Great to see the SJO putting their amazing music out on vinyl too. Jazz?ths fkng snd Comment by dj paul gamblin Comment by Christmas HamĪmazing Comment by Miguel Angel Diaz Varas That's sounds great Comment by Raw Funk Maharishiĭamn funky. cant wait to see you guys in Berlin! Comment by maritjazzit What's the title of this one, at 4:15? Comment by PEACE SOUPĬool Mini Mix Comment by Tropical Timewarp God this is a great mini mix! amazing! Comment by lorac dawa Watch We (Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Inspiration Information: The Remixes - 2009) Insurrection (Freedom No Go Die - 2006)Ġ8. Freedom No Go Die (Freedom No Go Die - 2006)Ġ4. Mista President (Freedom No Go Die - 2006)Ġ3. Pre-order Inner Fire, out February 24th on Strut Records:Ġ2. Have a listen to the career arc of an incredible band, and look for the new album at the end of February. With a new album Inner Fire on the way at the end of February, the band's leader Pierre Chrétien broke out the turntables and vintage Roland Space Echo effects unit, put together a short mix showcasing highlights from the Orchestra's career from the debut release in 2006 until the present, including a first listen to some smoking new material from Inner Fire. “The authorities downplayed the incident and the officers were working the next day like nothing had happened.” ‘House Of Cards’ takes a thinly veiled swipe at the current US administration on an infectious disco groove: “lies within lies within lies… like so many Russian dolls” ‘Boat Rockers’ challenges us all to look beyond accepted norms and ‘General Strike’ documents the frustrations of the working class as the pay gap gets increasingly wider ‘Slumlord’ shines the spotlight on dodgy landlords while the brilliant closer ‘Well Runs Dry’ laments modern day living, with its confused pace and mundane obsessions, remembering simpler days gone by.One of the tightest live ensembles on the planet, the Souljazz Orchestra has been fusing global roots music with soul, funk and jazz for almost a decade. ‘Police The Police’ starts the offensive: “I wrote this after my neighbour was beaten to death by Ottawa police during an arrest,” explains Chrétien. The album takes the listener from carefully targeted sonic missiles to more reflective thought-provoking moments.
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'We were basically messing around with the idea of creating our own brand of 'Afro-punk'”, remembers Chrétien, “something with the aggressive, in-your-face energy of punk rock or free jazz, but still backed by the hypnotic, pulsating grooves of tropical music.". taken from the The Souljazz Orchestra album 'Manifesto'. Led by chief songwriter and arranger Pierre Chrètien, the band continue to evolve their sound, drawing on a broad palette from their trademark Latin, Afro and Caribbean styles to some of the UK’s political sounds of the early ‘80s, the era of The Clash, The Police, 2-Tone and frontline reggae. Wicked modern afrobeat, taken from the The Souljazz Orchestra album 'Manifesto'. The Souljazz Orchestra return with a brand new studio album for our troubled times, ‘Chaos Theories’, released on Strut on 13 th September.Īlways known for their uncompromising social and political messages, the Canadian collective hit harder than ever on 9 new tracks, outing the hypocrisy of modern day politics, police brutality and the everyday struggle of the working man.