HELIO PARALLAX - New CD on Bill Laswell's label M.O.D. Technologies

For Immediate Release Please

 M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES
PRESENTS  

  HELIO PARALLAX

 FEATURING A LINE-UP OF 
DISTINCTIVE GUEST ARTISTS

THE CD RELEASE PARTY WILL BE HELD AT
UNION POOL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ON JUNE 20, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFO AND SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP
PLEASE VISIT: http://union-pool.com

AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE JUNE 17, 2014
AND THROUGH M.O.D. TECHNOLOGIES.
VINYL AVAILABLE AS OF JULY 15, 2014.

Josh Werner
Bass, Double Bass, Guitar, Piano,
Programming, Keys, Vocals

Takuya Nakamura
Trumpet, Keys, Organ, Programming,Horn Arrangements

 Marihito Ayabe
 Dubbing, Mixing, Programming
   
SPECIAL GUESTS
  
Bianca Casady (CocoRosie) Vocals
Dustan Louque
Jahdan Blakkamore (MajorLazer)
Doug Wieselman Saxophones
Troy Simms
Yoshio Kobayashi Drums
Gintas Janusonis
 Raja Kassis Guitar
Namiko Ishikawa  Backing Vocals
Bill Laswell    Dubbing

ABOUT THE LABEL - M.O.D. Technologies - revealing light on the development of new sound experiences in material culture. A multi-directional music / sound / information system. Initiated in 2010 by bassist / producer Bill Laswell and Giacomo Bruzzo, co-founder of the progressive / future music label Rare Noise. M.O.D. - A futuristic hybrid of music exploration - dub / dub step / reggae / world / africa / drum'n'bass / mutant hip hop / avant metal / experimental / vocal music / instrumental / DJ culture and much more. M.O.D. resumes and continues the legacy of AXIOM, the timeless imprint established in 1989 by Bill Laswell with Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.
http://www.mod-technologies.com.


New York, June 4, 2014 - With pioneering explorations in time and space, Helio Parallax presents a sound deeply rooted in spiritual expression. It is true analog electronic music (no laptops) with cinematic landscapes (think Blade Runner meets Miles Davis' Elevator To The Gallows sound track) anchored by deep, dub/hip-hop beats - an atmospheric landscape coined "Sci-Fi Dub Noir."


Josh Werner (Wu Tang, Lee Scratch Perry, CocoRosie, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band) leads the charge with production and compositions born from futuristic collisionist thought. As Bass Player magazine (March 2014) said, "Josh Werner has re-emerged with a project that spotlights his masterful dub playing."


Multi-instrumentalist and producer Takuya Nakamura (Quincy Jones, George Russell, Arto Lindsey, CocoRosie) blends a new brand of Jazz, lo-fi analog and Hi-fi Digital space techno to his efforts. His ethereal trumpet playing establishing a cinematic dreamscape of sound.


Dub specialist/beat maker Marihito Ayabe (Dub Nomads, Chimp Beams, and Shing02) married hip hop and reggae programming with Atmoshperic Sound Design.


Special guests include Bianca Casady (CocoRosie) LOUQUE and Jah Dan (Major Lazer).



TRACKS

1. Helio Parallax

2. Strange Dream (feat. Louque)

3. Another Broken Human

4. Kilgore Trout Dub

5. Soft Blind Pony Ride (feat. Bianca Casady)

6. Speed of Life (feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore)

7. Frank's Lament (feat. Doug Wieselman)

8. Nocturne For Secret Planets

9. After the Flood

10. Happy Helio     

11. City of Glass

12. New Planet, Old Sun


ADDRESS FOR CD RELEASE PARTY
UNION POOL
484 UNION AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11211
Time: 9PM
Admission: TBA
http://union-pool.com


FOR FURTHER INFO AND GUEST LIST INQUIRIES
PLEASE CONTACT
Antje Hübner
hubtone PR | New York
phone: 212-932-1667 
antje.huebner@hubtonepr.com
www.hubtonepr.com

Kickstarter: Lennon and the Beatles, a Jazz Tribute - by Ron Aprea

Having recorded with John Lennon in 1974 on the "Walls and Bridges" album, I will be producing my jazz tribute to Lennon and his songs.

