cosmic synth jazz

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a concept album of analogue electronic sci fi library grooves for synthesisers and percussion. commissioned by sonoton and inspired by the 70 s & 80 s sonoton music library catalogue. featuring ayo salawu on drums (kokoroko) and greg foat with his impressive collection of vintage synthesisers. file under library music

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strut presents an exclusive new collaboration between uk jazz keyboardist greg foat and venetian ambient / electronic maestro gigi masin on ‘dolphin’. limited clear vinyl edition.

strut presents an exclusive new collaboration between uk jazz keyboardist greg foat and venetian ambient / electronic maestro gigi masin on ‘dolphin’. classic black vinyl edition.

amazing 60s / 70s latin, funk, electronic, dub, pop licensed from south america. remixed for the 21st century

rnb / jazz

jazz

jazz, pressed on 180 g gatefold vinyl

jazz music

180 g vinyl repress incl download card

strut is proud to announce the new album by uk jazz pianist, greg foat, “symphonie pacifique”. the double vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

athens of the north welcomes linkwood & greg foat with their new lp

jazz funk by the dreaming jewels

greg foat and james thorpe with a collection of futuristic analogue cosmic synth library cues.

greg foats 9th album the mage joins the dots between the past and future of british jazz.

this hampshire & foat project should not come as too much of a surprise to those familiar withgreg& warren s music, influenced heavily by not just jazz but the library sound of the 60s and 70s along with film soundtracks from the same golden era.greg& warren are avid collectors of this music,gregsends me links night and day to lps he has picked up digging on his travels. this constant search sends him down new musical pathways and often sparks a whole new concepts for projects. warren andgregare both fiercely creative talented individuals which means we have to keep them working, a challenge for us all, but the music rewards the effort many times over. we had talked for a long time about doing a library style lp (somethinggregis very passionate about) so during different recording sessionsgreg& warren started laying down various tracks with a view to the lp we have here. side one is 5 tracks in very distinct styles, musical paintings for the big screen. the vast sound of the japanese influenced jasmine, the spaghetti western melancholy of mariposa lily, the call to action that is antonio s theme, the breezy vintage sports car in the sun that coastal drivepaints, and lost in nostalgia, a late night poirotesk piece. side 2 is a classic library suite, whichgregdescribes as a detective s theme with different variations on the motifs.

after the success of galaxies like grains of sand, warren and greg retreated back to the isle of wight to start work on long discussed concept album based on a fictional children s book the honey bear. each track a chapter of the book, hypnotic folk pieces mixed with ambient field recordings that warren and greg collected around the beaches, cliffs and gardens of the island. they brought everything together at home, organically forming this beautiful ambient folk tale during the island s idyllic summer evenings. after finishing the initial mixes on the island they brought the tapes up to scotland and overdubbed with strings, oboe and flute. whether your 5 or 50, the charm and beauty of the honeybear is undeniable, children fairytale book concept album limited edition pressing

multi talented uk jazz pianist greg foat has teamed up with mercury award nominated the bees member and multi instrumentalist warren hampshire to collaborate on a new lp drawing on their diverse musical influences. classic british library music, 60s italian soundtracks & lost americana combined with touches of modern classical, minimalism, jazz and folk. featuring many members of greg and warren s previous bands and one of the u.ks finest jazz drummers, clark tracy, the lp also features an edinburgh orchestra and soloists hand picked and scored by the boys. recorded all analogue onto 2-multitrack in edinburgh, mixed down by mattias glava at his studio in gothenburg, sweden then mastered and cut in helsinki, finland, it s truly a european affair flying in the face of the brexit nightmare. release june 2017

foat & boddy haben sicherlich schon die ein oder andere platte auf drumpoet community gehört. denn der modern, housige sound der beiden londoner erinnert stark an die platten von quarion, kawabata, manuel tur oder soultourist ohne, dass foat & boddy dabei als kopisten in erscheinung treten

