Jayda G - Jayda G Dj-kicks - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Significant Changes is a blend of vintage drum machine funk drawing heavily on Chicago's house blueprint - a natural progression from a string of EPs both solo and alongside her friend and mentor DJ Fett Burger.Hailing from the small town of Grand Forks, British Columbia - some 6 hours outside Vancouver - Jayda Guy grew up surrounded by nature, which sparked an early interest in biology. In 2018 she completed her Masters in Resource and Environmental Management specializing in environmental toxicology, wherein she specifically studied the effects of human activity on the Salish Sea killer whales (orcas) of Vancouver, BC. It was also the year that she finished recording her debut album as Jayda G - Significant Changes.Unifying the Center (Abstract)Renewal (Hyla Mix)Stanley's Get Down (No Parking on theDF)Leave Room 2 Breathe (feat. Alexa Dash)Mmm Pie (Vinyl-only bonus track)Orca's RepriseMissy Knows What's Up1. Sunshine in the Valley (feat. Alexa Dash)2. Move to the Front (Disco Mix)3. Conclusion Album Tracks 1. Unifying the Center (Abstract) 2. Renewal (Hyla Mix) 3. Stanley's Get Down (No Parking on the DF) 4. Leave Room 2 Breathe (Feat. Alexa Dash) 5. MMM Pie (Vinyl-Only Bonus Track) 6. Orca's Reprisemissy Knows What's Up 7. Sunshine in the Valley (Feat. Alexa Dash) 8. Move to the Front (Disco Mix) 9. Conclusion

A vibrant electronic fusion of lounge, jazz, and disco is maybe not the first (or fifth) thing you would expect to hear from one of the world's most renowned modern composers and ambient tape loop pioneers, but upon first listen, it makes so much sense that one wonders why it didn't happen sooner.After years of producing and mentoring slews of young artists in 1990s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, William Basinski moved to Los Angeles. There he hired a young studio assistant, Preston Wendel, who eventually introduced his own works to the curious composer. That spawned a creative partnership that inspired Wendel to persuade Basinski to haul out his saxophone. Five years later, SPARKLE DIVISION has arrived with their enchanting debut album, To Feel Embraced.Produced by SPARKLE DIVISION at Basinski's Musex International in Los Angeles, the duo were joined by a few notable friends Mrs. Leonora Russo (who Basinski affectionately calls Inchthe true Sicilian Sparkle Division, my Brooklyn Mom, the Queen of WilliamsburgInch) offers her sparkling voice to InchQueenie Got Her BluesInch; fabled free-jazz icon and genuine bodhisattva, the late Henry Grimes, contributed upright bass and violin to the aptly-named InchOh Henry!Inch (InchLotta babies gonna be born from this one,Inch Henry and Margaret Davis Grimes playfully declared); and London vocalist Xeli Grana offers her ethereal voice to the album's meditative title track.Conceived and nearly completed in 2016, the increasing environmental and political infernos gave Basinski and Wendel cold feet about unleashing a record intended to be fun, loving, and prone to bouts of euphoria. But as Basinski exclaimed, InchWell, damn it, if the time ain't right now, it never will be! Let's do this!Inch Album Tracks 1. You Go Girl! 2. You Ain't Takin' My Man 3. For Gato 4. Oh Henry! 5. To the Stars Major Tom 6. Oh No You Did Not! 7

Jayda G, the Grammy-nominated writer, producer, DJ, environmental toxicologist, campaigner and broadcaster, is set to return with her new full length album 'Guy'. Co-produced with Jack Peñate (who has previously worked with the likes of SAULT, David Byrne and Adele), with contributions from Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (of Ibeyi), Ed Thomas (Stormzy, Nia Archives, Jorja Smith) and more. The album arrives on the back of a busy few years that have seen her Grammy-nominated (for her mid-pandemic single InchBoth Of UsInch, created with producer Fred again..); a trove of high-profile remixes for the likes of Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa; tour the worlds biggest festival and stages including Glastonbury and Coachella; a compilation for the renowned DJ Kicks series and highly praised collaboration with Aluna; appear as a guest judge on BBC's 'Glow Up'; marry her childhood sweetheart in her hometown of Grand Forks, BC (in the same house her parents got married decades earlier); and contribute to the immersive installation 'Undercurrent' (New York, June '21) which focussed on the Climate Crisis, alongside artists like Khruangbin, Nosaj Thing, Mount Kimbie and Bon Iver. The new album 'Guy' brings Jayda's own voice and words more prominently into focus than ever before, across 13 tracks that draw on her House, Disco, RnB and Soul roots while emphasizing her pop songwriting sensibilities, interspersed with archival recordings of her late father, the eponymous William Richard Guy.A1. IntroA2. Blue LightsA3. Heads Or TailsA4. ScarsA5. Interlude I Got Tired Of RunningA6. Lonely Back In OA7. Your ThoughtsB1. Interlude It Was BeautifulB2. Meant To BeB3. Circle Back AroundB4. When She DanceB5. Sapphires Of GoldB6. 15 Foot Album Tracks 1. Intro 2. Blue Lights 3. Heads or Tails 4. Scars 5. I Got Tired of Running (Interlude) 6. Lonely Back in O 7. Your Thoughts 8. Interlude It