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Astrocolor: Moonlighting--Astrojazz Vol. 1
ByMoonlightingVol 1 continues along those space-age lines, mixing ambient soundscaping with early 1970s Herbie Hancock grooves, synthesizer-applied electro stardust and interplanetary soundtracks.
"An exploratory trip into deep space?" Perhaps, though the bass/drum grooves suggest the effect of gravity, the proximity to Jupiter and Saturn, and maybe a slingshot trip around the sun that sends things to the far reaches of the home star's influences, flavored by sprinklings of the keyboard spicing along the lines of what is heard on In A Silent Way, trumpeter Miles Davis' 1969 Columbia Records Astro Jazz offering.
After nine tracks of space travel, Astrocolor comes home, with "Coming Home," featuring vocalist Lindsay Bryan sounding as if she was recorded in an ice cavern on one of the cold moons orbiting Neptune. Super cool.
Track Listing
Star Swing; Spacewalk; Singularity; Nightflight; Dimension Four; Folding Time; Sea Of Tranquility; Bendr; Meteor Shower; Coming Home.
Personnel
Astrocolor
band / ensemble / orchestraNeil James Cooke-Dallin
synthesizerAnand Greenwell
saxophoneAndrew Poirier
guitarChris Mackenzie
guitarPiers Henwood
pianoAmrit Basi
drumsThomas Shields
synthesizerLindsay Bryan
vocalsWilliam Farrant
bassAdditional Instrumentation
Paul Kannaspuro: flute (9).
Album information
Title: Moonlighting--Astrojazz Vol. 1 | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Amelia Recordings
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