NOSTALGIA 77 AND THE MONSTER "MEASURES"

Some of the jazziest, most spiritual music we've heard from Nostalgia 77 in years – a great return to territory they started hitting towards the end of the last decade – and a record that's got a rich, organic sound right from the start! The album's a jazz set through and through –well-conceived with lots of modal rhythms, topped with soaring lines on saxes, trumpet, and flute – which are all held together by these richly-colored piano lines that create a lot of warmth, without ever softening the edges of the music. The approach is quite similar to some of the recent Gondawa recordings by UK contemporaries Matthew Halsall and Nat Birchall – and titles include "Measures", "Apple", "Thoughts To Geoff", "Scallywag", "Rules", and "Island In The Sun". NOSTALGIA 77
 

NOSTALGIA 77 "A JOURNEY TOO FAR"

Nostalgia 77 main man Benedic Lamdin is hugely in demand as a producer and engineer, with work for a diverse array of artists as well as his own studio albums and side-projects (the most recent of which, Nostalgia 77 and the Monster, led to heavy BBC 6Music play and a live session for Cerys Matthews). His latest A-list assignment has been with Jamie Cullum, a relationship that has evolved from the latter’s admiration and support for Nostalgia 77 on his BBC Radio 2 show. Having produced two tracks on 'Momentum' (Island), Cullum’s current crossover LP featuring Roots Manuva, he has also recently recorded a complete album with the star, set for release in 2014. Nostalgia 77’s last studio album introduced him to a wider audience than ever, by dint of refreshing blues, folk and psychedelic influences and the decision to complete his band with the charismatic Josa Peit – the perfect interpreter of his songs - where he had previously featured various guests. Media support abounded, with radio play including Huey Morgan, Guy Garvey, Nemone, Gilles Peterson, The Selector, Gideon Coe, and Don Letts; national radio playlisting in the US, France and elsewhere, and major features including The Telegraph. NOSTALGIA 77