Pat Thomas
New Jazz Jungle: Remembering

New work from the enigmatic duo Tav Exotic, 4 tracks to tantalize and energize your mind and body. Private Stress is proud and honored to have this E.P. as our first release!

Reissue de l'excellent projet Ladja sortie en 1981. LOUIS XAVIER est un artiste complet, sincère et talentueux. Il est à la fois : contrebassiste, guitariste – bassiste, auteur – compositeur, arrangeur, chef d’orchestre, acteur prolifique et influent de la scène parisienne depuis les années 70. On le retrouve à l’initiative de nombreux projets musicaux et culturels. Son histoire, c’est d’abord une histoire de rencontres et d’amitiés fidèles.LADJA : se réfère a la Capoeira, cette danse guerrière des Brésiliens, cette sorte de lutte très acrobatique, qui se pratique au son d’une musique spéciale, laquelle réglemente les différentes phase du combat

Jungle By Night - Algorhythm After more than a decade of heating up dancefloors at over 600 festivals and stages in 34 countries and 6 released albums, the nine-headed instrumental collective Jungle by Night melted their years of passion, friendship, and influences from krautrock, dance, jazz and techno together into a new analogue compositionJungle by Night: ‘’In a world in which technology and its algorithms have become highly influential in our daily lives, we’d almost rather stare at our screens than look out for each other. With << Algorhythm >>, we pay a tribute to natural, spontaneous HUMAN rhythm as a counterpoint to the sophisticated intoxicating algorithms of the computer.’’The << algorithm >> It determines what we see, what we listen to, whom we meet. The worldwide web seems to be this free world in which everyone has access to everything and everyone. But in reality, it steers us in a certain direction. A direction that often feels natural, reassuring, safe even. It confirms our thoughts and doesn’t confront us with different ways of thinking, with new perspectives. While getting swallowed up in our bubbles, we slowly drift apart.With this new analogue album, nine-headed instrumental collective Jungle By Night bursts our bubble and reminds us to surrender to being human. With styles such as Dance, Funk, Jazz and KrautRock, mixed into a completely unique and inclusive genre of danceable music: Analog Dance Music, the band invites us to live in the moment and welcome serendipity. The oddball ensemble exists within its own cosmos and serves us a danceable and thundering live act, connecting with crowds like no other, with beaming fun and energy along the way.Jungle By Night: ‘’ During the corona crisis, we as a band had a lot of time to reflect on the role and function of (live) music. One of the magical powers of live music is how it can create an atmosphere of freedom, expression, and togetherness. Will we still be able to surrender to this after over a year of staring at our screens or have we drifted away? And is there any silver lining? This album explores the dividing lines between man and machine. The pandemic allowed us to take a new artistic step by implementing more theatrical elements to create a fully cohesive album.’’

Kreggo showing the full width of his capabilities, delivering the perfect fit for Milano based Nottetempo.

Fresh cut on ZamZam Sounds! –It’s great to see Xoki & Hieronymus back on the buttons for ZamZam again…Full-on analogue dubwise rhythms from denmarks dub physicians.Butter Bridge kicks off with a warning shot of sliding synth melody before dropping deeper and deeper into dubwise territory…Tumbling tape-echoes, scattering snare rolls, distorted chops and a steady rumbling bassline make this what it is.A rhythm that will invite you back again and again, growing on you with each listen.Lovely stuff.Onto the flip side –Stepping up the gear and turning up the levels, ‘Super Whale’ kicks straight into action with a rocking 4×4 rhythm and notch-filtered hi-hats.Scientist-style talking bassline pushes things along with the tough foundation of rhythm, not easing off til the needle reaches the inner grooves.No-nonsense dubwise!