Bonobo: Solid Steel
Great double post today of two killer downtempo/midtempo jams coming from Brighton. Both Bonobo and Flevans have been holding down the UK seaside resort town for a while, with the former moving from local stalwart Tru Thoughts to Ninja Tune. The newest addition to the Solid Steel series has Simon Green (Bonobo) putting together a typically rousing jazz-fueled midtempo set. The boys and I have seen Bonobo spin a few times and he always plays absolutely essential recordings, not just mashing things up by hopping genres, but instead finding the hallowed "bridge tracks," those songs that are actually built by parts of multiple genres. It makes for an amazing set as evidenced by his new It Came from the Sea edition of Solid Steel. Following DJ Kentaro is no easy act but the monkey man does an admirable job capturing the mood and flow of his live set on disc. I also added the Flevans download because it is arguably his best track to date, a supreme jazz-funk-breaks banger that's currently a very hard record to track down. Luckily I have a few spins left on my lonely 12" but once that goes it's back to Ebay. Enjoy. I have some great posts coming up from James Friedman, 5 Deez and the new COLDCUT! So check back soon. Resources
Bonobo :: "Change Down/The Sugar Rhyme" Flevans :: "Hey Mr. Bundle"
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