coming alive in a musical landscape animated by lush string and vibrant horn arrangements on an album mixed by recording industry legend Al Schmitt (who's recorded and mixed more than 150 gold and platinum albums and won more Grammy Awards than any other engineer or mixer)
the band expanded their palette by delving into the production possibilities afforded by recording the album themselves
Cutting together archive reels from Black neighborhoods in Chicago with live performance footage from Sun Ra and his Arkestra among others
chords and melody lines simultaneously
THE BOY AND THE BEAST) * LIMITED EDITION OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES ON TURQUOISE COLORED VINYL Track listing: SIDE A 1
Jan Wachowski- Beethoven & Kreutzer Septets (CD) Supersoul Brothers coming alive in a musicalWritten in 1799, at the same time as the First Symphony, the Septet reflects Beethoven's ambition to gain a foothold in his new Viennese environment. It is an experimental work with six contrasting movements weighty as a symphony but also influenced by the lighter, more entertaining character of the serenade. Unlike Beethoven, who clearly indicates his intentions, Kreutzer allows the musicians plenty of room to emerge as soloists. Combined with