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Nostalgia 77 - Relics Three

Tuesday 29 November 2011, 14:33 1

Between his releases under the Nostalgia 77 name (with a fourth album released earlier this year on Tru Thoughts Recordings, The Sleepwalking Society), collaborative projects such as the afro-jazz of Skeletons, the Afro-Latin of The Rhythmagic Orchestra, or the Funk-Rock of The Broken Keys, producing music for Alice Russell, Lizzy Parks, his own UK jazz label Impossible Ark Records… and a plethora of remixes, Benedic Lamdin just seems unstoppable. He's at the forefront of today's Jazz musicians in the UK while always exploring new styles. His new album is empowered with overtones of blues and...

Various - Free Impossible Ark Label Compilation

Monday 13 December 2010, 22:36 1

Various - Impossible Ark Label Compilation
(free download) Impossible Ark Records, 2010-12-12

As a little Christmas present the people at Impossible Ark have compiled a rather special collection of music to give away free on impossiblearkrecords.bandcamp.com. Here's what they have to say: For this festive giveaway we've chosen some of our favourite tracks from the Impossible Ark catalogue and two tracks from A&R Ben Lamdin's own Nostalgia 77 project. In the new year expect more from the Rhythmagic Orchestra, Nostalgia 77, Allsopp, Vosloo & more! All Impossible Ark releases and most Nostalgia 77 albums are currently £5 on www.etchshop.co.uk. I must admit I've been buying nearly all releases from this fan-taste-tic UK jazz label for quite some time now. The Skeletons project is just plain incredible. Nostalgia 77 releases are marvelous. And I can't wait for the Rhythmagic Orchestra album to drop in 2011. If you're into deep, spiritual and groovy music, then you oughta check those nice free Afro, Jazz & Folk tracks now!

Various - Impossible Ark : A Compilation

Monday 05 October 2009, 00:54

Various - Impossible Ark : A Compilation
(CD) Impossible Ark/Unfold/Tru Thoughts UNFOLDCD009, 2009-10-05

Impossible Ark recognises that music is many things to many people, and believes in celebrating that diversity and delivering World class artists, concepts, performance and production to your turntable, CD player or iPod with every release. The label is the brainchild of producer Ben Lamdin (aka Nostalgia 77) and bassist Riaan Vosloo, whose highly successful collaborative work on Tru Thoughts has produced six popular albums - from the live recordings of the Nostalgia 77 Octet to studio-based explorations on an experimental jazz and funk tip - and most recently saw them joining forces with the legendary Keith and Julie Tippett for the uniquely brilliant and highly acclaimed Sessions LP. On this stunning compilation you will find the blue-eyed country soul of Jeb Loy Nichols sitting harmoniously alongside Lamdin's hotly anticipated new Afro-funk project, the Skeleton; the other-worldly sounds of the Rhythmatic Orchestra rubbing shoulders with the highly regarded experimentalism of Examples Of Twelves; and many more treasures besides.

Jeb Loy Nichols - Strange Faith and Practice

Monday 07 September 2009, 00:52

Jeb Loy Nichols - Strange Faith and Practice
(CD) Impossible Ark Records / Unfold UNFOLDCD008, 2009-09-07

Since moving to the UK from his native America and finding himself living in an East End squat with Neneh Cherry, Adrian Sherwood and Ari Up from the Slits, Jeb Loy Nichols has variously been art director for Pressure Sound records, performed guest vocals for Groove Armada, designed prints and fabric for Paul Smith and compiled the celebrated review of blue eyed southern soul, Country Got Soul. Throughout this time he has also had a successful career as a musician, both with his band The Fellow Travellers and as a solo artist; his previous albums have received glowing reviews in publications from the Independent to Mojo. The accompaniment on Strange Faith And Practice is provided by a group of revered musicians hailing from London's vibrant jazz scene, including Tim Giles and Mark Hanslip; the rich bass comes care of Riaan Vosloo, who also arranged these songs, and who co-founded the Impossible Ark label with close contemporary Benedic Lamdin (better known as the rising jazz producer/musician Nostalgia 77).