kosmigroove – what we’re listening to [13]

it’s funny when you discover a description and whole subculture for something you’ve been into for ages, blissfully unaware that there’s a whole load of other people out there also desperately seeking more of the same. such it is with a clutch of albums currently on rotation in the studio, all of which are apparantly fine examples of ‘kosmigroove‘. nice to know we’re not alone.

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miles davis, olympia 1973
miles in his post-bitches brew stop-start chuggery. ‘jazz fans’ often hate this stuff. but if you like it there are lots of live performances from this period available on the net.

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charles earland, leaving this planet
tight group with stellar soloists often heading for the stratosphere.

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tony williams lifetime, emergency!
where jazz really meets rock. frantic, distorted, kinda scary.

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fela ransome-kuti and africa ’70 with ginger baker
funk jive goodness.

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