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STR4TA - ASPECTS
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Aspects
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Brownswood bring you a brand new project, STR4TA, borne from a recorded improvised jam session recorded ina back shed in London just before lockdown with the finishing touches made remotely. Inspired by the gritty DIY sounds of the cult 80s Brit-funk era (think Atmosphere, Sun Palace, Freeze etc), Str4ta is raw, energetic and soulful-fuelled music for the dancefloor; less concerned with impefections and focused on building up a fiery ball of energy.
“Aspects”, benifitting from an extended 12” duraction; meanders stylishly through a plethora of vertible Brit funk tropes – magical keyboard soloes, picked Stratocaster licks, male vocal chorus and of course, in-the-pocket bass and drum interplay that’d make a synchronized swim team jealous. Live and fired-up throughout, it’s hi-energy musicianship more than transfers onto the dancefloor where its most likely to find a raptous reception.
There’s a tasty dub included which plays around with phase and delay; adding a psychedelic flurry whilst giving it a gritty, tape fried aesthetic that should appeal to the more experimental listeners and dancers out there. Mega stuff indeed.
“Aspects”, benifitting from an extended 12” duraction; meanders stylishly through a plethora of vertible Brit funk tropes – magical keyboard soloes, picked Stratocaster licks, male vocal chorus and of course, in-the-pocket bass and drum interplay that’d make a synchronized swim team jealous. Live and fired-up throughout, it’s hi-energy musicianship more than transfers onto the dancefloor where its most likely to find a raptous reception.
There’s a tasty dub included which plays around with phase and delay; adding a psychedelic flurry whilst giving it a gritty, tape fried aesthetic that should appeal to the more experimental listeners and dancers out there. Mega stuff indeed.
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Long-time friends and collaborators, Gilles & Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick announce new project, STR4TA, reinvigorating the loose, protean energy of the early-80s Brit-funk scene.
STR4TA sees them mine new musical possibilities out of that shared formative era. Bringing a fresh slant to a sound first developed by groups like Atmosfear, Hi-Tension, Light of the World and Freeez – with Maunick, it should be noted, also a member of the latter two bands – it’s the first material that Maunick and Peterson have released together in over a decade.
“The idea of the project was to capture that raw, moment to moment sound,” Maunick says, drawing a contrast to the touches of refinement he and his peers have acquired in the years since. In its early days, the Brit-funk sound – and the London jazz-funk milieu it grew out of – was rooted in raucous live shows, rivalling those of the punk bands in that same period. Recalling his role in the process, Peterson says he was the one making sure things didn’t get too polished. “I was there at the back, telling them, no, leave it like that, cut it there, or just use that first take,” he says.
Following the success of the single ‘Aspects’ & the Demus Dub remix in September 2020 supported by Francois K, Trevor Jackson, Colin Curtis & Moses Boyd to name a few; the album announcement is accompanied by the second single ‘Rhythm In Your Mind.’ STR4TA showcase another masterclass in wrapping a track tightly around the groove, showing off the taut musicianship of Francis Hylton, on bass, and Matt Cooper, on keys and drums. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.