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🎷 Basement Blues – Lounge Jazz Café Collection

Basement Blues sinks into the warm glow of lounge jazz and café-style blues, a soundtrack for dim corners, clinking glasses, and late-night conversations. 🕯️🍷 Smooth saxophone lines, mellow piano chords, upright bass, and brushed drums flow together to create an atmosphere that’s both intimate and timeless.

Each track feels like a smoky evening in a tucked-away jazz bar, where the music lingers in the air like perfume and stories unfold slowly. Perfect for unwinding, studying, or savoring a quiet night with good company. 🌙🎶

Distances

Mike Lundy, Lemuria, Aura. This trifecta of inimitable Hawaiian acts descended upon Honolulu’s state-of-the art Broad Recording Studio in late 1979 to create what have now become the most coveted Hawaiian funk/soul/jazz albums of the era. 

But whereas Lemuria functioned as a short-lived studio band and Mike Lundy saw little success from his album’s release, Aura — comprised of eight siblings from the Mendoza family — remained a key figure in the nightlife scene of Hawaii of the 1970s and early 1980s. 

Each tune on their 1979 LP showcases the band’s unmatched musical talent that continues to astonish listeners in the 21st century, including Juno Records: 

“Raw funk... honey-coated soul… grooves and big smiles… lavish Hayes-level horns… dynamic and luxurious full spectrum harmonies. Stunning.” 

Available on vinyl and digital for the first time since its initial release, Aura is a rare example of an album that in today’s crowded reissue landscape really does live up to its mystique. 

Bandcamp exclusive: includes bonus track "Can't Waste No Time".

https://alohagotsoul.bandcamp.com/album/aura

Aura

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