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The Rhythm Passport’s Cabinet of Curiosities - July 2025

Entrance Music

Summer Storm

Easier

Superb

Tag Dag

Consulate Case

Dangerous

Dreamer's Disease

Waiting For The Punchline (Swallertrip)

Gadabout Season

Spirit of New Africa

54 Countries

Drift Away

Say Goodbye

Flor de Lis (Upside Down)

Another track from the fictitious Artemis Trio, "Clearly", from 2007. This is my 2nd favorite of the several "trio" projects I did for fun. There's 1 minor flub, but that happens sometimes.

.... besides that ride cymbal is da bomb.

The photo was taken right after our arrival at the Grand Canyon, from the window of a tour bus. 

Clearly

The Artemis Trio, No. III, Clearly (Yamaha QY70 + CBX-K1, Recorded 2007)

愛してます

Countin’ Sheep

KONGO

Surprise Chef’s music is based on evoking mood; their vivid arrangements utilize time and space to build soundscapes that invite the listener into their world. The quintet’s distinct sound pulls from 70s film scores, the funkier side of jazz, and the samples that form the foundation of hip hop. 


Hailing from just outside of Melbourne, Australia, their first two albums, All News Is Good News and Daylight Savings amassed a die-hard fanbase and brought their sound from their home studio to every corner of the globe. The band is now signed to Big Crown Records, joining a lineage of contemporary and classic sounds that have influenced Surprise Chef’s music since their formation in 2017.


Surprise Chef’s self proclaimed “moody shades of instrumental jazz-funk” encompass punchy drums, infectious keys, rhythm guitar you might hear on a Studio One record, and flute lines that could be from a Blue Note session; but when you step back and take in the entirety of their sound and approach, you’ll hear and see a group greater than the sum of its parts.

Dreamer's Disease

Surprise Chef

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