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Soil & “Pimp” Sessions continues their Death Jazz attack via “Black Track”
The meteoric Japanese band will release their tenth album in the U.S. on April 14.
NEW YORK CITY (28 March 2017):
Jazz won’t know what hit it. The artistic purveyors of a super intense,
high-voltage brand of aggressive alternative jazz the band dubbed “Death Jazz,” Soil & “Pimp” Sessions returns to the U.S. marketplace on April 14 with the release of their tenth album, “Black Track,” which will be issued on the Red River Entertainment imprint with distribution via BFD/Sony RED.
The six-piece Japanese outfit rips, roars and rages through twelve
piping-hot new tunes they penned for the occasion that they produced
featuring a unique mélange of screaming and careening jazz rhythms,
club-banging hip-hop beats, retro neo soul grooves and rampaging punk
rock & roll jams.
The
block party begins with “Introduction” during which the band’s
rapid-fire horns warm up a vintage jazz-funk groove while Soil &
“Pimp” Sessions’ agitator and spirit Shacho sets the stage for what’s to come. Shortly after Midorin’s drums kick in on “By Your Side,” guest rapper Bambu
spits smitten rhymes about a club-crawling, nocturnal adventure with a
woman, a joint seduced by a smooth and sultry chorus sung by Nia Andrews, another guest artist. The scalding “BLACK MILK” takes the record on a distinctive hard bop swing as pianist Josei occupies
center stage amidst the furious-paced jazz number that affords ample
room for the entire band to show off their astute chops – from Motoharu’s soprano sax and Tabu Zombie’s trumpet to Akita Goldman’s upright bass. Japanese vocalist Nagaoka Ryosuke
guests on “Connected,” a playful, horn-powered amalgam of pop, jazz and
rock sprightliness. Soil & “Pimp” Sessions dims the lights to
reimagine Herbie Hancock’s classic “Cantaloupe Island,” which
they slow down and venture into the dark-hued abyss of an atmospheric
jazz exploration. The festivities crank back up fiesta style on the
showstopper “Papaya Pai Pai,” part Cab Calloway big band bash, part Latin samba and part cartoonish anime. Precision horns chisel the crazy-legged “88 9th Avenue” that takes sinewy twists and unexpected turns through melodic lanes. Vocalist Xavier Boyer of French indie pop band Tahiti 80
adds international flavor by guesting on the acid jazz-electronic
voyage “In2 My Soul.” “One For Carmen” adds a touch of class to the
collection, bobbing and weaving along a sweet and tender melody that
hovers gracefully atop Midorin’s feverish pounding. “SOILOGIC” is
trademark Soil & “Pimp” Sessions, a raucous ride that slashes and
burns at a merciless, take-no-prisoners straight-ahead jazz tempo.
Although a sassy soprano sax plays the role of protagonist on “Simoom,”
it is a hyperkinetic, horn-ignited jazz-funk dancefloor filler. The
contemplative “Mellow Black” is backdropped by probing piano, cascading
drums and elastic basslines that plumb murky depths. “SEKAI” closes the
date with a full-throttle, whirlwind, smash-and-grab chase that recalls
mod punk rock.
Emerging from the Tokyo club scene, Soil & “Pimp” Sessions made their recording debut in 2006 with “Pimp Master.” Renowned British DJ Gilles Peterson is credited with turning UK hipsters onto the band through his BBC Radio 1 program, leading to the collection of a BBC Worldwide Award (John Peel Play More Jazz Award) and a television appearance on BBC’s trendsetting “Later…with Jools Holland.”
Popularity in the United Kingdom and Europe soared after a round of
buzz-building performances at high-profile festivals including the Glastonbury Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Roskilde Festival and many others around the world. Soil & “Pimp” Sessions’ first American release came with 2008’s “Planet Pimp.” For additional information, please visit http://bit.ly/2nc5Mip.
“Black Track” contains the following songs:
“Introduction”
“By Your Side” featuring Bambu & Nia Andrews
“BLACK MILK”
“Connected” featuring Nagaoka Ryosuke
“Cantaloupe Island”
“Papaya Pai Pai”
“88 9th Avenue”
“In2 My Soul” featuring Xavier Boyer
“One For Carmen”
“SOILOGIC”
“Simoom”
“Mellow Black”
“SEKAI”
