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.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: fertile ground
release :: seasons change
year :: 2002
genre :: lo-fi
label :: counterpoint records
catalogue :: crcd017
website :: www.counterpointrecords.co.uk
date :: 31-jul-2002
quality :: 192kbps/44,1khz
source :: compact disc
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01 rise 0:48
02 freedom 3:35
03 seasons change 4:20
04 the moment 4:19
05 like poetry 4:47
06 dance 6:19
07 culture bandits 5:11
08 illumination 4:03
09 one mo gin 2:53
10 6/8 0:52
11 more to life 4:38
12 drive 3:07
13 take me higher 4:40
14 come 2 me 4:58
15 i remember you 4:09
16 star people 6:43
playtime :: 01h 05m 22s
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following last year's highly acclaimed 'perception' album, fertile
ground are back with another classic album that will heal your
woes, uplift your spirit, and have you grooving to their deeply
funky hybrid of jazz-fuelled soul.
as with their previous album, 'seasons change' comprises entirely
of original music, played mostly live with the kind of organic
energy rarely heard these days. composer/keyboardist/bandleader,
james collins is less concerned with technical skills or stylistic
conventions, and more with creating a natural vibe and breaking
down the musical boundaries enforced by a cynical musical industry
(the "culture bandist" as they are referred to in one of the album
tracks!).
it's rather difficult to try and highlight particular tracks on an
album as consitent and varied as 'seasons change', but as this is
a "press release" i will endeavour to mention particular tracks
for those too lazy/too busy to listen to the whole album.
you might recall the jazzy 2 step single, 'take me higher' (voted
one of the top 50 tracks of 2001 by listenners of gilles
peterson's 'worldwide show'), or if you were lucky enough to catch
their owe-inspiring live set at london's 'jazz cafΘ' last year,
you would have heard the dirty-dozen new orleans style brass funk
of 'one mo gin' and the catchy latin-soul leading-into the heated
descarga of 'dance'.
lyrical and melodic content are what makes fertile ground's music
so universal. songs like 'the moment' and 'more 2 life' owe much
of the spirit of stevie wonder and leon ware, respectively, yet
the end results are firmly rooted in their spiritual approach to
soul/jazz that is connecting with a fast-growing following around
the world.
fertile ground always bring joy and passion to their gumbo of
soul, jazz, and afro-caribbean roots. and with the georgeous voice
of navasha daya (a cosmic queen of soul) delivering their message
of peace, love and unity, all doubt and cynicism are firmly
squashed against the wall.
--counterpointrecords.co.uk
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, it, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, igr and mgc
.::.......................................................................::.
visit #klangwerk on efnet
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