STR4TASFEAR

(LP)
Genre Jazz
FormatVINYL
Cat. noBWOOD287LP
Label BROWNSWOOD
Artist STR4TA
Release Date11/11/2022
CarrierLP
Barcode5060180325381
TRACKLIST: 1. Galactic Fanfare 2. City Sounds 3. Turn Me Around 4. When You Call Me 5. Why Must You Fly (feat. Omar) 6. To Be As One (feat. Theo Croker) 7. (Bring On The) Bad Weather (feat. Anushka) 8. Reflections (Chaser 1) 9. Night Flight 05:25 10. Soothsayer (feat. Theo Croker) 11. Reflections (Chaser 2) 12. Lazy Days (feat. Emma-Jean Thackray) 13. Find Your Heaven (feat. Valerie Etienne) 14. Virgil (Vocal Version) 15. Something, Anything OVERVIEW: Welcome to ˜STR4TASFEAR, Bluey and Gilles™ second STR4TA album released. A collection of songs, melodies, grooves and sounds that sit perfectly in the brand new music world it™s part of. Gilles and Bluey are both men who emerged into the Brit funk world. They were both part of this truly thrilling chapter in the story of homegrown music; which manifests itself here in a sumptuous mixture of twanging basslines, spacey synth melodies, clicking beats and wispy, ethereal voices. And for this new set, they™ve got a few like-minded souls along to join the party. Multi-talented Neo-soul Godfather Omar, and celebrated vocalist, Valerie Etienne, both represent Brit funk™s first bounce. Also welcomed in to the fold is musical polymath, Emma-Jean Thackray, Brighton duo Anushka and Floridian trumpeter/vocalist Theo Croker. ˜STR4TASFEAR™ is Gilles and Bluey™s wide-open window into a timeless, wonderful world of Brit funk (Words by Mark Webster, 2022). STR4TA has received a rapturous reception, with standout tracks ˜We Like It™ achieving over 1 million streams on Spotify and ˜Rhythm In Your Mind™ exceeding 12 weeks on Jazz FM™s playlist. They have been heavily supported by BBC 6Music, The Guardian, Wax Poetics, The Vinyl Factory, CLASH, Télérama (FR), Radio Nova (FR), Rolling Stones Italy & Japan. Most recent singles šWhen You Call Me› & šNight Flight›, taken from the upcoming album, has already received support from Rampage (BBC 1Xtra), Jamz Supernova (BBC 6 Music), Deb Grant (Jazz FM) plus NTS, Mi-Soul, Solar Radio, KCRW (US), KEXP (US), Concrete Islands, CRACK Magazine, and Nu-Funk (Spotify).