"Love Letter From A Red Roof Inn" is off St. Paul & The Broken Bones' forthcoming album The Alien Coast out January 28th. |
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"Love Letter From A Red Roof Inn" is off St. Paul & The Broken Bones' forthcoming album The Alien Coast out January 28th. |
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Welcome to the Russian cinematic sound of The Diasonics: a mix of infectious grooves, instrumental hip-hop and soviet psychedelia. The limited edition 45 vinyl featuring the Moscow-based band's first captivating single "Gurami" on side A and the instrumental soul track "Gradients" on the flipside is out now in a limited vinyl edition of only 500 copies. Listen to both sides of the 45 below.
The Diasonics will also release their debut album "Origin of Forms" on January 28th on LP, CD and digital format which you can pre-order right here. Read all about it after the clips.
The Diasonics – Origin of Forms (Record Kicks)
Welcome to "hussar funk", that's what The Diasonics call their music: a style that blends infectious deep funk instrumentals, East European flavours, hip-hop rhythms and psychedelia. Firmly rooted in the late 60s and early 70s, their debut album "Origin of Forms" was recorded on an 8-channel Japanese Otari MX-5050 MK III tape recorder at The Diasonics HQ's Magnetone Studio in Moscow and was mixed by Henry Jenkins (The Cactus Channel / Karate Boogaloo) in Melbourne. All the band's influences are well reflected in the heavy cinematic sound of the 12 tracks of their debut LP.From the Eastern funk atmosphere of tracks such as "Almandine" and "Salmanazar" to the trip-hoppish solid groove of "Spiders" and "Andromeda"; from the 70s heavy cinematic moods of "Origin" and "Affair", to instrumental soul gems such as "Kayana" and "Balance", "Origin of Forms" has the power to hypnotize you, captivating you from start to finish. Built on dope funk (in the truest sense), supplemented by raw soul and deep wicked Eastern grooves, the 40+ minutes of "Origin Of Forms" can either plunge the listener into a comfortable melancholy, or cause them unstoppable dance impulses.
The Diasonics are one of the latest additions to the Russian instrumental funk scene. The band was only formed in 2019 and it's made of five young and seriously talented Muscovite musicians: Anton Moskvin (drums), Maxim Brusov (bass guitar), Anton Katyrin (percussion), Daniil Lutsenko (electric guitar) and Kamil Gzizov (keyboards). In just a couple of years the band has amassed a sizeable cult following, releasing a shower of ten celebrated singles on various labels such as Funk Night Records and Mocambo Records. Listen to a preview of the track "Andromeda" below.
The new Trio album from Finnish tenor titan Timo Lassy is out now on Helsinki's We Jazz Records. |
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Tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy, one of Finland's leading jazz artists, is back with a new album release Trio on We Jazz Records. The album introduces Lassy's new combo with bassist Ville Herrala and drummer Jaska Lukkarinen.The new Lassy sound is tight, swinging and funky, led by the strong and riff-ready sax of the tenorman. That being said, the album's sound is not limited to that of the swinging trio. Lassy's new vision also brings in some subtle electronics (played by Lassy, Dalindèo frontman Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen and Ilmiliekki Quartet pianist Tuomo Prättälä) and lush strings performed by Budapest Art Orchestra as arranged by Finnish artist Marzi Nyman. It's a new sound for Lassy, but one which keeps true to his no-nonsense cookin' on the tenor.
This combination proves to be a winning one on the album, ranging from the more solemn moments on tracks such as "Sunday 20" and "Sointu" to the all out groovers like "Pumping C" and "Subtropical". The basic three sylinders of the band tenor sax, bass and drums, are strong throughout and the strings add air beneath the wings to really lift things off. Electronics are used as a tasty condiment, not taking over the main course but adding to it just right.
"We began the process with the bare bones trio but along the way, the sound started evolving into something else" Lassy explains. "That's how I like to work, anyway, while the trio can take this music to great lengths live, on the album I like to paint a fuller, more colourful picture sonically."
Speaking of painting, the sleeve of the album features the original artwork "Subtropic" by Finnish artist Ilari Hautamäki. "Trio" by Timo Lassy will be released by We Jazz Records as blue and black vinyl editions complete with a heavy duty tip-on sleeve, on CD and digitally.
Get a copy of Timo Lassy's new Trio album via Bandcamp right here. Watch the video for "Foreign Bodies" and check the audio clips for "Pumping C" and "Subtropical" below.
Then new BGP comp The World Needs Changing gets it's name from a 1970 funk gem Hank Jacobs & Don Malone for Call Me. |
You can get a 1000-piece puzzle of that Brian Cross sleeve shot for Entroducing feat. Chief Xcel, Asia Born & Beni B right here. |
"Suffolk" is off Jeff Parker's new album Forfolks out Dec 10th via International Anthem/Nonesuch. Watch Cauleen's video below. |
Jeff Parker and Steve Gunn kick off a co-headlining tour in December. For tickets and info go here. |
Montreal's Teke::Teke will be playing The Horseshoe on January 20th – tickets on sale Friday at 10 am right here. |
Check out Nat Birchall's stellar 2hr vinyl mix of spiritual jazz and vintage roots reggae below. |
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss sang "Can't Let Go" and "Trouble With My Lover" off their new Raise The Roof album. |
Check out the clip for Aesop Rock & Blockhead "Flamingo Pink," directed by Rob Shaw, off their new Garbology album. |
Sadly, rock photographer extraordinaire Mick Rock has passed away at the age of 72. He'll be greatly missed. |
"You’ll notice that my most famous pictures are very simple. You’re not going to find lot of props in them, it’ll all be done by lighting, attitude, angle, energy and focus. These are all the important things for me." – Mick Rock