The River Doesn't Like Strangers (Vinyl LP) Soul Funk & Disco

The River Doesn't Like Strangers (Vinyl LP) Soul Funk & DiscoThe stunning debut album, The River Doesn't Like Strangers on Shabaka Hutchings' new label Native Rebel Recordings by saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael now finally available on vinyl! Chelsea Carmichael is an understated innovator and educator, quietly adding her own contribution to the iteration of jazz that has evolved on these islands. She's a warm and hypnotic player, who brings subtle and considered improvisation to everything she does. Primo

including Sam Wilkes

the band have consistently set themselves apart from the acts they came up playing with

The 1968 debut from band members Bert Jansch

and drum machines (not to mention some galactically charged guitar) high into the winter night

according to Brendan Perry

when Khruangbin

It is more of a special

'Low Slow Needle's hauntingly minimal

but their darker lyrical themes and serpentine song structures are tucked neatly into what seem at first just like uncommonly catchy tunes

particularly on "When Lights Are Low

their 11-track debut album for Heavenly Recordings

Bill Evans-like "Pygmalion" and the tender ballad "Tu Me Delirio" are mainstream jazz that doesn't insult the intelligence