ewan pearson, ivan smagghe, monica kruse, orde meikle, tania vulcano, phil kieran, laurent garnier, rob mello, clive henry, karotte, slam, pig and dan, sasse, agoria, 3 channels, simon baker, funk d void, dubfire, serge santiago, matthias vogt (motorcitysoul)....!!! only 2 singles in, and londons ortzroka find themselves occupying that coveted >ones to watch< spot. building on a huge amount of support from the underground press and blogs such as fluokids, and djs/producers as varied as laurent garnier, erol alkan, justin robertson, ewan pearson, prins thomas, rob da bank and people are germs, they are ready to unleash their next release, the rather excellent >midnight/black magic<. the boys last original output >bulb fuel<, brought them yet more sweeping acclaim, adding some of electronicas most exciting current names to a list of supporters that has grown by the week. everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the ortzroka magic. but dont let the international hype put you off

warren hampshire from the bees teams up with pianist greg foat
- recorded with full orchestra all anolog to tape
- mixed down on fully analog desk from tape direct to the old sun studios 1/4 valve tape machine.
- hand made paste back sleeve with 60s style gloss finish.
- mastered from tape direct to lathe at timmion cutting studios finland.
- sleeve notes by bob lind

greek label maerea music introduces itself with a delightful 6-track compilation.

green coloured vinyl with yellow paper sleeve

deluxe edition double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

nice price deal !!! james blake heads up the debut release on 1-800-dinosaur with two tracks showcasing the new labels forward facing manifesto. 1-800-dinosaur is the brainchild of both dan foat, the man behind r&s records revival and blake who also run the 1-800-dinosaur club night together with airhead, klaus and mr assister at plastic people in london. the release leads with metallic house banger voyeur dub, tried and tested to devastating effect on the plastic people dance floor in 2012, leading to a shortened arrangement of the song finding its way onto blakes critically acclaimed sophomore album overgrown. on the flip and holy ghost is a beat-less sojourn into the future soundscapes of electronic music and a deft reminder of blakes ability at traversing genres with ease

a trailblazing radio 1 show, unparalleled club-nights and a promising label, the 1-800 dinosaur crew are undoubtedly a focal point for all tastemakers alike. with a string of understated 12” releases, 1-800 dinosaur are now set to unveil their first full-length release. anchored by trim’s polarising narrative, ‘1-800 dinosaur presents trim’ is a collaborative endeavour featuring a slew of 1-800 members and affiliates, including: happa, dan foat, airhead, james blake, klaus boothroyd and bullion. outspoken and sharp, trim’s introspectively sinister delivery weaves hypnotically between the 1-800 crews’ varying soundscapes. emerging yorkshire producer happa - who’s stock continues to rise with each release – puts forward a tribal-like march on ‘before i lied’, with trim eerily advising to “be careful who you laugh amongst”. already in circulation, the videogame like progression of ‘rpg’ seeps with blake’s signature off-kilter soul, feeding the subversive nature that trim revels in.

nice price deal !!! the emergence of (another) very british sound in the form of dubstep some years back now has mutated into something altogether more cerebral. the chain are a product of this incipient sound and the many new strands that have splintered forward from it. dan foat is one half of the team that runs r&s, the newly invigorated label that is back at the forefront of contemporary electronic music. he’s also one half of the chain. dan & nathan boddy have for a while now had a studio near london bridge, which has formed into the r&s engine room, a hub for the second wave of their artists, pariah, james blake, space diimension controller et al who regualrly pass through the basement to drink tea and listen to new tracks.

>tuff enuff?< sounds just the way an affirmative answer to the titular question should: lean and muscular, with sinewy bass flexing its way straight through. its a song full of robust underpinnings and carefully placed counterbalances: synths that lustrously shimmer and slowly dissipate, keys that sparkle faintly at the quietest moments. the first single on from the cradle to the rave, the debut album from shit robot – aka marcus lambkin, aka >the godfather of dfa< – is a perfectly executed composition in >homage to chicago house, kraftwerk and gay electronic disco.< the b-side features a wild geese remix of >i found love<, another stellar track from lambkins debut. in the capable hands of djs dan foat and frank tope, the laidback original

floating detroitish tech from foat & boddy

big with: laurent garnier, sarah main, chateau flight, ludovic rambaud, funk d void, kiko navarro, osunlade, tom findlay (groove armada), john digweed, quentin harris, chris duckenfield, will saul, yousef, c-rock, nacho marco, james flavour, stuart patterson, dan foat, ewan pearson, kaje (trackheadz), spirit catcher, rocco, jay tripwire, tristan da cunha, lewis dene, neil quigley, jc, dj qt, m.path.iq, harri, andy baxter, james grant, gareth sommerville, nico de ceglia