Friday, August 28, 2020

New Music Releases: The BritFunk Association, Ron Ellison, Jaga Jazzist

The BritFunk Association - Lifted 

“Lifted” is the second album from The BritFunk Association, a band which includes founder and original members of Hi Tension, Light of the World, Beggar & Co and Incognito. Thirteen original tracks that maintain the early jazz funk influences of early Kool & The Gang, Blackbyrds, Cameo, Brass Construction and other heavy hitters of the genre. A collections of new songs with some funky grooves, joyful vocals and instrumental solo prowess. The band have a number of national chart records between them, giving rise to live shows that highlights the range of material that they now share on stage creating vibrant live performances. They will be back on the road after lockdown in support of this and their previous album “Full Circle”. 

Ron Ellison – Listen  

Ron Ellison's new single "Listen" is an enchantingly soulful single, is now available in stores and on all music platforms. An extremely talented soulful singer originally from Chicago, Ron Ellison became associated with the Philly Soul scene as the studio voice for the legendary Delfonics and as part of the Om-Ni Philly Legends group. Currently based out of San Francisco, Ellison has opened shows for Smokey Robinson, The Zapp Band and The SOS Band. He recently went into the studio with long-time Philly Soul producer Butch Ingram and is back with a brand-new single, a captivating soulful tune simply titled "Listen.” 

Jaga Jazzist - Pyramid 

Jaga Jazzist have always had a somewhat spiritual sounding name, but this album might be the first to really deliver on that promise – a set of long tracks that unfold openly in a mix of electronic elements and more jazz-based touches – tunes that really take the right amount of time and space to find their sound, then really soar off into the boundless sonic territory! Lars Horntveth is at the core – handling a range of guitars, keyboards, vibes, and saxes – and he also wrote and arranged the album – but there's lots of other contributions on horns and added keyboards, and a bit of vocals from a few members too, although the set is a mostly instrumental affair overall. Titles include "Spiral Era", "Tomita", "The Shrine", and "Apex". ~ Dusty Groove 


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