resurrected from old dusty floppy discs and DAT tapes straight out of the lost golden era of New York Underground Hip Hop. It was a prime year for the movement and these instrumentals are a direct lens into the essence of that period in time. Be sure to check out the 1996 and 1997 Beat Tape albums.

Devoted fans of Abel Tesfaye were left in a spin when the latest The Weeknd album dropped out of the blue, offering up lead singles 'Sacrifice' and 'Gasoline'. The expansive reach of Tesfaye's musical world knows no bounds, straddling pop, rap, electro and much more besides on a quest for life-affirming, show-stopping songs that burrow straight into your heart. The cast of collaborators on this record is staggering, from Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, and Oneohtrix Point Never to Jim Carrey and Swedish House Mafia, would you believe. Through it all, Tesfaye's dazzling persona shines through, making for another classic from one of the most unique artists in the premier league of contemporary RnB.

Belle copie w/ inner sleeve. Pressage français. Avec Green, Steve Hillage renoue avec ses deux premiers albums, avec des titres space et des spirales de synthétiseurs. Mention spéciale au très funky Unidentified (Flying Being) et à The Glorious Om Riff, reprise de Master builder de Gong, paru en 1974 sur You. C'est le dernier album rock réussi de sa période solo, avant une nette baisse de qualité sur les opus suivants, hormis Live Herald et l'ambiant Rainbow Dome Musick. C'est un des albums préférés d'Ed Wynne, le guitariste/claviériste d'Ozric Tentacles1.La pochette représente une Pyramide poisson de John Michell, un auteur et peintre britannique qui a un intérêt particulier pour les formes géométriques. Son travail repose sur la figure géométrique Vesica piscis : l'intersection de deux cercles de même diamètre dont le centre de chacun fait partie de la circonférence de l'autre.L'album est d'abord sorti sous la forme d'un vinyle vert transparent, puis sous celle d'un disque noir normal. L'édition verte était assortie d'un poster de Hillage devant une chaine de montagne, avec la "pyramide poisson" imprimée sur le visage2.Cet album se classa à la 30e place des charts britanniques.Steve a beaucoup utilisé une guitare synthétiseur Roland GR-500 sur l'album. On notera la présence de Nick Mason à la batterie sur la pièce Leylines to Glassdom sur le disque original, ainsi que Clive Bunker ex-Jethro Tull, aussi comme batteur sur les 4 pièces bonus enregistrées en concert au Rainbow de Londres, sur la pièce Not Fade Away (Glid Forever). Steve Hillage – Chant, guitare électrique, guitare synthétiseur, synthétiseursMiquette Giraudy – Synthétiseurs, vocoder, chœursCurtis Robertson Jr – BasseJoe Blocker – BatterieNick Mason : Batterie sur Leylines to Glassdom, production