TAG: fusion

Sep17

Colonel Red – Keep Walkin (Review)

Colonel Red

Keep Walkin

Released by Tokyo Dawn Records


On his new album Keep Walkin, London-based Colonel Red decided to make a departure from the electronic production of his earlier albums and turn back to his musical roots. But don’t worry; his sound is still the same on his third album, just more analog. As on his 2005 debut Blue Eye Blak, you can still hear traces of broken beat through his modern take on jazz, soul, funk and fusion. He is backed by organic horns, subtle guitar, deep bass lines and jazzy keyboard melodies that ...

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Sep01

Thundercat – The Golden Age of Apocalypse (Review)

Thundercat

The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Released by Brainfeeder


South Los Angeles bass-playing virtuoso Stephen Brunner loved the ’80s cartoon Thundercat so much that he named himself after it. He’s better known as the bass player for Suicidal Tendencies and on the polar opposite; sideman for such artists as Snoop Dog and Erykah Badu, and edgy hipsters like Sa-Ra Creative Partners and J*DaVeY. We heard him last year on Flying Lotus’s Cosmogramma and in return FlyLo is behind the controllers for Brunner’s solo debut The Golden Age of Apocalypse. “HooooooO” opens the ball as a short intro ...

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Jul26

Bituaya – ElectroCaribe (Review)

Bituaya

ElectroCaribe



Straight from Caracas the capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, electro-Caribbean Latin hip-hop outfit Bituaya is quickly becoming an act to follow. With a mixture of danceable rhythms, head-nodding beats, and liberating energy, their live performance and their new record ElectroCaribe is a multilayered medley of Latin American music history, socially conscious lyricism, positive thought and excitement—all in a familiar and aesthetically pleasing package speaking to a hip-hop and electronic sensibility.  Their live performance, which I will briefly discuss, is one of the more lively and intimate shows ...

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Oct01

Brandt Brauer Frick ‘You Make Me Real’ (Review)

Brandt Brauer Frick

'You Make Me Real'

Released by K7 Records


When Daniel Brandt and Jan Brauer (both former college jazz band mates) met classically trained musician Paul Frick in 2008, a kismet-like artistic bond was  forged. Two years later, this bond birthed the polymetric pastiche of blurred genres that can be heard on the group's debut effort 'You Make Me Real'. With hard-hitting drum kicks, heavy synth, jazzy rhythmic piano phrases and impressive melodic layers, this nine track master-piece by German production trio Brandt Brauer Frick appeals to lovers of the jazz, fusion, techno, dub-step, deep-house, and electronic genres alike. Stand-out ...

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Jul15

Quantic Presenta Flowing Inferno – Dog With a Rope (Review)

Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno

Dog With a Rope

Released by Tru Thoughts


Currently based out of the Cali, Colombia, Will Holland, also known by his DJ name, Quantic, is once again back from the workshop to present us with his new work, a return back to Colombia’s local stylings with Dog With a Rope under the already-familiar Latin side project Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno. Having become inspired by the rhythms of Colombia and Latinoamérica as a rhythmic whole, Holland has crafted an innovative project that builds from the exotic offerings on 2008’s Death of the Revolution. Sensual and dynamic Latin rhythms ...

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