Masterful use of sparse melodic elements, flutes, clarinet, electric piano mixed with all kinds of percussion sounds evoke feelings of mystery and tension throughout.
was reminded of this because the song "Street Fighter Mas" is used in the opening credits of the apple tv show "Sugar".
An excellent album that expertly weaves strong solo performances from Kamasi and a lot of other strong players into a tapestry of expansive orchestral tones. Really high level stuff.
"Street Fighter Mas" is probably one of the most millenial-coded artistic achievements. A song that blends Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop and a cinematic theme which seems lifted straight out of Morricone dedicated to a beloved early nineties capcom fighting game. There's probably some parallels in the finger dexterity and improvisation skills needed to play high level Street Fighter that Jazz musicians can appreciate and respect. Textbook case of Game… More
Some of my favorite sounding tracks ever committed to tape. Production wise this is probably my personal best sounding album of the last few years, definitely one to reference when recording and mixing. Vintage warm tones to die for, bass, drums, guitars and keys, all expertly played and recorded.
A record so good that made me go and check out all the music of the featured artists as well, Parthenope, Enny, Rosie Lowe, all great stuff.
Opening track Summer Breeze is a personal standout.
one of my favorite ambient records of the last few years, very inspired work, organic textures from saxophone, harmonium and sitar mixed perfectly with deep synth tones and soundscapes. Haunting, melancholic compositions that would make a perfect soundtrack for a Tarkovsky film.
Davachi and Kalma are from different generations and backgrounds and found themselves perfectly half way to record this in a single day, the vibes are immaculate but I wish they had recorded and worked together more!
Nice collection of mostly instrumental music by Johnny Jewel, ranging in tone from soft and elegiac to dark and brooding. Not a huge fan of the sequencing of the tracks and it feels more like a collection of tracks than a proper flowing and cohesive album but there's a lot of good tracks here