CYRILLE AIMEE - LET'S GET LOST
Vocalist
Cyrille Aimée was primarily raised in France by a French father and Dominican
mother. As a curious child in Samois-sur-Seine, she would sneak out of her
bedroom window to wander into the nearby gypsy encampments filled with those
attending the annual Django Reinhardt Festival. She quickly fell in love with
gypsy music and way of life; years later she would sing on street corners with
friends while traveling across Europe. While in the midst of one such odyssey,
she found herself at the Montreux Jazz Festival, where she won first prize in
the vocal competition - which included the financing of her first self-produced
album. In her second Mack Avenue Records recording, the groove-spirited Let’s
Get Lost, rising-star vocalist and bandleader Cyrille Aimée wonderfully
displays her versatility as a sweet-sounding jazz songbird with a catchy
repertoire—from new takes on old-time standards to crowd-pleasing originals and
even a hip singer-songwriter tune that closes the 12-song collection.
The latest edition in the Brazilika series played host to our innovative DJ friend Spiritual South's stonking mix of firmly floor-focused Brazilian reworks. Now, for the first time, every single track from Spiritual South's mix is available individually, or as a complete set. The wealth of previously unreleased tracks on Brazilika Unmixed includes seven scorching remixes from Spiritual South himself, Daniel Maunick remixing the legendary Azymuth in his Dokta Venom guise, the head-spinning fusion of Latin and footwork from TS Repman (one of the many alias’ of UK dance trailblazer IG Culture) and the heady ambience of left-field hip-hop maestro Paul White’s remix of The Ipanemas’ ‘Seu Dario’. Also included is a track from Ashley Beedle's hotly-tipped new 12" release, the samba-soaked cosmic house remix of Sabrina Malheiros' 'Opara'. All this without even mentioning the timeless cuts from true dance music trailblazers such as Theo Parrish, 4Hero, Mark Pritchard and Jazzanova.
WILLIAM KURK - LEGACY: A TRIBUTE
William
Kurk's always given us plenty of great music on his own – but this time around,
he pays tribute to a host of classic talents in soul music – with performances
of tracks by artists who include Harvey Mason, Leon Ware, Donald Fagan, Michael
Jackson, Chick Corea, George Duke, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock! The sound
is great overall – much richer than you might expect from the 8-bit videogame
parody image on the cover – and, if anything, Kurk's even further developed his
musical style out of respect for the legends on the record – working here with
lots of great jazzy currents that really fit the tunes. Titles include
"Lazy Nina", "Movin Out", "Secret Life Of
Plants", "All The Same Tonight", "Your Eyes",
"Love's Holiday", "Breakout", "Spiraling Prism",
"Cool & Caressing", "Come Live With Me Angel", and "Through
The Fire". ~ Dusty
Groove
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