Hi!  I'm Ron Aprea,  jazz saxophonist & arranger, and I’ve been recording and producing albums for over 30 years. In 1974, I had the honor of being one of the “Little Big Horns” on John Lennon’s 1974 “Walls and Bridges” album. John was an amazing human being, and my vision is to honor the music and spirit of John Lennon with a jazz tribute album. ( You can read more about my experience with John Lennon below.)
This album will include 12 songs, most of which are Lennon or Lennon/McCartney collaborations, with a gem by George Harrison.
I’ll be writing all the musical arrangements, but here’s what we need to budget for:

• ·Rhythm section (piano, bass, drums)
• ·Full string section
• ·I’ll be on alto sax and flute, and we’ll be inviting world-class horn players to join us
• Studio time:  Recording sessions & Mixing & Mastering
• Photography, Artwork
• CD production and pressing
• Royalty fees (Harry Fox Agency)
• Marketing: Radio, PR (probably 1/3 of the budget)
• Domestic and international distribution
• Kickstarter fee: 5% of funded project
• Amazon: 5% of funded project (credit card fees)

I’m confident this project can be completed with $7,500…but I’ve set the Kickstarter goal at $5,000, as this is an all-or-nothing fundraiser.

FYI...please remember that your pledges are not collected or distributed unless we reach 100% of our goal.
Take a look at the rewards that you can have for your support.  They include t-shirts and gifts with reproduced images of two of my favorite souvenirs from my stint with John Lennon (see photo above).  It would be my pleasure to send them to you.  Thank you and  bless you for your generosity!
Read more @ Kickstarter

Jazz and Pop Crooner Spencer Day Readies New CD 'Daybreak' Featuring Both Standards and Originals

Los Angeles, CA - Acclaimed singer/songwriter Spencer Day returns to his musical roots with his fifth full-length album Daybreak, and his first independent album in seven years. His past two albums were released on the legendary Concord/Jazz label. With Daybreak, Spencer has created an album of signature interpretations of well-loved songs from the 1960’s along with five brand-new compositions written in homage of these classic American tunes.

There was a time, a sound, a feel, and a sensibility that defined the California mid-century experience. Spencer calls Daybreak his “top-down Chevy convertible on the Pacific Coast Highway” album, evoking the breezy feel of a sunny Southern California afternoon. Classics including Groovin, A World Without Love, and Never My Love have been re-imagined and interpreted in Spencer’s trademark honey baritone voice.

Spencer Day is widely regarded for his original songs that blend compelling melodies, smart lyrics and lush arrangements. For Daybreak, Spencer has crafted five new works that blend seamlessly with the cover tunes to create a moving tribute to that special time and place that gave rise to so many musical gems. Audiences around the world have enthusiastically supported Spencer for over ten years at venues as diverse as Birdland in New York, the Hollywood Bowl, Jazz Alley in Seattle, the Pacific Rim Jazz Festival in Manila, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Feinstein’s in San Francisco, Tanglewood, the Craig Ferguson Show and at music venues and festivals across the U.S. and worldwide. Spencer has a widely diverse and enthusiastic fan base in the U.S., Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Missing Tonight is the first single from Daybreak to be released to radio, and it reflects Spencer’s roots in the Great American Songbook, with a contemporary, upbeat twist that has become Spencer’s signature sound. Written with legendary composers Bill DeMain and Larry Goldings, Missing, with its jazzy feel and persuasive lyrics, evokes the excitement  of a new relationship and the universal allure of limitless possibilities.

Spencer will tour extensively with his band on his Daybreak CD Release tour beginning May 10th in Georgia and continuing in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Orange County, Europe, Mexico (2015) and other venues and festivals in the U.S. and abroad.

The album’s first single Missing Tonight debuted tied for # 3 most added on Billboard Magazine’s Smooth Jazz chart the week of its release.

Daybreak will be released “Direct to Fans” via Spencer’s website on Friday May 16th, 2014 and Digitally and Physically, worldwide on June 10th, 2014.

