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K.O.G] - Jembaa Groove\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn early 2022 bandleaders Eric Owusu and Yannick Nolting went to Ghana to work on the first tracks of the upcoming sophomore EP.\u003cbr\u003eDown in Accra they joined forces with Eric's former bandmates from the Kwashibu Area Band.\u003cbr\u003eIn the well known Kwashiman area, Jembaa Groove teamed up with legendary producer and multi-instrumentalist Kwame Yeboahs at his Kwashibu Music Studio. The rhythm section was completed by iconic drummer Francis Osei and US-based Paa Kow.\u003cbr\u003eThe track features rising Sheffield - based Ghanian Singer K.O.G, who has become a household name in the UK Afro-Jazz Scene and who's raw and powerful singing style Yannick and Eric thought would be the perfect match for this tune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweet My Ear\" is about a new day breaking in. A new dawn. A new vibe and energy coming up. A hymne to sweetness. Received thru all the senses. 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The first to be recorded in a residential studio, the band enjoyed the opportunity to go late into the night searching for a deeper, more organic experience, closer to both their writing process but also their trance-like live performances. While some of the music was pre-composed and had even been performed live, the band also enjoyed the opportunity to improvise ideas in the studio. Drummer Jesse Barrett explains:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted to have a more immersive experience that felt closer to our writing process. One thing that was really important to us was feeling free to jam out ideas as they came to us. We're at a point now where playing and writing together can sometimes feel almost telepathic, that as individuals we can tune in to a collective resonance and just follow that thread where it wants to go. 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With others, it was just getting into the right mindset and putting as much energy and emotion into the take as possible.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Welsh environment outside the studio doors seeped into the music presented on Gift from the Trees, with two recording sessions (one in winter and one in the spring) bringing different moods: one bleak and wintery, the other more hopeful and bright – an energy that permeates through tracks such as Kernel and Dimu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGift from the Trees opens with wonderfully elevating The Spinner which grew from one of Nick's piano parts and was developed and arranged into a complete tune without losing the feeling of constant flow and motion. It is almost like a dance, with the interaction of different melody parts and the doubling of certain parts melding together and fitting into the overall energetic flow, while Jesse's drums are both floating and deeply melodic. Riser aims to capture the band's raw energy and intriguingly is influenced by both breaks and modern drum production but also minimalist classical composition. Nightingale features the band at their most delicate and lyrical – a band favourite it draws heavily on modern folk with a beautifully realised melody that came unforced to pianist Nick Smart before being jammed out together. It was recorded early one morning, bringing an extra light and brightness to this beautiful performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother album highlight is Dimu which utilises one of drummer Jesse Barret's favourite rhythmic devices from the Tabla repertoire and draws inspiration from Indian, Greek and Arabic music as well as modern folk arrangements. Dimu starts with saxophone over a bed of drones and percussion and moves through many different sections that frame and present the melodies in unique ways. 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On the album's track list you can find Jamaican music classics such as \"World's Fair\" from the Skatalites, Joe Higgs' \"There's a Reward\" or Bob Marley's \"Coming In From The Cold\" mixed with hits such as Cher's \"Believe\", Black's \"Wonderful Life\" or even 1978 \"See You Tonite\" by Gene Simmons from The Kiss that perfectly sound as if they were recorded by Clement \"Coxsone\" Dodd at Studio1 in Kingston in 1966.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bluebeaters are not newcomers on Record Kicks, the Milan label released their \"Everybody Knows\" album in 2015. Top Italian musicians in love with vintage Jamaican ska and reggae and blessed by Ken Booth, during the last 25 years of their career they headlined festivals like Rototom Sunsplash and International Ska Fest in London. 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