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To celebrate the coming of winter we have recorded this single for Snowflakes Christmas Singles. Recorded at Sausage Studios in Hackney, London and produced by Seb Kellig and Phil Vinall.

First Snow of Winter

written by alice phoebe lou
recorded & engineered by sebastian maschat in butterama studios 
2017
off my solo album 'Sola' which can be found on vinyl or digital download on my website alicephoebelou.com

Lost in LA

Cat No: EDN1038
UK release date: 25th February 2013
Worldwide Digital Release Date: 25th February 2013
Barcode: 5065001530425
Format: Limited Edition heavyweight vinyl, CD, download & HD 24 bit download
Gig date: 25th May 2013 at Kings Place, Hall 1 (only date)

KENNY WHEELER flugelhorn, composer
NORMA WINSTONE vocals
LONDON VOCAL PROJECT 24 piece choir directed by Pete Churchill
NIKKI ILES piano
MARK LOCKHEART saxophones
STEVE WATTS double bass
JAMES MADDREN drums

Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone have been at the forefront of the European Jazz scene collectively for the last 5 decades gaining the admiration and reverence from all generations of musicians and fans. With Mirrors, a major suite of music composed by Kenny Wheeler set to poems by Stevie Smith, Lewis Carroll and  W.B. Yeats, they are joined by the London Vocal Project, a 24 piece choir directed by the inimitable Pete Churchill. Featuring some of the most renowned and celebrated musicians in British Jazz, spanning 4 generations including pianist Nikki Iles, saxophonist Mark Lockheart, bassist Steve Watts and drummer James Maddren, Mirrors looks to stand up as one of THE albums to own in the vast catalogues of both Wheeler and Winstone. 

The release of Mirrors marks a first in Kenny Wheeler’s long and illustrious writing career. Up until now, virtually all his music has been conceived instrumentally and then has had the good fortune to have the addition of Norma Winstones’ fantastic poetry to turn them into songs. With Mirrors, it is the first time that he has set existing text to music and the result is something that is remarkably different. The wonderfully colourful, sometimes humorous and dark words by poets Stevie Smith, Lewis Carroll and W.B. Yeats have governed the shape, so melodies and forms are longer and nuances exist that might not have had been there if the music had been composed instrumentally.

Mirrors is vast in conception and world class in execution. It is bold, highly original and undeniably a record will create huge attention. It is an important and pivotal album in Kenny Wheeler’s career and one that is sure to go down in history as one of his ‘classic’ albums.


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Woodwind virtuoso Alexa Tarantino moves straight forward with "Clarity," on her second release for Posi-Tone. With an evocative display of talent over a wide range of instruments, Tarantino clearly demonstrates that her skills in songwriting and performance are elevating and shining steadily with bright moments. Tarantino is focused as a bandleader and relaxed as a soloist in front of the rhythm section of pianist Steven Feifke, bassist Joe Martin, and drummer Rudy Royston. With an engaging musical program presented by an amazing group of players, Tarantino's latest album encourages jazz enthusiasts to experience the "Clarity" of her musical message with amazement and delight.

Clarity

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Obscurities.
All songs played on vinyl.
An eclectic mix of rare records from the 60's and 70's.
Genres, Prog, Rock, Psych, Blues, Folk, Avant garde.
TRACKS:
Kaleidoscope - Flight From Ashiya (Tangerine Dream)
Chords Five - Universal Vagrant
Rare earth - Here Comes The Night
The Wig - Blue Scene
Ian Whitcombe - Dance Again
Gypsy - Turning Wheel
Blodwyn Pig - Sing Me A Song That I Know
Black Cat Bones - Death Valley Blues
Blues Magoos - Jingle Bells

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Charles Tolliver - Blue Soul

Quindi Records continues to yield intriguing prospects as we reach the third edition, moving from Woo’s astral ruminations via Cabaret Du Ciel’s sonorous meditations on to the dusty, dusky mantras of Dead Bandit. Maintaining the ambiguous creative practices of the label’s previous releases, ​From The Basement r​eaches to the earth for the malleable grit of post-rock while making the most of the broader sonic outlooks afforded by kosmische and electronic effects processes.
Dead Bandit are Chicagoan songwriter Ellis Swan and Canadian multi-instrumentalist James Schimpl. Swan has previously released solo works including the stunning, inward-looking album ​I’ll Be Around​, a lo-fi Southern gothic dragging the husk of country ballads through battered signal chains. In Dead Bandit, Swan and Schimpl’s artistic vision casts its gaze outwards on a vast expanse, where the distortion has space to stretch its legs and the drums pound out into open space. There’s a common tonality at work here, the duos guitars telling a thousand hard-bitten tales where Swan’s voice falls silent. It’s no surprise to learn Swan and Schimpl’s reference points include Neil Young’s Dead Man soundtrack, SF noise rockers Chrome and the imperial work of the late, great Mark Sandman of Morphine.
You can sense Jim Jarmusch’s America just lingering behind the road-weary thrum of ‘These Clouds’ and detect the shadow of Tom Waits lurking in the raunchy lurch of ‘FF M’. The pointedly titled ‘Sedated’ calls to mind the slowcore movement and its rejection of rock n’ roll’s fixation on speed. Instead, tonality and atmosphere are key across ​From The Basement​, although the ambient lull of ‘I See Her There’ is the exception rather than the rule. Dead Bandit’s desert sound has vibrancy and immediacy to match its moodiness, from the sultry swagger of opening track ‘Mud’ to the bold and borderline bombastic ‘When I Looked Around’.
Like the previous Quindi releases, this record is inherently experimental in nature, but not at the expense of its warmth and instant appeal. From the basement, an inquisitive pair with primitive tools look out and imagine a colossal plain as the canvas on which to paint their picture.
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All tracks, written, recorded, mixed and performed by James Schimpl and Ellis Swan.
Also appearing: Adam Smith (Drums on "Untitled" and "Valentine"; 1st Drum Loop on "These Clouds"; Percussion/Harmonica on "I See Her There") and Steven Skolka (2nd Bass on "I See Her There").

Artwork & Graphics by Visnja Susak. Photographs by Ellis Swan.

Mastered by MA Spaventi. Manufactured at R.A.N.D. Muzik.

Dead Bandit's special thanks: Eva, Rowan, Hazel, Rachael, Jason, Diane, Andrea, Katherine and Jolene.

Quindi's special thanks to Ellis Swan and James Schimpl, Paul H Williams aka Memphis for discovering Dead Bandit and LEDX for their support.

Unconditional love for Ivana and Milla Vittoria

p + c Quindi Records 2021


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