Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap May 28, 2025 *Alex Puddu: "In Your Bedroom" (Japanese Videotapes 2024) Alex Puddu is an Italian multi-inst. comp. & sing. now based in Copenhagen. He was formerly in Puddu Varano with Danish keys player Morten Varano. *Mondo Grosso: "Kemuri (Retune) feat. Rhyme" (Attune/Detune 2018) Jap. musician, prod. comp.  Shinichi Osawa is Mondo Grosso. Rhyme is an Australian poet & sing. *Coma-Chi: "Inori" (Jomon Green 2018) Coma-Chi is a Jap. rapper, sing., astrologer & label owner: Queen's Room. She uses hip hop, soul & trad. Jap. sounds. *New Visionaiies: "Giallo Days" (Roadmaps 2024) Prods. multi-insts. Joel Sarakula (Australia) & Phil Martin (Netherlands) are the creators behind New Visionaries. They came together during the COVID lockdown. *Beat Bronco Organ Trio: "One Way" (Another Shape Of Essential Sounds 2023) Spanish jazz, funk & soul trio feat. Gabriel Casanova (vox, keys. comp.) Lucas De Mu...

Bridging the Gap May 21, 2025 *David Nesselhauf: "The Calling" (A Guide To Afrokraut III 2023) German bassist, prod. & comp. David Nesselhauf (Hamburg Spinners, Diazpora) fuses elements of krautrock & afrobeat into his adventurous music. *The Electric Peanut Butter Company: "Fat Budda" (Trans-Atlantic Psych Classics, Vol. 1 2014) Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp. Shawn Lee joins with fellow Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp. Adrian Quesada sending music back & forth across the Atlantic to create their retro-funk psychedelic classics. *Chris Joss: "Sleazy Backdoor" (Escape Unlikely 2016) Prolific French multi-inst. prod. Chris Joss builds his songs one instrument at a time. Chris suffers from hyperacusis, a debilitating condition which prevents him from playing live. *The Claypool Lennon Delirium: "Cricket And The Genie (Movement I, The Delirium)" (Monolith Of Phobos 2016) Leader of Primus, Les Claypool & multi-inst. sing. comp. Sean Lennon...

Bridging the Gap May 14, 2025 *Nujabes: "Horn In The Middle" (Metaphorical Music 2003) Jap. hip hop, jazz & downt. prod. comp. Seba Jun (Nujabes is the backward spelling) was known for his collaboration on the anime Samurai Champloo series & his unique take combining  hip hop & jazz. *Uyama Hiroto: "Climbed Mountain" (A Son Of The Sun 2008) Uyama Hiroto is a Jap. sax. multi-inst. & prod. who collaborated frequently with Nujabes. *Bohemianvoodoo: "Lying On the Sheep's Back" (Bouquet-EP 2020) Jap. jazz band known for their 'dramatic development' & 'exhilarating drive' in their inst. compositions have been together since 2008. *Kind & Kinky Zoo: "Poulpe Fiction" (Swamp! 2022) K&KZ are a 4 pc. inst. funk band from Lausanne Switz. feat. drums (Silly Syl), bass, (Adrien Knecht), flute (Dollar Bill) & a Fender Rhodes (Trade Mark) to play their psychedelic funk & afrobeat. *Medeski Martin & Wood...

Bridging the Gap May 7, 2025 *Thievery Corporation: "Until The Morning feat. Natalia Clavier (Symphonik Version)" (Symphonik 2020) Amer. electronic music duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton approach their music with a global perspective and admiration for diversity. Natalia Clavier is an Argentinian singer now living in the US. *Club Des Belugas & Maya Fadeeva: "You Are Here" (Chameleon 2018) CdB is a European nu jazz band led by Maxim Ilion & Kitty The Bill. Maya Fadeeva a Russian-German sing/songwr. *Belleruche: "Alice" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) Belleruche was a 3 pc. UK electronic soul band formed in 2005 & disbanded in 2013 feat. Kathrin DeBoer on lead vocals & Ricky Fabulous on guit. *Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra: "Bollywood Ghost Dance" (Sitar & Bossa 2007) Italian prod. comp. Bebo Baldan is recognized for his use of electronic & ethnic music to create his singularly diverse sound. *The Karmisnky Exper...