Music Reviews
Mulatu Astatke/The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information
Strut RecordsThird in Strut’s ‘Inspiration Information’ series, this one teams Ethiopian veteran jazzer Mulatu Astatke (star of Ethiopiques series) with UK funky jazzers Heliocentrics. Got a nice feel this one with the Ethiopian jazz groove being embellished by Heliocentrics as it flows along sometimes going off at heavier tangents then others hitting the chilled feel of ‘Blue Nile’ . My pick is the funky percussion driven ‘Live From Tigre Lounge’ . Excellent.
PermalinkGraham Radley, 05/09
Mummer - SoulOrganismState
Klein RecordsMummer is the new project from former Mum member Stefan Jungmair. Sterfan has wisely stayed with Klein Records who over the years have been diverse yet consistant. "SoulOrganismState" features vocals from Betty Semper who sang on Mum's second album "The Szabotnik 15 Mission", and shows maturity on these productions. Also featured is Berlin based blues crooner Wayne Martin and new jazz vocalist Angela Reisinger. Both sound ace and I will keep an eye out for Angela on future projects. Fans of Klein will not be dissappointed.
Simon Harrison, 09/06