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Review: Verona-based Patrick 'Twice' Gibin is making a habit of collaborating with nu-jazz and broken beat veterans. Having previously joined forces with one-time Sonar Kollektiv regular Clara Hill, this E.P sees him acquire the services of killer keys-man Kaidi Tatham of Bugz In The Attic fame. The latter's smart, jazz-funk influenced riffs are all over the sweet, gently soulful and wonderfully positive deep house A-side 'Lights Out', but can also be heard on the woozy, broken beat-goes-boogie flex of 'High Flames'. 'Flash Burn', another musically rich, organic house groover - this time complete with what sound like eyes-closed guitar solos - completes an excellent package. Review: It's already been a great year for Kaidi Tatham, whose summer album 'It's A World Before You' on First Word remains one of our favourite full-length sets of 2018.
He's in great form once again on this follow-up EP for the 2000 Black imprint he co-helms with pal Dego. All four tracks bristle with his signature jazz-funk focused synthesizer solos and Herbie Hancock style flourishes, as well as plenty of sweaty, floor-friendly broken beats.
Killer dancefloor thrills come in the shape of opener 'Freddie Can't Run Away' (it's very reminiscent of his 2000s work as Agent K) and 'Is Crimbo Really Here', while 'But You Bring It Up' and standout 'In My Life' both explore slower, deeper and more musically intricate pastures. Review: The word 'legend' gets banded about rather a lot, but it is certainly applicable to West London scene stalwart Kaidi Tatham. Further confirmation of this elevated status can be found throughout 'It's A World Before You', a staggeringly good album that marks the musician-producer's first solo set for some seven years. While rooted in the kind of warm, rich and life-affirming jazz-funk-fuelled broken beat workouts with which Tatham is most readily associated (and they're naturally superb), there's plenty of killer diversions dotted throughout.
These include a couple of spacey, soul-flecked ambient rubs, a sublime collaboration with hip-hop/modern soul fusionists Children of Zeus, and a fine head-nodding hip-hop jam featuring rapper Uhmeer. In a word: essential. Review: The word 'legend' gets banded about rather a lot, but it is certainly applicable to West London scene stalwart Kaidi Tatham. Further confirmation of this elevated status can be found throughout 'It's A World Before You', a staggeringly good album that marks the musician-producer's first solo set for some seven years. While rooted in the kind of warm, rich and life-affirming jazz-funk-fuelled broken beat workouts with which Tatham is most readily associated (and they're naturally superb), there's plenty of killer diversions dotted throughout. These include a couple of spacey, soul-flecked ambient rubs, a sublime collaboration with hip-hop/modern soul fusionists Children of Zeus, and a fine head-nodding hip-hop jam featuring rapper Uhmeer. In a word: essential.
Review: After offering up EPs titled 'Hard Times' and 'Changing Times' in 2017, Kaidi Tatham returns to First Word to complete the trilogy with 'Serious Times'. Of course, the music contained within the EP's tightly packed grooves is as joyous, rich as intricate as ever. Check, for example, 'Don't Cry Now', a samba-soaked, sun-kissed affair that wraps harmonic freestyle vocals, twinkling electric piano lines and darting jazz-funk bass around a seriously shuffling groove. Tatham's much-discussed jazz-funk influences are once again given an airing on 'Sugar', while his fine piano work takes pride of place on instrumental hip-hop head-nodder 'Zallom'. Best of all, though, is opener 'Cost of Living', which emphatically weaves together all of these strands and more besides.
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1. Frankie Knuckles – The Whistle Song (Re-Directed).
2. Frankie Knuckles – Your Love (Director's Cut Signature Mix). 3. Frankie Knuckles – Get Over U (Director's Cut Mix). Plunky – African Sunset.
Harlem Gem – More Than You Can Wish. Svend Undseth – Aquilla Aquela. Alex Simon – Runnin' Out Of Time (Instrumental). Mark Goddard – Tony's First Journey. Foe – Blow Up Girl (Beautiful Swimmers Big Head Self Mix).
Nature Love – You Turn Me Around (Karu Mix). KW Griff – Be Ya Girl. The Horn – Whiddon On Down. Analogous Doom – Living In A Zone. Spirit Garden – Electra City. 1. Plunky – African Sunset.
2. Harlem Gem – More Than You Can Wish. 3. Svend Undseth – Aquilla Aquela.