Visit Spencer Day’s Website or Social Media pages for more information about this release and future tour dates. www.spencerday.com

For Physical Distribution Inquires please contact Steffen Franz or Ben Lang at
Independent Distribution Collective at 415-292-7007 or via e-mail
sales@independentdistro.com

For Digital Distribution Inquires contact Jerome Forney at IDCDigital at 415-292-7007 or via
e-mail jerome@independentdistro.com

To Book Spencer Day contact Marvin Edens 916-531-5010 www.spencerday.com

Press and Radio Inquires contact Billy James at Glass Onyon PR at 828-350-8158 glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Radio Inquires please contact Bud Harner 818-788-9577
bud.harner@gmail.com

Title:

Aduna Jazz project

ADUNA is the world in  woloff language ( Senegal ) to say "life". In the latin language
"adunare" (ad + unus) was a verb to say "make one with different things"… And our group
ADUNA is a musical look at the world from different cultures that are in the same place ,
the Mediterranean.

 This group was founded in 2013 in Catalonia when the singer Carla Cruells join guitarist
Manuel Carmona , all motivated by the search for a fresh sound and personal music
mixing with a dialogue between continents .. South America , Africa and Mediterranean .
A flamenco guitar , brazilian bass,  percussion with Afro­ Latin tradition, a violin and a
trumpet that moves between jazz and flamenco , all adorned with a voice Catalan:

ADUNA

Our music is a reflection of who we are today as a result of this time in which we live great
migration , multiculturalism , search of identity crisis and the resurgence of an artistic and
communicative needs . Aduna sounds found: flamenco, jazz , Africa , Brazil , Cuba ... all
the trips , influences and connections are present . Openness to other rhythms and
melodies which leads everyone talking !
Our eclectic music It combines various traditional instruments that give it the touch of root
: balàfon , cavaquinho , cliff .... these instruments were complementing the main training
consists of :
 Flamenco guitar , bass , drums percussion minor elements , trumpet , Flügel , violin and
voice. And chorus . The subjects played different styles of music and different languages:
Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan and woloff ... with modern arrangements of jazz is a
mixture Aduna interesting e unclassifiable exciting !

Musical resume COMPONENTS :

SAMUEL GARCIA GARCIA : trumpet, Flügel , violin .
November 1987 , Tarragona
graduated with a degree in violin and trumpet at the Conservatory of Music of the Balearic
Islands in 2012. And in classical music .
collaborated sporadically with the Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands, violin and
trumpet in 2010/2012 . He was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia ,
being led by the likes of directors Brotons , Josep Pons , Manuel Valdivieso , Anton
Richenbaker Barry Sargent , etc. .. and acting in concert halls throughout Spain . He has
recorded for radio and DVD Catalonia and Deutsche Gramophone label Gurrelieders the
Arnold Schoenberg . Always combining his studies of classical music with modern music ,
and playing with bands such as:
" ONE DROP " ( ska ) , " SOUND Cocuyo " ( Latin ) " SOUL MACHINE " ( Soul & Funky
Rith'm Blues ) " ACOUSTIC rage " ( pop­rock winner of " * SONA 9 ) " Son de la Cham " (
mixing gravel with which in 2013 the album " Consciousness " ) ... etc.
He has performed in Spain, France , Cuba and Germany. In the field of jazz include the
award revelation in the group " Jazz Competition Commercial Palma II " with the quintet "
Fourth Republic " . She is a member of the Original Jazz Orchestra ( ULL ) Musicians
Workshop (BCN) under the baton of David Shepherd
Fronterazul (* flamencojazz ) Aduna ( jazzfusion / world music ) , among others ,
performing in venues such JazzCava ( Terrace ) Jamboree (BCN) , Palace of Catalan
Music (BCN) etc ... In the field of Flamenco shared stage with artists such as Israel
Suárez " Piranha " ( drawer , Paco de Lucia ) , Josemi Carmona ( Guitar, Ketama ) ,
Eduardo Cortez , Benjamin Bean , Sebastian Roman ... etc. She has been teaching at the
school of modern music " and classical musicians " .
 CESAR Vasconcellos : electric bass/ cavaquinho.
 Born in France and raised in Brazil , formed in Social Sciences and Music . At first the
University of Sao Paulo and the second from the University of Music Livre " Maestro Tom
Jobim " in Sao Paulo. His main teachers were: Eric Budney , Djalma Lima, Itamar Colaço
, Arismar do Espirito Santo , Lanny Gordin , Sami Bordokan , among others. He worked
as a musician in Sao Paulo from 1998 to 2007 making music for theater and acting more
groups of different styles from traditional samba and choro ( Priscila Amorim , Paulo "
Kaneco " Muniz ) , to modern samba ( bossa nova ) and jazz ( Lanny Gordin ) , with raids
by Arab music ( group Laialina ­ Sami Bordokan ) and Greek . He lives in Spain since
2007, playing in new languages ​sound like rumba, flamenco and experimental jazz .
Currently acts as a bassist and Aduna.
DEXTER SOUND . ( Tribute to Dexter Gordon )
BORDER BLUE ( flamenco jazz ) , collaborations ...
ULERÉ ( flamenco fusion )
ALIKINS ( rumba fusion ), among others.
DANI Katanga : percussion , drums
09 August 1975 Cantabria.
Musician, drummer and percussionist . He studied at the Music Workshop  (Barcelona) ,
the credit Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana (Cuba) , and has studied with master Griot
Balanta Emsa Yata ( Senegal ); at 2012 he join the workshop in the school Olodum
(afrocuban and afrobrasilian) , and has studied with master Paulinho  Dida samba school
credit ( Salvador de Bahia ­ Brazil)
Record has several albums like:
 " Entonces " Suso Gonzalez trio . ( jazz esperimental )
" Gustet "
www.ritmokatanga.com

