Showing posts with label Deep Soul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deep Soul. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

STEFON HARRIS & BLACKOUT - Urbanus (2009)

Don't let the cover put you off, as the album's got all the Deep Soul and subtle touches we've come to love in the music of Stefon Harris over the years!! There's just a slight Urban undercurrent to the record, and if anything, the inventive rhythms and shifting instrumentation reminds us a lot of Harris' best albums for Blue Note over the past decade or so, a really creative reworking of the sound of vibes in Jazz music, inspired strongly by the best artists on the instrument of the 70´s, but tuned here with a newly modern edge. Marc Cary's on most tracks, playing both Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano, and Casey Benjamin plays alto sax on a number of tunes, although a few have a larger horn section joining in. Great!!


Tracklisting:

1. Gone
2. Christina
3. Tanktified
4. Shake It For Me
5. Minor March
6. They Won't Go (When I Go)
7. The Afterthought
8. For You
9. Blues For Denial
10. Langston's Lullaby

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Friday, July 24, 2009

PEVEN EVERETT - Beyond The Universe (2009) (NEW LINK)

One of the heaviest House albums we've heard from Peven Everett in years, a set that's filled with upbeat, joyous grooves, all done with the same Deep Soul energy you'd expect from other recent records!! The whole thing's a great step back towards some of the classic grooves from Everett's Chicago scene, the spare pumped-up rhythms that first hit the Windy City back in the 80´s House years, transformed here with a 21st Century vibe that has Peven tricking up the rhythms a bit and spacing out some of the instrumentation. Everett's vocals are great, as always, and soulfully sew the tunes together, providing a lot more solid grounding than you'd get in the average House album, and touching nicely on a number of cosmic themes!! PREPARE YOURSELF, CAUSE WE´LL BRING A GREAT GREAT SURPRISE FROM PEVEN!!



Tracklisting:

1. Bonanza
2. Poppin All My Life
3. Any Mountian
4. If I Can't See You Tonight
5. Screwed
6. Inspiration
7. Technology
8. Passing Phase
9. Burning Hot
10. I Need You
11. Girl Of My Dreams
12. Tonight Tonight
13. Soul Parade

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