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Anna St. Louis is a singer/songwriter living mostly in Los Angeles and occasionally in New York state.  
In June 2023 she released her sophomore studio album, In The Air, a collection of songs inspired by spring, summer, love, beauty, surrender, grass and big clouds. Dip into this mix she curated for Radio Lenvie. She hopes these songs get stuck in the head and open up the heart.
Links in bio & story
McGuinness Flint - Dream Darling Dream 
Spencer Cullum, Sean Thompson's Weird Ears - Cold Damp Valley
Nicolette Larson - Come Early Mornin'
Bob Dylan - Nobody 'Cept You - Studio Outtake - 1973
Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks - The Apartment Song - Demo, 1984
Art Lown - I Just Can't Neglect You
John Andrews & The Yawns - Walking Under My Loves Ladders
Robert Lester Folsom - Super See
Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign
Carole King - Sweet Seasons
Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane - Just For A Moment
Sam Blasucci - Turn Yourself Around
George Harrison - Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
Makoto Kubota, 夕焼け楽団 - 星くず
Keven Louis Lareau - Take Me Back To The Country
Linda Martell - Before the Next Teardrop Falls

L'envie #158 :: Anna St. Louis

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Berlin-based Swedish bassist and producer Petter Eldh returns with a new Koma Saxo album Post Koma, out on We Jazz Records, 10 November. The title Post Koma aptly describes the vibe of this one: The Koma Saxo sound continues its evolution, morphing into a holistic vision of jazz now and soon, where live instrumentation and repurposed sampling lose their boundaries.

Over the course of its three iterations (self-titled debut in 2019, LIVE in 2020, Koma West in 2022) Koma Saxo has sounded at times "liquid" and postproduced, at times raw and direct, at times acoustic and at other times oddly electronic (even while still being made with acoustic instruments). Post Koma is a culmination of this sonic study by Eldh, resulting in a music vision that never second-guesses throwing tasty hooks and everlasting melodies out the window after a mere bite of them. But fear not: there are even more new ideas just around the corner.

Eldh's compositions and ideas merge together in a way that just flows. There are quality musicians in the mix, including Koma Saxo live band members Sofia Jernberg, Jonas Kullhammar, Otis Sandsjö, Mikko Innanen, Maciej Obara and Christian Lillinger, but that's like saying that a cake includes flour and sugar. This music is not about playing, it's essentially about how the music is and how it takes its shape, so you quickly lose track of who did what, and that's all in the benefit of encountering this music as an entity that is constantly challenging itself while moving forward. The musicians are valued contributors, and an integral part of what's here, but this is far from traditional jazz playing where a band sits in a room playing takes after takes of compositions on sheet.

That being said, this is jazz to the fullest. That is, music that understands its past but always moves forward, and is never afraid of taking risks. Petter Eldh uses jazz as a starting point, not the end goal. This gives his music edge and mobility beyond what can be contained on one album. In a way, an album, then, becomes a snapshot of a creative process in constant flux and evolution.

Opening track "Koma" is literally drum & bass. It only consists of those two elements, yet what comes out of it is an open invite, a way of clearing your palette. It would be useless to describe individual tracks beyond that, but there's a strong sense of deliverance to the set. It feels like an ending, and also like a new beginning.

Watten Koma

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Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode inc. Project) - Vrye Denke

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Catalogue No: TMDG 245
Release Date: August 25, 2023
Media: Digital & Special Edition CDR
File Under: Dub / Reggae / Afro / Tropical / Funk

Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode inc. Project) returns with his fresh release Vrye Denke. A colourful album compiled of nine tracks under the genre of dub, reggae and African contemporary vibes. All songs are carefully selected to provide to the listener a groovy and extra cool feeling in the same time. 

This album will refresh your mind with a positive vibe and a touch of world music combined with organic and electronic sounds. As usual on Vito's productions the brass section and wind instruments dominate the entire release, alongside with smart percussions that gain all the groove attention over the songs. 

Saxophone on Vrye Denke by Sergio Pomante. 

Audiophile Analog Mastering: Angelos Timewarp Stoumpos at Timewarp Mastering 

Cover Design: Timewarp 

Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode inc. Project) - Vrye Denke will be available on August 25, 2023 as a digital download and special edition CDR at timewarpstore and all digital music retailers and streaming services worldwide.

© & ℗ 2023 Timewarp Music Ltd. / Timewarp Music Publishing

Vrye Denke

1. Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project) - Vrye Denke

The Globeflower Masters Vol. 2 is the slightly edgier and more grown-up sequel to Mark and Glenn's 2021 debut album. For this excursion, the Brighton-based duo wanted to lean a little further into their European film soundtrack influences, with inspiration mined from the works of Stefano Torossi, David Shire, and Roger Webb. This expansion of their sound builds upon the rich tapestry of cinematic funk à la David Axelrod, Serge Gainsbourg and Morricone that fashioned Vol. 1.

The Deluxe Edition of the album features five new tracks, comprising two new original recordings, a piano solo version of the closing track from the original album, and two remixes from Project Gemini and Andres y Xavi.

‘Shaded By Your Side’ takes things right back to the moody, dark and Axelrod-inflected sound of their first album. Much of this track was played in single takes to try and retain as much of the urgency and spontaneity as possible. 

‘Return to Salvador’ is described by the duo as if “Shuggie Otis and Marcos Valle have one too many caipirinhas and decide to visit outer space”. It fuses together Mark's space sounds and floaty pianos with Spanish guitar and busy, melodic bass creating a musical trip from the grounded and earthy sounds of Vol.1’ to the more upwards-looking and musically diverse sound of Vol.2.

The remixes give a different flavour to the release, but both pay homage to the original recordings. Sharing a mutual admiration for each other’s work, it seemed like a natural choice to ask Project Gemini to contribute. Here is what he had to say about his rework, “I’m a big fan of both volumes of Mark and Glenn’s ‘Globeflower’ LP’s and it was a huge honour to get a chance to rework one of my favourite tunes from Vol.2. There are many great layers to ‘A Voyage North’ so it was a lot of fun to choose my favourite elements, then put some Project Gemini flavours and sounds into the mix and create something new whilst hopefully keeping some of the spirit of the original track. A darker, fuzzier take on the album version”.

When Glenn first passed the original album to Steve KIW, his collaborator in Balearic production outfit Andres y Xavi, this was one of two tracks which he picked out as having some particularly Balearic DNA. As such, pushing this concept to its logical conclusion seemed like the obvious thing to do. There’s a shaded sunset sound paired with a 4/4 beat of Latin-leaning.

Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel - Echo The Oread

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𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: MrDjNaz, Timez - Shake Me Up [Camel VIP Records]

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