MANUEL CARMONA OLMOS : flamenco guitar
04February 1983 , Palma De Mallorca
Granada family , his grandfather was a guitarist in the caves of Galera (Granada) and his
grandmother sang in these environments and parties. This love of flamenco will be
transmitted naturally and family , starting to learn this language through self­study ,
initially percussion and later the guitar. He likes to find links with other music roots as
jazz, brazilian music and A
african and oriental rhythms . At 18 years old moves to Barcelona to study architecture
which also comes in contact with the flamenco clubs in the city, there to learn the guitar to
accompany singing and dancing with several masters of the instrument known between
Barcelona and Granada . Mixing with musicians from all parts of the world developed their
own style to the touch , which allows you to compose freely within the flamenco and
contemporary music . He has attended seminars with Josemi Carmona, Emiliano Castro,
David Pastor, Jorge Pardo , Ari Colessis, Beto Angerosa, Lluis Coloma Motis & Chamorro
, etc ... Sharing the stage with some of them and playing at festivals in countries like
Brazil , Germany, Italy , Morocco, Finland and scenarios Peninsula and Islands. He is
currently involved in several projects , all on the road flamencojazz and fusion .

THEM MONTAITOS ( flamenco ) 2009 Barcelona
­ OFUNKATIKOS ( funk ) 2010Palma Mallorca
TARANTO ­EL ( Catalan rumba ) 2010 Barcelona
EN CLAVE OF OJÚ ​( flamenco ) 2010­2014 Palma de Mallorca
­ COSTURANDO (Brazil flamenco ) 2012­2013 Sao Paulo / Tarragona
ULERÉ ­ ( fusion ) 2013 Tarragona
ZMS ­ proyect ( flamenco jazz ) 2013 Tarragona
Agartha ­ ( flamenco ) 2013­2014 Tarragona
­ ADUNA ( jazz ­ world music fusion ) 2013­2014 Tarragona
­ FRONTERAZUL ( flamencojazz ) 2014 Barcelona / Tarragona
www.carmonaolmos.com

