Daniel Salinas - Atlantis 1973 (Top Tape)

Label : Top Tape

Value :

A heavy-hitting album of keyboard funk that's right up there with the best Deodato work for CTI! Brazilian arranger Daniel Salinas was clearly influenced by the success that his fellow countryman Deodato was having in the US during the early 70s – and he's working here in a style that would have made CTI proud – one that blends larger orchestral backings with tight electric rhythms, jazzy soloing, and a few nicely placed moments of Brazilian percussion! The real star of the set is keyboardist Sergio Sa – who plays Fender Rhodes on the standout track "Staussmania" – a killer bit of dancefloor electric jazz that has a very strong "2001" feel! Sergio also wrote the nice little groover "Baiao" – which comes across with a slight sort of Airto/Hermeto mix of percussion and reeds – and the album also features a great fuzzed out take on Donovan's "Atlantis", plus the super-beautiful soundtracky groove "Like A Rainy Night"!

Taste :

Daniel Salinas - Straussmania

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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2002 (Nonesuch)

Label : Nonesuch

Value :

Wilco's post-millennium masterpiece! After years of adventurous sounds and increasingly poetic lyrics being subtly layered over their country rock roots, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was such a radical departure from their first couple albums that it was legendary upon arrival. What's so amazing about it is that it's essentially an art rock album with rootsy heart, somehow carrying the emotional resonance of earlier heart-on-sleeve songcraft with hardly a twangy riff to be found.

Taste :

Wilco - Jesus, Etc. 

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Mackrory & Collier - On the Other Side 2017 (Music For Dreams)

Label : Music For Dreams

Value :

The musical partnership of Nick Mackrory & Harry Collier dates all the way back to the 90’s, when they were both deeply invested in the musical boom in the UK that followed after acid house, the rave scene, and the Ibiza experience. They found their way back to each other in 2014 and has since developed a sound together that is fresh but not too polished. With touches of 60’s chanson coupled with sundazed electronics, their songs lingers on like the feeling of a long day spent outdoors in summer.

Taste :

Mackrory & Collier - On the Other Side

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Roland Bocquet - Paradia 1977 (Cobra)

Label : Cobra 

Value :

A really cool little set that's maybe a bit jazz, and a bit "something else" -- instrumental sounds from keyboardist Roland Bocquet, who you might know from his work in the group Catharsis -- served up here with all sorts of cool elements that move between jazz fusion, spacey keyboard instrumentals, and other underground modes on the 70s French scene! At times, there's a lyricism that almost feels soundtrack-like, and at others, the songs are maybe more tuneful in sort of a sound library style -- heavy on acoustic and electric keys from Roland, but featuring some guest instrumentation as well.

Taste :

Roland Bocquet - Paradia 

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Rie Nakahara - Killing Me 1978 (CBS)

Label : CBS

Value :

Rie Nakahara is a singer (now retired), actress, and TV presenter.. Rie was active from the late 70s and through the 80s. This long-player was a  secont out of the nine she released in all and is one of her most popular as it mixes up fusion,funk,city pop and jazz across synth sounds. These are enjoyable and sophisticated sounds from this talented vocalist.

Taste :

Rie Nakahara - Sentimental Hotel 

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By Electric Looser