Reel People - Retroflection - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is one of Scandinavia' most sought after artists; Christian Ihle Hadland one of Norway' most exciting young pianists. Together they comprise a formidable partnership, as their of Sinding' Violin and Piano.

The last autumn of Reel People's first full studio album in 10 years was, it's fair to say, a moment. 'Retroflection stylishly' recreated soul, disco and boogie classics behind the collective's formation nearly 20 years ago and exposed it's rarefied DNA like never before. Now band leader Oli Lazarus widens the collective, inviting the world's finest producers and remixers to add their funky splices to the Retroflection blueprint.Reel People feat. Angie Stone - Don't Stop The Music (Art Of Tones Modern Disco Mix) / Reel People - Joyous (Matt Cooper's OUTSIDE Deep Joyous Mix) / Reel People feat. Tony Momrelle - Can We Pretend (Tall Black Guy Samba Mix) / Reel People feat. Navasha Daya - I'm In Love (BusCrates Remix) / Reel People - Twilight (Atjazz Love Soul Remix) / Reel People feat. Anthony David - Keep It Up (DJ Spinna Galactic Funk Remix) / Reel People - Joyous (Yoruba Soul Mix) / Reel People feat. Sharlene Hector - Always There (Scott Diaz Funk Excursion) / Reel People feat. Omar - Thinking About Your Love (Da Brownie Remix) / Reel People feat. LaSharVu - I Need Your Lovin' (Mousse T. Remix) / Reel People feat. Mica Paris - I Want To Thank You (Sebb Junior Remix) / Reel People feat. Navasha Daya - Can't Fake The Feeling (John Morales M+M Main Mix) / Reel People feat. Tony Momrelle - Buttercup (Terry Hunter Main Club Mix)

What happens when you combine SUMAC a band that uses the volume, distortion, and guitar-centric approach of metal to make music that has the malleability of jazz and textural exploration of noise with Moor Mother a poet and sound artist that has deconstructed hip hop to a point where it's less about rhyme and rhythm (though obviously both are present in her work) and more about oratorical cadence and power. The Film is an album that takes attributes of both artists' work and finds common ground in shifting musical patterns, and expressive force. The record is a musical thumbing of their noses at the more traditional approaches of their respective fields, an innovative, powerhouse of an album.The Film's moniker speaks to the fact that it is conceived and delivered as a complete album, a full story or narrative. Moor Mother puts it best InchThe idea is to create a moment outside of the convention. This is a work of art. Thinking about the work as a Film, instead of an album or a collection of songs. This task is impossible in an industry that wants to force everything into a box of consumption. You won't understand or get the full picture until the artwork is completed. This work is developing and is requesting more agency within the creative process.Inch The Film does have clear themes running throughout - again Moor Mother expounds Inchthe themes are universal in nature - land - displacement - the climate - human rights and freedoms - war and peace - the idea of running away from the many violent forces and horrific systems of man and empire.Inch