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The Greg Foat Group

Girl and Robot With Flowers (LP)

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*In process of stocking. 2022 stock.* "It's been a year since the magnificent Dark Is the Sun first enchanted listeners back in 2011, and we're thrilled to announce the next installment of mesmerizing non-contemporary jazz by The Greg Foat Group with their new album Girl and Robot With Flowers.

Evading the dreaded 'second album syndrome' with consummate ease, Girl and Robot With Flowers is a sonic soundscape of epic proportions that leaves Dark is the Sun in the dust while propelling the listener into infinity and beyond!

With a doff of the hat to sci-fi writer Brian Aldiss, we're whisked off on a thematic journey into the emotive and enthralling realms of cinematic jazz, seductive ambience and exciting, majestic drama. Often unpredictable and certainly never dull, British pianist / composer / arranger Greg Foat uses everything from brass bands and kettle drums, to Moog synthesizer and harmonium, to take us above and beyond the stratosphere of our senses.

As with Dark Is the Sun, this album was recorded in a unique, pure analogue studio in Sweden to capture the full warmth and dynamic range of the wide variety of instruments utilized. The spacious, high quality sound that was achieved by recording direct to tape through high quality vintage equipment is absolutely impeccable, revealing in stunning detail a magical atmosphere the likes of which is rarely heard in the current climate of digitalization and mp3s."

Details
Cat. number: JMANLP 054X
Year: 2020

Release notes

Recorded and mixed November 1st - 3rd 2011 and February 7th - 10th 2012. Additional overdubs recorded in Rob's Jazz Shed, May 2012. This album is dedicated to the memory of Gordon Beck. Originally released 2012-12-03. ℗ 2012 Jazzman Records Ltd. © 2020 Jazzman Records Ltd.

Tracklist
A1For A Breath I Tarry8:09
A2Cast Adrift3:12
A3Girl And Robot With Flowers (Part IV)4:03
A4Girl And Robot With Flowers (Part V)3:50
B1Have Spacesuit Will Travel (Part II)4:04
B2Clear Skies Select Stick3:37
B3Blues For Lila3:23
B4Girl And Robot With Flowers (Part VI)7:29
Credits
House Of Traps
Art Direction, Artwork
Rob Mach
Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
G. Foat
Composed By, Arranged By, Producer, Organ [Hammond L100], Synthesizer [Ems Synthi, Yamaha CP20, Elka Rhapsody], Piano, Vibraphone, Effects [Binson Tape Echo]
Tony Coote
Drums, Percussion
Jacob Öhvrall
Electric Bass, Double Bass
Tom Larsson
Engineer [Assistant]
Mattias Glava
Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By
Trevor Walker
Flugelhorn
Phillip Achille
Harmonica, Tambourine
JSA
Lacquer Cut By
Henric Strahl
Twelve-String Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

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