SORCERESS
- DOSE
Sorceress
(formerly known as Funkommunity) is a 5-piece band from New Zealand. Their 2011
debut album Chequered Thoughts received worldwide acclaim and saw the band tour
Europe and Japan the following year. Fast forward to 2014, and the band
announced a new name: Sorceress and a new studio album: Dose. While previous
works were influenced by J Dilla-inspired future soul and R&B, the new
album sees their sound evolve, fusing elements of Deep Electronic Soul,
Afrobeat, and Dance Music. Dose retains their distinctive sonic texture, but
also projects more movement while going deeper into the source of the music.
Experienced in headphones or a club/festival context, Sorceress traverses the
boundaries between audio intimacy and the bass driven rhythms of the
dancefloor. The creative duo at the core of Sorceress is producer/band leader
Isaac Aesili and vocalist Rachel Fraser. Isaac Aesili's production provides a
diverse and sonically rich soundscape from which the charismatic vocals of
Rachel Fraser weave through both light and dark lyrical themes. Crafted over
the period of a year, the album includes collaboration with Sorceress'
guitarist Daniel Ryland. Other musicians involved in the sessions include
fellow Kiwis Julien Dyne, Marika Hodgson, Tom Broome, Jonathan Crayford, Steph
Brown and Cam Allen.
COOKIN' ON 3 BURNERS - MIND MADE UP
A double
a side single that features Kylie Auldist on 'Mind Made Up' and chart topping,
award winning Aussie singer Daniel Merriweather on 'Losin' Streak. Both tracks
on this double A-side single are taken from their forthcoming album Blind Bet,
and they are both outstanding examples of beautiful modern soul and funk. On
Mind Made Up, Kylie Auldist demonstrates, if any one had any doubt, that she is
one of the premier contemporary soul vocalists working today. The snappy drums,
crisp guitar and Jake Mason’s organ work all compliment the vocals, whilst lush
horns and strings lift this catchy track into future classic status! Award
winning Aussie singer Daniel Merriweather, is the featured vocalist on Losin'
Streak, a heavy, deeply bluesy funk track that's dance floor dynamite. The new album will be available on May 19, 2014.
STEVE KUHN - PROMISES KEPT
One of
the darkest Steve Kuhn albums we've ever heard – a record of introspective
piano lines, set amidst contemplative orchestrations from Carlos Franzetti! The
style is incredibly moving – bringing a depth to Kuhn's work that we haven't
heard in years – an approach that has him acting more like a painter in sound
than the highly rhythmic pianist of earlier records. There's a quality here
that's almost soundtrack-oriented at times, and Kuhn's dark tones are the
highlight of the set – moving slowly in space to really find their own kind of
sound – as Franzetti is very careful never to overdo things with the
arrangements. Titles include "Adagio", "Promises Kept",
"Life's Backward Glance", "Trance", "Morning
Day", and "Pastorale". (SHMCD pressing.) ~ Dusty Groove
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