LEFTO PRESENTS JAZZ CATS
Presenting an outstanding collection of musical gems from Belgium's thriving jazz scene. Compiled by Belgian DJ and eclectic connoisseur Lefto.
| Genre | Jazz |
|---|---|
| Format | CD |
| Cat. no | SDBANUCD06 |
| Label | SDBAN ULTRA |
| Artist | VARIOUS ARTISTS |
| Release Date | 05/10/2018 |
| Carrier | CD |
| Barcode | 5414165103028 |
| Stock | In stock |
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TRACKLISTING
1 SCHNTZL - Lindbergh
2 BRZZVLL - De V lijtige Kip
3 2 Times Nothing - Fuckbox
4 LABtrio - Elevator
5 Glass Mu seum - Tribal Coffee
6 Steiger - Part One
7 De Beren Gieren - Oude Beren8 Black Flower - Artifacts
9 Commander Spoon - Introducing - Part III
10 Compro Oro - Bombarda
11 STUFF. - strata
12 Mazzle - Hikari Park
13 Ma dame Blavatsky - Steak In The Neck
14 Collective Conscience - Takeoff
15 B eraadGeslagen - Suikerbeat
16 Pudding oO - Hiza Hiza Hey
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Compiled by Belgian DJ and eclectic connoisseur Lefto, 'Jazz Cats' showcases the next generation of Belgian jazz artists including the psychedelic jazz-fusion collective BRZZVLL, the outrageous BeraadGeslagen, radi cal experimentalists Steiger, electro-acoustic piano trio De Beren Gieren and fu turistic funksters, STUFF.
With jazz seeing a resurgence over the las t decade, an explosion of young musicians are exploring and experimenting with t he sound and there is a renewal of energies, with Belgium at the forefront. From the youthful jazz iconoclasts of SCHNTZL and the Ethiopique inspired quintet Bl ack Flower, to the jazzrock hybrid of Commander Spoon and one of the most distin guished Belgian jazz groups of the past ten years, LABtrio, 'Lefto presents Jazz Cats' is the perfect introduction to the current Belgian jazz scene and the art ists currently making waves across Europe.
The word "tastemaker" ofte n gets mentioned when Lefto's name pops up in discussions and rightly so. If you 've ever had the pleasure to listen to one of his incredible Boiler Room sets or his Worldwide FM show, you'll know why. Famed for his gloriously eclectic DJ se ts, he switches effortlessly between hip hop, funk, breaks, neck-snapping beats, future bass, South-American influences, bruk riddims and some wild African rhyt hms.
As one the most important DJs Europe has to offer, and affiliate d with labels Brownswood, Blue Note, !K7 Records, Stones Throw and Jazzy Sport, Lefto is consistently a couple steps ahead. He doesn't wait for the next thing t o land on his lap, actively seeking it out - just take a peek at his playlists o n Belgium's foremost national radio station Studio Brussel which received compli ments from Rough Trade Shops and Gilles Peterson.
Growing up around j azz as a child, his father would wake him up with the sounds of jazz flowing fro m the speakers and would often take him to dark and smoky bars around his home t own of Brussels to hear the lastest Belgian jazz ensembles. Falling in love with jazz, he would later refine has knack for record digging while working at a rec ord store in Brussels, immersing himself in hip hop and jazz.
Today, Lefto regularly blesses sound systems from Tokyo to Seoul and Singapore to New Y ork, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He's not only a deejay and producer but also curates his own stage at the Dour Festival and his own nights in Gent in collab oration with Democrazy.