Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap April 30, 2025 *Sun Atlas: "Cure The Sick" (Return To The Spirit 2024) Transcendental outernational funk & psych. jazz from mystery LA based collective Sun Atlas. The group wear masks & costumes to hide their identity and put the focus entirely on the music. *Oluma: "Felantropique" (Cooking Time 2024) Founded in 2021 by bassist comp. Gregor Nicolai drummer comp. Andre Van Der Heide & saxophonist comp. Roman Polatzky playing Afrobeat, jazz & funk with Brazilian influences. *Alpacas Collective: "Surrounded" (Big Words 2023) Belgium based Alpacas Collective has influences from Lagos to Addis Ababa, Augusta Ga. to New Orleans & from Delhi to sci-fi realms incorporated in their expansive sound. *Omegaman: "The Sands Of Time feat Emily Molloy" (Universal Rhythm 2022) Australian DJ, comp. prod. musician Marc Scully is Omegaman. He is well known in Australia as a touring musician, & collaborator. E Molloy is a ver...

Bridging the Gap April 23, 2025 *Ghost Funk Orchestra: "Again" (A Trip To The Moon 2024) GFO was created by comp. & multi-inst. Seth Applebaum as a one man recording project but has evolved into a powerhouse live band. The music is a combination of soul, psych. rock, latin & beyond. *Koko-Jean & The Tonics: "Down On My Knees" (Love Child 2024) Soul/Blues band from Barcelona SP fronted by singer Koko-Jean Davis. *Maiiah & Angels Of Libra: "I Wanna Go" (M & the AOL 2023) Sing/songwr. Maiiah (Marija Samardzic) has roots in the Balkans but was raised in Dusseldorf. German psych/soul band Angels Of Libra are led by guit./prod. Dennis Rux. *Harry Hosono & The World Shyness: "Body Snatchers" (Flying Saucer 1947 2007) Jap. sing/songwr. & prod. Haruomi Hosono is considered one of the most influential figures in Jap. pop music history. This album commemorates the advent of modern UFOs and includes Hosono classics as well as cove...

Bridging the Gap April 16, 2025 *Shawn Lee's GPS Band: "Lost In Tokyo" (Lost 2025) Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. comp. prod. based in London. He has collaborated with many artists incl. AM, Bei Bei, Tommy Guerrero, etc. *Timewarp Inc.: "Economic Boom (Inst.)" (Theory Of Revolution (Inst.) 2019) Timewarp Inc. is an electronic project that started as a band and is now a solo project of Greek comp. prod. & key player Angelos Stoumpos. *Hattler: "Kraal Jam" (Warhol Holidays 2016) Distinctive & innovative German bassist & comp. Helmut Hattler leads this jazz/funk band. He has said, "We follow no one else - we make our own music." *William DeVaughn: "Be Thankful For What You've Got (David Todd Remix)" (BTFWYG 1994) Wm. DeVaughn is an Amer. sing/songwr. & keys fm Wash. DC. BTFWYG in 1974 was his biggest hit. He was popular in soul, funk & R&B. *Shuggie Otis: "Strawberry Letter 23" (Freedom Flight 1...

Bridging the Gap April 9, 2025 *Electro Coco: "Palafitas" (Coco Do Mundo 2004) Amsterdam based group with Brazilian sing. Viviani Godoy, English DJ Graham B & Dutch prod./musician Alain Eskinasi play a blend of Brazilian styles driven by strong electronic grooves. *Zuco 103: "Killiljin" (Telenova 2023) "Brazilectro" group from Amsterdam feat. Lilian Viera vox, Stefan Schmid keys & Stefan Kruger drums. They met as students of the Rotterdam Conservatory. *Rosalia De Souza: "Samba Longe" (D'Improvviso 2009) Brazilian bossa nova singer moved to Italy at 21 and studied music theory, Cuban percussion & jazz at Scuola Populare di Testaccio in Rome. *Lemongrass & Kevin Paczesney: "Strings Of Depth (Lemon Lofi Mix)" (Collaborations-EP 2025) German DJ prod. Roland Voss plays nujazz, ambient, hip hop, R&B, deep house, soul & lounge music.  Kevin Paczesney is a chill out/ambient prod. from LA Ca. *Roy Ayers, Adrian Young...

Bridging the Gap April 2, 2025 *Chris Joss: "Strut On Divides" (Classic Lineup 2024) Chris Joss is a French multi-inst. prod. comp. who suffers from tinnitus & hyperacusis which makes playing live impossible.  *Lack Of Afro: "Getting Kinda Boring" (From The Volt, Two 2025) Brit. multi-inst. prod. comp. Adam Gibbons is Lack Of Afro. He began playing piano at age 7. *AM & Shawn Lee: "Outlines (Inst.)" (Outlines The Instrumentals 2025) Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp now based in London Shawn Lee teams with fellow Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp. Anthony Miller (AM). *Bootsy Collins: "Slide Eazy feat. Ellis Hall" (The Power Of The One 2020) William Earl Collins (Bootsy) is Amer. funk, R&B & rock bassist sing/songwr. who played with James Brown and was part of Parliament Funkadelic. Ellis Hall is legendary soul singer & pianist known as "The Ambassador of Soul." *Fort Knox Five: "Don't Go feat. Joe Quarterman" (A...