Incognito
Tomorrow’s New Dream
Label: Bluey Music Limited
8 Nov. 2019
La banda británica de jazz ácido Incognito lanzó su nuevo álbum "Tomorrow’s New Dream" el 8 de noviembre de 2019, y ha anunciado un gran espectáculo de bienvenida a Londres en Indigo en The O2 el 4 de diciembre de 2019, marcando un increíbles 40 años desde su formación.
Una relación duradera con la música ha visto a Jean-Paul (Bluey) Maunick guiar a su banda de incógnito a su 40 ° Aniversario. Para celebrar este hito, Bluey ha grabado un nuevo álbum de canciones e instrumentales, con el sello distintivo, Incognito suena familiar y fresco, abarcando jazz ácido, soul, funk y neo-soul.
Este álbum ofrece un rico viaje sonoro a cada paso que cuenta con invitados especiales Maysa, Phil
Perry, Take 6, Mario Biondi y muchos otros, colaborando con miembros de la banda pasados y presentes, junto con el nuevo talento "Cogs". Es un trabajo de canciones nuevas y originales que te harán sentir como en casa como con cualquiera de sus canciones clásicas del pasado.
El álbum comienza con una selección de colaboraciones, incluida la quinta aparición de incógnito de la vocalista Joy Rose (Sting, Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock) en afro Haze Of Summer ’inspirado en el ritmo afro, Phil Perry de The Montclairs en‘ For The Love Of You' y leyendas a-cappella como Take 6 en' The Weather Report '. También aparece en el "For The Love ..." mencionada anteriormente antigua colaboradora, Maysa,
Cierra el primer tercio del disco la instrumental 'Saturday Sirens', que utiliza la aptitud de Incógnito para crear funk conmovedor e invoca lo que Bluey describe como vivir en un estado constante de alerta alta en el centro de Londres, ya que la sensación de aumento de la delincuencia se puede magnificar en una noche de sábado.
El siguiente trío de canciones presenta a un joven cuya banda es un gran ejemplo de la vibrante y creciente escena musical de Gran Bretaña: el cantante, compositor, pianista y productor James Berkeley y su banda neo-soul, Yakul.
La colaboradora de Wiley Cherri V en "Only A Matter Of Time", la cantante italiana Roberta Gentile en "Absent In Spring" y Vanessa Haynes (apodada la Reina del Alma del Caribe por Bluey) en "Still The One", que también presenta prodigio indonesia Rega Dauna en la harmónica.
Los dos últimos temas del álbum que presentan voces son "Now That I’ve Found You", una canción edificante que celebra la vida y el amor y presenta los talentos vocales de Imaani, vocalista de incógnito desde hace mucho tiempo y "No Show", en el que Mario Biondi se encarga de los deberes vocales, quien hizo famoso el duo con Chaka Khan en 'Lowdown' del álbum Transatlantic R.P.M.
El cierre del álbum es "Say What’s On Your Mind", un instrumental enérgico que presenta, en un guiño metafórico al título, solos de todos los miembros principales de Incógnito.
No Show (feat. Mario Biondi)
British acid jazz band Incognito release their new album ‘Tomorrow’s New Dream’ on November 8th 2019, and have announced a huge homecoming London show at Indigo at The O2 on December 4th 2019, marking an incredible 40 years since their formation.
An enduring relationship with music has seen Jean-Paul (Bluey) Maunick lead his band Incognito to their 40th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, Bluey has recorded a brand-new album of songs and instrumentals with the hallmark Incognito sounds both familiar and fresh, encompassing acid jazz, soul, funk, and neo-soul.
This album offers a rich sonic journey at every turn that features special guests Maysa, Phil Perry, Take 6, Mario Biondi and many others, collaborating with band members past and present, along with the talented new ’Cogs’. It’s a record of brand-new, original tracks that would feel right at home featuring on any of their most enduring, classic releases from the past.
The album opens with a selection of collaborations, including the fifth Incognito appearance of vocalist Joy Rose (Sting, Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock) on afro beat-inspired ‘Haze Of Summer’, The Montclairs’ Phil Perry on ‘For The Love Of You’, and a-cappella gospel legends Take 6 on ‘The Weather Report’. Also featuring on the aforementioned ‘For The Love…’ is long-time collaborator Maysa, about whom Bluey says “Combining the uniqueness of her rich soulful tones with Phil’s raw, powerful, and limitless vocal range is the stuff of dreams.”
Closing out the first third of the record is the instrumental ‘Saturday Sirens’, which utilises Incognito’s aptitude for creating soulful funk, and invokes what Bluey describes as living in a constant state of high alert in central London, as the feeling of rising crime can be magnified on a busy Saturday night.
The following trio of songs feature a young man whose band is a great example of Britain’s vibrant and everexpanding music scene — singer-songwriter-pianist-producer James Berkeley and his neo-soul band, Yakul. ‘Shine’ and ‘Wake Me’ are short interludes born of Bluey’s musings and James’s ability to sensitively tap into the old and the new, and explore the rich musical world they each come from. The funky-edged ‘After the Beat Is Gone’ is a song about love’s uncertainty “Songwriting is deeply personal and the chemistry of cowriting has to be perfectly balanced,” Bluey muses. And in James he has found a like-minded soul.
The next tracks on the record feature talented female vocalists that Bluey has sought out, including Lethal Wiley collaborator Cherri V on ‘Only A Matter Of Time’, Italian singer Roberta Gentile on ‘Absent In Spring’ and Vanessa Haynes (dubbed the Caribbean Queen of Soul by Bluey) on ‘Still The One’, which also features Indonesian harmonica prodigy Rega Dauna.
The final two tracks on the album to feature vocals are ‘Now That I’ve Found You’, an uplifting song that celebrates life and love and features the vocal talents of long-time Incognito vocalist Imaani, and motivational number ‘No Show’, in which vocal duties are handled by Mario Biondi, who famously dueted with Chaka Khan on Incognito’s ‘Lowdown’ from the Transatlantic R.P.M album.
Closing the album is ‘Say What’s On Your Mind’, a spirited instrumental that features, in a metaphorical nod to the title, solos from all the core Incognito members. Incognito will bring tracks from ‘Tomorrow’s New Dream’.
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