Carla Cruells  : Voice and percussion.
04 March 1980 , Barcelona .
Teacher, dancer and musician . It combines studies in education at UB (Barcelona
university), with artistic training .
Graduated in the School of Modern Music Badalona and FUNCEB Dance Conservatory.
Moved in time to Menorca where she continue her studies in the "Factory of Musicians"
with masters like John Aymerich Arguimbau, Peter and Laura Flores . Titled in method of
singing " Estill Voice International" with Helen Growson . At 2006 wins the contest
"Sounds 9" and recorded the disc " What should we do ? " Discmedi .
 Over 2012 lives in Salvador de Bahia where starts to learn the local music styles the
rhythms of  samba and bossanova . Spends 6 months in Senegal in 2013 and expands
her musical language .
He has worked on musicals such as "Pirates" by MIB.Produccions.
 Has been part of different groups of jazz and fusion as :
Quartet Carla : 4tet jazz and bossanova with her own arrengements.
Gaiam ( world music ) www.gaiama.net.
SWINGBABIES , album " Mare Nostrum " reversals of modern and traditional music
Balearic.
 Catalan . www.myspace / swingbabies.com.
 She currently resides in Tarragona  teaching music Guillem Fortuny, coral and makes
part of Aduna with her own compositions.

http://www.soundcloud.com/adunajazz

https://www.facebook.com/adunajazz?ref=hl

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZ_E2cZ5vVKFGQCowCd4wQ

Adam Baldych - The New Tradition (ACT 2014)

"Without doubt the greatest jazz violinist alive today. We can expect everything from him," is what the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper wrote about Adam Bałdych's ACT debut "Imaginary Room". The young Pole is causing quite a stir on the European jazz scene with his music. In Germany he won the ECHO Jazz in 2013. In his homeland he is treading in the massive footsteps of Leszek Możdżer, and the top echelons of European jazz, the likes of Iiro Rantala, appreciate his skills, currently in his string trio. Musikmarkt calls Bałdych a "diabolically divine violinist" and the Süddeutsche Zeitung considers him "one of the biggest discoveries of contemporary European jazz".The Paris-based Israeli pianist Yaron Herman has long been at the spearhead of European jazz, and he is "one of the most...
line up Adam Bałdych / violin
Yaron Herman / piano

ACT

Julian Argüelles - Circularity (CAM jazz 2014)

Another star in the British jazz world has joined CAM JAZZ. After his contributions to John Taylor’s and Kenny Wheeler’s recordings, “Circularity” is Julian Argüelles’s debut album with this label.  Eight original pieces, all bearing the leader’s signature and performed with a tried and true quartet: Argüelles on tenor and soprano sax, Dave Holland on double bass, Martin France on drums and, obviously, John Taylor on piano.

Argüelles’ artistic path is that of a musician who has kept moving forward, looking for new expressive forms as well as sonic and textural shades for his tunes. On stage for nearly thirty years (even though he is still under 50), the British saxophonist released his first record as a leader in 1991. Since then, ongoing growth and development have made him a musician who is never the same but, nevertheless, clearly recognizable. In the opening track, “Triality”, his sax relies on the introduction by the rhythm section, then quickly launching into a long solo that shows Argüelles’ great improvisational verve. Enchanting “Circularity”, driven by a groove revealing a strong empathy within the quartet. On the other hand, with the exception of Holland (Mick Hutton used to be on bass), it is the same combo that recorded “Phaedrus” in 1991 and the title of both the above piece and the entire album most likely also refer to the closing of an artistic and  human circle. Then there is “A Simple Question”, with its hypnotic introduction by John Taylor; exotic “Unopened Letter” and gentle “Wilderness Lane”, up to the soft closing track, “A Lifelong Moment”. This is an excellent album to best celebrate a new artist joining CAM JAZZ’s team.

CAM JAZZ

Kris Bowers - Heroes + Misfits (Concord 2014)

24-year-old pianist Kris Bowers, winner of the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, is releasing his debut Concord Jazz recording. Inspiration for the songs are the highly accelerated technological advancements of today, and the resulting power for those that use them. The talented sextet reflects this with playing rooted in jazz, but also reflective of an eclectic musical age (think Robert Glasper and José James). Guest vocalists include Julia Easterlin, José James & Chris Turner.
http://www.krisbowersmusic.com