Kyle Shepherd
After the Night the Day Will Surely Come

The Round Table: ...Founded in Rome in 1964, ‘Il Gruppo D’Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza’ was a collective of noted and noteworthy composers who challenged the very structure and performance of music itself. Today the most celebrated of its members is the renowned film composer Ennio Morricone but each contributor has an intriguing history in Italian music. Drawing on Jazz, Serialism, Musique Concrete and other extended techniques, the group performed on many of Morricone’s experimental soundtracks of the 1970s including, A Quiet Place In The Country and Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura). The collective improvised live (according to strict exercises) and in the studio (recording for RCA, Deutsche Grammaphon, General Music and others). In 1970 ‘Il Gruppo’ (as ‘The Group’) recorded The Feed-back (for RCA Italy), an insane amalgam of avant-improvisation and motorik Krautrock-influenced beats that understandably has become one of the most collectable ‘Library Music’ related LPs ever issued. In 1971 ‘Il Gruppo’ returned to the studio to record a sequel. This is that record. For reasons unknown Niente was never originally issued but one listen will convince that not only is it the sequel to one of the most sought after LPs of all time, but it is also by far its superior. Brain melting jams collide with unhinged intensity in a hothouse of Italian avant-improv. You have been warned.

Baast returns with a follow-up to their cosmic jazz funk opus “Dimensions”, with another set of esoteric “Kosmiche Musik” on their new offering “Bazaar.” Channeling the same energy filtered through a more “worldly” vibe, the heavy focus is on polyrhythmic percussion producing a decidedly Middle Eastern flavor in a similar vein to Krautrock standouts Embryo and Passport.The brainchild of R. Scott Dibble and DJ Johnny Basil, Baast’s live performances are a mix of theatrical rock, jazz improv, and extended funk sojourns once they lock into a groove. 2016 has been a coming out party of sorts for once-underground hero DJ Johnny Basil. After a 20 year hiatus from producing music, hunkering down and delving deep into his esoteric studies while amassing one of the more impressive record collections focused on library music, his ascension has been ignited by his exposure to a young and eager audience as a tour DJ for cult surf-rock crusaders The Growlers. Leaving crowds mesmerized throwing down hard Disco and Funk while exploring the groove alongside them gyrating and slithering shirtless on stage. Drawing a visually striking resemblance to Iggy Pop, and sartorially decked in ‘70s vintage regalia, he’s inspired a write-up from Vice outlet Thump dubbing him “The Man You Wish You Were”, putting him in the running as a real-life “Most Interesting Man In The World”.Fresh from being named by the OC weekly staff as “Best Local Celebrity of 2016” and loaded with several new projects outside of Baast including his recently released excursion into Nu-Disco with the aptly named Basil & Rogers and Sleaze/Glam Rock outfit Kandi Jones, as well as several upcoming appearances in music videos and fashion shoots, DJ Johnny Basil’s long-overdue “shine” is only destined to burn that much brighter.

P-Vine: ...This is the destination of Scandinavian Brazilians!　The perfect Brazilian jazz odyssey created by Roman Andren, also known as "Swedish Deodato"!The 2008 masterpiece album, which has a presence comparable to the many masterpieces produced by Azymuth and Airto Moreira, is finally on LP for the first time!Roman Andren is a keyboard player, singer, and multi-sound creator.The sound recorded in a large organization including the rhythm section, percussion, chorus and horn centering on his own keyboard is a luxurious Brazilian jazz reminiscent of Deodato around 1970!The warm and vintage feel of US crossover jazz is reproduced with miraculous freshness.In the first LP, all 10 songs carefully selected especially for analog will be recorded while following the flow of the original album. The overflowing peaceful world view, the dazzling colors and the beautiful tunes are revived in analog!

Emerging from their “Funk Church” jam sessions in 2017 at Seattle’s legendary Royal Room jazz club and premieres on KEXP, High Pulp steps onto the world stage. The forthcoming three volumes of ‘Mutual Attraction’ will showcase the octet’s psychedelic fusion of hip-hop, jazz, funk and soul. Volume 1 starts things off on a spiritual jazz journey via covers of three music icons: Pharoahe Sanders, Sun Ra, and Alice Coltrane. It’s an inspired take on ‘60s and ‘70s improvisational music and throughout, High Pulp displays unique skill, poise, and top-class musicianship that goes far beyond their short few years together.