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Tracks like “Sutro” and “Drin” move with that “at play in the fields of the Gods” vitality. No hi-hat or snare release, rarely moving into the upper BPMs. Chatfield, keeps the discord rooted in atmospherics. Woozy daydreams actually get these slow-rolling environs to stimulate thought, not detract. On her eight-song, 66-minute ambient cavort Sutro, Christina Chatfied makes great use of buffered voices, pastel melodic textures, and droney sound-worlds that seduce. The strident refrain on “Unforgettable,” sung confidently yet subdued by Muldrow, almost has you believing there are lyrics-but the words are left for the listener to fill in.Ĭhristina Chatfield, Sutro (Mysteries of The Deep) At a concert it would be the kind of thing that perks up the crowd between songs, getting the head-nodding going. The drunken funk of “Passin Ouuut!,” with its ’80s “Cookie Puss” synths and barebones refrain, hits like a three-minute mood. Fuzzbox bassline, tree-trunk thick kick drums, melodic piano lines make for a warm and bluesy start. Right from the jump, “Old Jack Swing” does what the title says. She heats arrangements with earworm hooks and choruses that flow. That LA soulful EDM take, in the realm of contemporaries like Dibiase, the late Ras G, even Teebs, sees the boom-bam get tripped up a bit. VWETO III, Georgia Anne Muldrow’s recent instalment in her experimental freaky-good beat tape project, doubles down on those hip-hop sketches where most of the talking comes from the drum.
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Georgia Anne Muldrow, VWETO III (Forseen Entertainment) Raw and soulful, Above The Frey posses a simplicity that makes us believe he’s entered another chamber, conjuring up freehand sketches, allowing the undefined to re-enter the picture again. It’s been an outlier in his catalog-until now. I usually instruct DāM-FunK newbies to go back to “ Galactic Fun,” with its infinite boost and all-around positivity. Minimal techno, odd-duck AOR, proto-house, and danceable prog notions have always been part of his repertoire. Above The Fray might be the closest he’s come on record to encompassing the wide variety of genres, as well as the vibe, he conjures up in person. Anyone who’s seen DāM-FunK DJ already knows how he becomes so enraptured and consumed that he literally sings over top of the already recorded vocals, an authentic moment that lays bare his deep love of this music. You can thank the community, my friend, for keeping standards up to snuff.ĭāM-FunK is the progenitor, point man, and ambassador for the modern funk and boogie movement, with his own distinct interpretation, attitude, and philosophies on life. San Francisco had a GREAT year for music. Sure there are some great big name records here, but we stuck mostly with Bay Area artists. Maybe they slipped in underneath your tracking system while distracted. So these suggestions are not the trendiest, most popular, cut-paste-repeat, end of the year clap-trap recommendations. Finally, we are on the other side, reaping the benefits of some “down time” well spent. All devoid of that big business mistake of oversimplifying the tones. Ambient arrangements to get centered with. There are also a new onslaught of local electronic producers making waves, banging out beat tapes, creating transportive house and techno for those on the fringes. It’s still on the ground floor, but in the new year, it’ll gather the exposure and momentum it deserves.
#SNDTRAK AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT FREE#
Pssst… Guess what? The whole phenomena feels so damn comfy, free of ego, you kinda don’t want the secret to get out. Giving our new vibrations, advanced frequencies the “what’s going on out there” once-over. It’s so out of the blue, mystifying that, indeed, the rest of the country is taking the plunge. Performed in hopes of entertaining a local community. Making rock and roll here so intoxicatingly rousing. There is a kerfuffle of bands, requalifiying IRT what the “San Francisco” sound is. The indie jangle to life, expressed through computers, samplers, effects pedals, drum machines, and the old tried and true guitar. There are so many new musical things, different ideas, fresh takes, that have popped up in the Bay Area this year and illuminated advanced portals to rhythm.
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Energy that keeps us flourishing, not just living. But when that enterprise is anchored in community, it bestows life.