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Easy 2 Forget Instrumental [V?]

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Dreams Are My Reality is a smooth, late-night jazz instrumental built around a warm tenor saxophone lead and a relaxed, soulful groove.

Upright bass, brushed drums, electric piano, and subtle electric guitar textures create a deep, intimate atmosphere.
Soft female backing vocals appear as airy harmonies, blending into the arrangement without leading.

A calm, emotional track for quiet nights, reflections, and slow moments.

🎷 Tenor saxophone lead
🎸 Electric guitar (soft fuzz, warm distortion)
🎹 Electric piano & upright bass
🎶 Instrumental / no lead vocals

Written & produced by VOLO:NIGHT

VOLO:NIGHT — Dreams Are My Reality (Smooth Jazz Instrumental)

Available 9th June on vinyl LP, CD and download/stream on Mr Bongo https://www.mrbongo.com/products/gaby-hernandez-spirit-reflection-vinyl-lp

‘Spirit Reflection’ is the third album LP from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Gaby Hernandez. Blissful layers of instrumentation, electronics, vocal harmonies and folkloric percussion intertwine with west coast feel to create a unique, beautiful and multi-layered record. In our opinion this is a future classic, and an 'album' in the truest sense of the word.

‘Spirit Reflection’ features a stellar line-up of LA talent; jazz star Kamasi Washington, Stuart Howard (AKA Lapalux), Kelis and Gaslamp killer collaborator Dexter Story, plus Ninja Tune, Plug Research and Soul Jazz artist Carlos Niño aka Ammoncontact, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Gifted & Blessed all accompany Gaby, with stunning results.

Support from Gilles Peterson, Hunee, Lefto, Toshio Matsuura (U.F.O.), J-Rocc (Beat Junkies), Laurent Garnier, Osunlade, MOJO magazine, Record Collector, Nemome (BBC 6Music) and many more.

Spirit Reflection

I Will Keep You

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"VWETO II is an astral funk laden mindscape. best used for long term discussions, late night ciphers, deep contemplation, clearing the air, or starting a brand new day. repeat as needed. Uhuru” - Georgia Muldrow

VWETO II mp3

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Wu Punk

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/ruby-rushton-yardley-suite-22a/
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E5bMVF9Tov8
* Pre-order: https://rubyrushton.bandcamp.com/album/overture-1

Tenderlonious led jazz quartet, Ruby Rushton, return with a brand new limited 7” single, a swift response to their highly acclaimed “Ironside” album released back in April of this year. These two new tracks continue to push the bands sound into newterritory.

'Overture 1' is a brand new composition from Ruby Rushton keyboard player Aidan Shepherd. Taking inspiration from bands like Weather Report and Soft Machine, its explosive introduction leads you to a dub-like breakdown, creating an open space for Shepherd to let loose his synthesizer for some deep space, Headhunters’esque exploration. 

'Yardley Suite' is a song first conceived by band leader Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne back in 2012. Having lied dormant for several years it felt like an appropriate time to pull it back out the bag. It’s a composition inspired by Cawthorne’s solo work as an electronic producer, under his alias Tenderlonious. Always wanting to merge his various approaches, 'Yardley Suite' is the perfect mix of Jazz and House. With a steady four tothe floor beat and snappy horn lines its sure to work its magic on dancefloors around the globe. 

Having focused on improvisation and more “open” compositions in the past, the bands new direction is geared towards tighter, more groove-orientated arrangements. This exciting new material is yet further evidence that this is a highly prolific band at the top of their game, continually evolving, stretching out their own unique sound across the full jazz spectrum. 

This is a, one off run, limited edition 7" single. 300 copies only with bespoke painted artwork from Lorna Robertson. No repress!

PREMIERE: Ruby Rushton - Yardley Suite

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News’ - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko Nilovic, with dramatic Library-music-esque cinematic arrangements echoing both light and dark, delving into moments of dissonance and positivity. There is a meticulous education of 1970’s soul on display that touches on the legacies of the great composer / producers, yet at the same time, this is a truly contemporary record that could have only been made now. 

The first limited pressing of 'All News Is Good News’ was released on the band's own 'College Of Knowledge' imprint in November 2019. It slipped rapidly into the collective consciousness of underground music lovers around the world, with all copies selling out within a week and becoming a firm favourite at Mr Bongo HQ in the process. We felt Surprise Chef had made something very special, a future-classic, and that needed to be heard well beyond those lucky enough to have bagged those limited first copies.

Formed at the end of 2017, Surprise Chef have grown within the fertile, creative, and supportive Melbourne music scene. Whilst the band is comprised of four core members, the album features friends and family as guest instrumentalists on flute, saxophone, vibraphone, congas, and assorted percussion; all adeptly recorded by engineer Henry Jenkins from the band Karate Boogaloo. The warm-raw-authenticity of the album was captured in the recordings live to tape over a handful of sessions in the band’s home studio in Melbourne’s inner-northern suburb of Coburg. As band member Lachlan Stuckey explains “All of the music we record is tracked live to tape, simply because so many of the records we love most were made that way".

The results are a captivating journey of instrumental cinematic-soul that will connect with the hardened Axelrod, Truth & Soul, El Michels Affair, and Daptone's fans, as well as the open-minded first-time listener. We are very excited to share this first slice of Surprise Chef’s world, with plenty more magic from these guys coming around the corner very soon.

I Will Keep You

Mr Bongo

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