Anybody for Lounge Jazz? Californian Simon Star mixes film music influences, electronica and live drums to lay down his mellow grooves. The drums give the album an edge and some useful breaks.
‘Blue Lights To Saturn’ is a curious album of ambient style music propelled by often surprisingly crisp drum breaks. Star sees himself as a drummer first, with a style firmly rooted in Jazz Fusion. His whole take on composition and arrangements is built around the drums. At its best, ‘Blue Lights To Saturn’ achieves a propulsive, metallic sound that comes close to that of late 90’s Drum and Bass.
Think Giorgio Moroder film music laced with the percussive intricacy of, say, Roni Size. Rhythms and tempi remain on the conservative side, however. It’s ambient with breaks, not the other way around.
Check out ‘Pipe Dream’ or ‘Radiance’ with its almost Roy Ayers inspired vibe. ‘Vallis Run’ is pure trashy Moroder style film music, while ‘Stimulus’ goes for female spoken word vocals over drums.
Use the MP3 player below to listen to samples from ‘Blue Lights To Saturn’. Readers from the US can download tracks in DRM-free MP3 format directly from the MP3 player.
Crate diggers with a soft spot for the the kind of loungey jazz breaks style propagated by Munich-based label Compost Records should take note. If you like the Trueby Trio or Beanfield, ‘Blue Lights To Saturn’ could have the odd useful break in store for you.
‘Blue Lights’ is also worth checking out for fans of library music and those of you who were into the Vienna sound of Patrick Pulsinger or Tosca.
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