This came out last week with an album out today on Brighton's Balearic Higher Love label- Fala by Jazxing, a lovely instrumental fading in on seagulls and synth strings and then suddenly hitting a groove, a slow motion beat surrounded by all manner of sounds. The appearance of a very 80s saxophone, often an instrument that has me reaching for the off button, adds some dissonance as it floats in and out, Michal Jan Ciesielski's horn pushing and pulling Fala onwards. There's an album out today, which I haven't heard yet, but will do as soon as I can based on how many times I've replayed Fala recently. You can buy Fala here and the album, Pearls Of The Baltic Sea, here.
Jazxing are a duo from Gdansk, Poland and are inspired by Daniele Baldelli's 80s cosmic disco and 90s Balearic house. The pair's influences- dub, Weatherall, Saint Etienne, post- punk, Lara Croft Tomb Raider- spanning Europe from east to west, from the Mediterranean to the pair's home on the Baltic.
Lovely. Very calming and suitably escapist!
ReplyDeleteEscapism gets a bad press sometimes but I think it has a lot going for it
ReplyDeleteThe album is superb!
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