Matthew A. Tavares / Leland Whitty
Visions

"Countdown to...SOUL" is a compilation series that, much like Tramp Records' other critically-acclaimed comps such as Movements, Feeling Nice, and the Praise Poems Series' examines a unique facet of the Golden Era of Soul, Funk, Jazz and R&B. Perhaps, in this case the dawning of the Soul era, "proto-soul", "primitive soul", or even "pre-soul" if you will. When they were recorded, many of these tunes were still firmly ensconced in the Black Radical Jazz tradition, but there was a change in the air, something happening in the coming years that would revolutionize popular music forever

STR4TA, c’est le duo formé par le DJ et producteur Gilles Peterson et le guitariste, compositeur et producteur britannique Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick, du groupe d’acid jazz Incognito. Ensemble, les deux amis et collaborateurs de longue date ont lancé ce projet jazz funk, qui leur permet d’explorer de nouvelles possibilités musicales en apportant un regard neuf sur un son développé par des groupes comme Atmosfear, Hi-Tension, Light of the World et Freeez (Maunick étant également membre de ces deux derniers groupes). Après un 45 tour anonyme, STR4TA sortait en 2021 le superbe album Aspects accueilli chaleureusement par le public et la critique. Le groupe a notamment été très soutenu par BBC 6Music, The Guardian, Wax Poetics, The Vinyl Factory, CLASH, Télérama, Radio Nova, Rolling Stone.Le duo annonce son retour avec STR4TASFEAR, une collection de chansons, de mélodies, de grooves et de sons qui s’intègrent parfaitement dans leur univers musical jazz-funk.

Groove Dingueries Vol. 1 is one of the first compilations to spread the new sound of jazz and groove that developed since the late 2010’s in France, Belgium and Switzerland.This new hybrid jazz sound incorporates elements of hip-hop, club music, pop and electronica.We’re proud to contribute to this movement already carried by various labels and collectives, radios, cultural venues and festivals (BMM Records, Menace, Sdban Records, Nancy Jazz Pulsations, VOLTA Brussels, Le Grigri, La Petite Halle) and most importantly by the bands and musicians featured on this project.

'Salute to the Sun' features lush, wholly improvised tunes inspired by "ambient rainforest and jungle field recordings", deeply soulful music built around hypnotic harp and kalimba patterns; deep Strata-East inspired spiritual jazz grooves and some of Halsall's most beautiful playing and inspiring healing melodies yet recorded. Stunning release!