I resume the #zot2016 review, relaunching it with the proposal of a 2016 LP and the previous 'anticipatory' EP released in 2015.
Golden Dawn Arkestra - Stargazer (Modern Imperial Records).
According to what his mother, an ambassador in the USA, would have told him, Zapot Mgwana would be the son of Herman Poole Blount aka Sun Ra. Whether this is true or not, we cannot know, because in truth Zapot never knew his father. Born in the USA and later raised in Nigeria, upon returning to America Zapot set up the Golden Dawn Arkestra, a project clearly inspired by the cosmic sounds of Sun Ra but which considers experimentation in jazz as something open to various influences and sounds. There are moments that can remind you of Isaac Hayes and others that are more typically funk or even disco, along with the obvious reverence for artists like Mulatu Astatke and the legendary Fela Kuti. An honestly surprising record that, although it can be defined as vintage, strikes more and more with every listen. It is also worth mentioning the previous eponymous EP, released in 2015, which contains six tracks characterized by the same groove, where moments inspired by traditional Japanese music and - even - Ennio Morricone pop up between songs! Hypnotic, obsessive, acidic, fun, at times irresistible. Highly recommended.
STARGAZER * GOLDEN DAWN ARKESTRA
Golden Dawn Arkestra - Stargazer (Modern Imperial Records).
According to what his mother, an ambassador in the USA, would have told him, Zapot Mgwana would be the son of Herman Poole Blount aka Sun Ra. Whether this is true or not, we cannot know, because in truth Zapot never knew his father. Born in the USA and later raised in Nigeria, upon returning to America Zapot set up the Golden Dawn Arkestra, a project clearly inspired by the cosmic sounds of Sun Ra but which considers experimentation in jazz as something open to various influences and sounds. There are moments that can remind you of Isaac Hayes and others that are more typically funk or even disco, along with the obvious reverence for artists like Mulatu Astatke and the legendary Fela Kuti. An honestly surprising record that, although it can be defined as vintage, strikes more and more with every listen. It is also worth mentioning the previous eponymous EP, released in 2015, which contains six tracks characterized by the same groove, where moments inspired by traditional Japanese music and - even - Ennio Morricone pop up between songs! Hypnotic, obsessive, acidic, fun, at times irresistible. Highly recommended.
STARGAZER * GOLDEN DAWN ARKESTRA
sotomayor
29 nov 17
DeRank ™: 0,51
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