scissorkick

It's shaping up to be a fantastic week at scissorkick, as we drop this incredible nugget of live downtempo courtesy of Simon Green, known to many of you out there as Bonobo, one of Ninja Tune's most revered producers. Available directly from Ninja Tunes, this 6-song EP features 4 classics - "Noctuary," "Dismantling Frank," "The Plug," and "Nothing Owed," reconstructed with live bass, drums, sax, keys, cello, guitars and electronics. The facelift breathes a new life into each moment, adding that classic UK live feel (one that Ninja Tune has fostered for over a decade) to tracks already considered some of Green's finest. Fans should get this IMMEDIATELY by clicking here.
The EP also includes an over-the-top percussive reconfiguration of "Pick Up" by Four Tet and a brand new Bonobo track, "Recurring," mixed during the live sessions that is easily one of his best (and at a quickened tempo that belies the rest of this EP). A gorgeous midtempo, cinematic nugget. Note Scissorkick is mentioned in an article on the Live 8 in today's Audiofile column at Salon.com. Check out the piece, although I think you may need to sign up for a day pass to read it. Much thanks goes out to Audiofile's Thomas Bartlett for doing such a great job with Audiofile, an always dependable blog with a wide spectrum of legal MP3 downloads. And of course for looking our way. Click this link to access the Salon article. Resources

Posted by Steve on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 6/07/2005 10:33:00 AM | Permalink