Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap May 29, 2024 *Shawn Lee: "Low Riders In Space" (Synthesizers In Space 2012) Shawn Lee is an Amer. producer, composer & multi-inst. based in London. *Chris Joss: "Space Shimmy" (Hyperacusis 2020) French composer, producer, multi-inst. suffers from hyperacusis (album name) which indicates reduced tolerance to sounds. *David Nesselhauf: "Transneptunians (1)" (Afrokraut II: The Lowbrow Manifesto 2018) German bassist & composer experiments with fusing krautrock & afrobeat and spans raw funk, stoner rock & tasty jazz. *The Psychedelic Furs: "Sleep Comes Down" (Forever Now 1982) UK post punk band formed in 1977 by brothers Tim & Richard Butler. Their song "Pretty In Pink" was chosen by John Hughes as the title for his 1986 teen movie. The re-done song became their biggest hit to that point. *Graham Parker: "Don't Let It Break You Down" (The Mona Lisa's Sister 1988) British rock singer and ...

Bridging the Gap May 22, 2024 *T Bone Burnett: "When The Night Falls feat. Ry Cooder" (Proof Through The Night 1983) Joseph Henry Burnett III (T Bone) is an Amer. Grammy winning producer, sing/songwr. & musician raised in Fort Worth TX. *Graham Parker: "Release Me" (Burning Questions 1992) British rock sing./songwr., producer & guitar player know for his band 'GP & The Rumour.' *Hot Tuna: "Bulletproof Vest" (Pair A Dice Found 1990) Jack Casady (bass) & Jorma Kaukonen (guit. vox) began Hot Tuna as a Jefferson Airplane side project when Grace Slick was recovering from throat surgery in 1969. They went full time in the 70s. *Kat Eaton: "Slow It Down" (Talk To Me 2021) British sing/songwr. Kat Eaton writes songs with her husband Nick Atkinson when they feel compelled to write. They try to play each song like they did when they first wrote it. *Norah Jones: "I'm Alive" (Pick Me Up Off The Floor 2020) Amer. sing/so...

Bridging the Gap May 15, 2024 *Sun Atlas: "Return To The Spirit" (Return To The Spirit 2024) Purposely keeping their 'identities' under wraps, Sun Atlas just says "The band's music is a collaborative work between various musicians scattered on different continents." *Alpacas Collective: "Surrounded" (Big Words 2023) Belgian funk band flavored with afro, boogaloo, jazz,  soul & oriental sounds.  *Brother Lee & Golden Rules: "Winter Sky" (The Originals 3 2023) Brother Lee is Lee Skelly a multi-inst., studio musician & DJ from London, Eng. *Everything But The Girl: "Ballad Of The Times" (Love Not Money 1985) Tracey Thorn & Ben Watt are known for a jazz vs. electronic sound, but Love Not Money feels more like conscious indie rock to me. Thought provoking  lyrics and Tracey's dynamic vox shine throughout. *The Roches: "Missing" (Another World 1985) Three songwr. sisters from NJ, Maggie, Terre & S...

Bridging the Gap May 8, 2024 *De-Phazz: "Next Message!" (Godsdog 1999) German downt. ensemble led by composer/producer Pit Baumgartner. *Bahama Soul Club: "Never Roam No More feat. John Lee Hooker" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) German group based in Portugal and led by composer/musician/producer Oliver Belz. JLH: Amer. blues sing/songwr. & guitarist. *Parov Stelar: "My Man feat. Lightnin Hopkins" (The Burning Spider 2017) Austrian DJ & electronic music prod. whose real name is Marcus Fureder. He also founded Stage Noir Recordings. LH: Amer. country blues sing/songwr. & guitarist. *Paulinho Moska:" "Em Voce Eu Vi" (Beleza E Medo 2018) Brazilian singer, composer and actor began playing classical guitar from the age of 13. *Carlinhos Brown: "Pandeiro-Deiro" (Alfagamabetizado 1996) Brazilian singer, percussionist & prod. blending funk, latin, R&B, soul music & reggae with Brazilian percussion. *Bossacucanova: "...

Bridging the Gap May 1, 2024 *Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: "Queen Of Cheeba" (55 2016) This funk & steel drum band from Hamburg Germany is led by Bjorn Wagner (The Mighty Mocambos) who learned steel drum while living in Trinidad & Tobago. *Misha Panfilov & Shawn Lee: "Deep Sea Oddities" (Paradise Cove 2020) Estonian multi-inst & producer Misha Panfilov teams up with Amer. multi-inst. producer & composer living in London Shawn Lee on this  psych/funk album. *Adrian Quesada: "DG On The Keys" (Jaguar Sound ) Austin TX based prod. comp. multi-inst. A. Quesada plays with Brownout, Money Chicha, Spanish Gold & The Echocentrics. *El Michels Affair feat. Piya Malik: "Lal Mahal" (Boy Kills World 2024) Cinematic funk/soul group found by composer/multi-inst. Leon Michels. PM: Hindi singer/songwr. and member of She She She. *The Bombay Royale: "Tera Bina" (The Island Of Dr. Electrico 2014) Australian big band from Melbourn...