sugardixon
However many listens you’re allowed to have of one particular song until it won’t let you play until you purchase it. I did that in a row, with the whole album. It’s music to my ears...
Favorite track: Head Down (ft Jaisal & Slam The Poet).
steve glitch
Sheer forward thinking brilliance in all tracks on this ep. Inspired me to buy Technicolour Nights ep and Saul - Murmurations. Will be looking out for future releases for sure.
Favorite track: Slipped Back (ft Izzy Risk).
Hot off the back of his SAUL project on Rhythm Section, Dance Regular proudly present FOOTSHOOTER - Libations & Movement. This EP takes you on an epic musical journey from start to finish from the skippy broken drums, synth stabs and live trumpet by Wilf Petherbridge in the opening track ‘Catch My Breath’ into ‘MALAIKA’ which starts off with Footshooters signature drums, these a little less broken than others on the EP but still maintains that energy to keep your attention. Lush chords float over the syncopated rhythm until a mighty funky bassline drops, while MA.MAYO weaves in and out with her softly spoken words about the city, struggle, love, health and drinking too much! Vibes here are Jazz, Brokenbeat, House and Spoken word. It’s silky, smooth and laid back but bumpy enough to make your neck bop!
Next is ‘LAY’ ft Natty Wylah, another of south London’s rising poets, his fast paced rap poetry hits heavy with an infectious hook on this bomb dance track! ‘FWD Movement’ is a rocking instrumental Brokenbeat track with trumpets by Wilf that put this one into an atmospheric Bruk house workout!
Then back into the laid back snappy drums, this time with the soulful vocals of Jaisal and rap by South Londons Slam The Poet on ‘Head Down’. Finishing off with the final track and our fave in the office ‘Slipped Back’ a beautiful seductive, heartfelt song by Izzy Risk that flows effortlessly over Footshooter’s signature drum programming with additional trumpets once again from Wilf Petherbridge, this one really sends a shiver up your spine!
This release works both on the dance floor and at home on the sofa! Amazingly detailed and produced to the highest standard, an absolute classic and must have for any UK Jazz, House or Broken Beat head!
DON’T SLEEP !
Early Support from Bradley Zero (Rhythm Section / NTS / BBC Radio1) Alexander Nut (Eglo / NTS) IG Culture & Alex Phountzi (CoOp Presents), Worldwide FM, Shy One (Balamii) Errol (Touching Bass) Turbojazz, Don Pascal, Simbad, Alex Attias (Vision Recordings) and more...
ALEX NUT (Eglo): "Really dope EP, I love what your doing with the label. My fave track here is Slipped Back with Izzy Risk, all tracks compliment each other perfectly!”
BRADLEY ZERO (Rhythm Section / NTS / BBC RADIO1) "Footshooter does it again! I’m a big fan of his solo output and collaborative work as SAUL. Fully behind this effort!"
ERROL (Touching Bass) "Lay" is a beast. Man like Natty doing bits; my favourite for sure.
DON PASCAL (Afro Atlantic) "Great EP. Coherent atmosphere yet varied, great production with interesting featured artists, very musical… Deep from the wells of many different UK creative scenes. Always interesting. My favorites are "Head Down" and "Fwd Movement”
TURBOJAZZ : "Too many goodies inside of it, I can’t really pick just one ! But for sure ‘Head Down’ gave me the same goosebumps of the first listen of Jose James ‘Blackmagic’ LP back in 2010 Next Level shit!"
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released May 8, 2020
All tracks written and produced by Barney Whittaker
Rhodes, Bass Guitar, Synthesisers, Percussion + Programming: Barney Whittaker
Trumpet on 'Catch My Breath', 'FWD Movement' and 'Slipped Back': written and performed by Wilf Petherbridge
Vocals on 'Malaika': written and performed by Belinda Zhawi
Vocals on 'Head Down': written and performed by Jaisal Muttreja & Tom Jousselin
Vocals on 'Lay': written and performed by Nathan Lee Graham
Vocals on 'Slipped Back': written and performed by Izzy Risk
Mixed by Barney Whittaker
