Polite Strangers (Vinyl 12") Reggae & SkaThe Latest Rhythm Section International release comes all the way from down under and rest assured it is another BEAUTY! The record oozes jazz, lush orchestral experiments and downbeat, Detroit flavour house spread across 4 tracks of sun soaked productions from Melbourne Newcomer Prequel, who makes his debut on this hotly tipped Peckham Label. Early support from Gilles Peterson, Lefto, Alex Nut, Ben UFO, Mister Saturday Night & Moxie .
Dorian Concept and more
broaching anything from mental health to social injustice
as Chris Blackwell famously noted
Messy Bessie as well as the set's notable title cut
Ambitions is Prins Thomas' 6th album and his second solo album for Smalltown Supersound (plus two duo albums with Bjàöàèrn Torske and Bugge Wesseltoft)
Assembling a nonet that features Joe Henderson (tenor sax
in-the-moment escapism and the collective power of an audience taking his music to new heights
Reissue of one of the most acclaimed albums by the funkiest band in the world: Skin Tight by the Ohio Players
including their pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps anthem "Gotta Get Over the Hump" and "Bootleggin"
and Horn manages to meld these new influences with the trademark Belle and Sebastian sound
in part inspired - lyrically at least - by reconnecting with the hardcore records they'd bonded over as teenagers
soul and big band moods
