MARTER & YONY - RHYTHM MATTER
Marter & Yony is a sensational Japanese DUB duo
featuring Masateru Yamauchi (Jazzy Sport, Japan) and Yoshio Kabayashi (Aokoya
Afrobeat, New York). Intentionally recorded on cassette & ¼" tape to
retain a unique, raw yet warm analog sound. Reminicient of Sly & Robbie,
Basic Channel (German NEO DUB), yin-yang drum 'n' bass - perfect harmony of
dubbed out reverb & echo...creates a blasting dub experience. Recorded in
Brooklyn, NY & Nagano, Japan, mixed & mastered in NYC by Hideyuki Waki
(Helio Parallax), also inludes a bonus track remix by Loop Diary (Marihito
Ayabe - Helio Parallax).Produced
by Marter & Yony. Level 16 (Loop Diary Remix) by Marihito Ayabe. Includes: Definition, Rhythm
Surfer, Spy
(2014 version), Level 13, Cosmic
Dance, Electric
Forest, Palm's
Dream, Fung-Ku, Retrofit, Alpha
Waves, High
Wind, Reel To
Real Dub, and Loop 16
(Loop Diary Remix).
TOM
TALLITSCH - RIDE
The album's
a heck of a great ride with tenorist Tom Tallitsch – a player who's stepped in
traditional tones and phrasing, but who can also push things forward with his
own personal agenda as well! Tallitsch has a really old school depth to his
instrument – a quality that reminds us a bit of Eric Alexander at his best, as
does the flowing sense of rhythm the album gets from Art Hirahara on piano,
Peter Brendler on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums – a rhythm trio that fits
together very well and provides a rock-solid and soulful swing on the album's
best numbers. Michael Dease blows some tight trombone throughout too, and most
tunes are originals – with titles that include "Ride",
"Rubbernecker", "Rain", "The Giving Tree",
"El Luchador", and "Turtle" – but the album also features
two surprising ballad remakes, of David Bowie's "Life On Mars" and
Led Zepplin's "Ten Years Gone". ~ Dusty Groove
MODERN
FEELINGS - MODERN FEELINGS
A weird
little project that supposedly has the group improvising alongside abstracted
samples of Muzak and easy listening – which themselves are manipulated in
really unusual ways too! In fact, those core elements seem to be so buried in
the mix, that the main focus is really on the live instrumentation – which is
heavy on electronics and very noisy guitar, and also features piano, bass, and
drums! There's an icy, experimental feel that really lives up to the legacy of
the Sahko label – although the improvisation also imbues the record with more
of a human spirit too. Titles include "Searching For The Heart Of
Blankness", "Regular Face Paint Tablet Associations",
"Factography", and "Smooth Variations VI". ~ Dusty Groove
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