Inside Looking Out
Jadell
| Formats | Tracks | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12" Vinyl Single | 4 tracks | £2.49 | Out of stock |
| Download Single (MP3) | 4 tracks | £3.00 | |
| Download Single (FLAC) | 4 tracks | £3.00 |
Description
Jadell - Inside Looking Out
JADELL drops another bulging slice of cinematic, hip hop influenced funk. Big production graced with brass, and string sections JADELL has a monster album coming soon. This is the taster EP and showcases the diversity that this hot London producer has in store.
Drawing influences from here, there, and everywhere, Jadell is ready to make huge waves with his favoured brand of beats and melody. Drawing influences from the likes of Charles Stepney, James Brown, David Axlerod, Lalo Schifrin and Van Morrison, you can already get a feel for where the album is heading. This EP lifts 3 of the many standout tracks from the album, showing what he's made of.
'To Morning' is a blissful, laidback swinger of an instrumental - with tight jazzy percussion and that bassline works superbly with the graceful strings and horns. 'Spanish Fly' is more upbeat, weaving western guitar licks and piano riffs with Mediterranean beats and a rolling breaks midsection. 'Testify' features the waxings of Bad Magic''s Kasper Gomez, (a favourite with The Wiseguys). Again the laidback elements in the production show Jadell has matured his sound with time. The instrumental drops the vocal for a sparser, more melodic feel.
Having cut his teeth on the hugely successful Ultimate Dilemma label Jadell's first album in 1999 'Gentleman Of Leisure' picked up plaudits from many quarters. His extensive live tour to support that album, and his stint as resident at Manumission's back room last year opened Jadell's musical tastes up further, and is reflected in the tunes you have here. It was time to move on labelwise - to a home that was less rigid in it's output. Hence the move to Deadly Avenger's label Illicit.
Having run a muck around the hostelries, shady eateries, and midprice hotels of deepest, darkest London, Jadell is back. Nice one son.
Drawing influences from here, there, and everywhere, Jadell is ready to make huge waves with his favoured brand of beats and melody. Drawing influences from the likes of Charles Stepney, James Brown, David Axlerod, Lalo Schifrin and Van Morrison, you can already get a feel for where the album is heading. This EP lifts 3 of the many standout tracks from the album, showing what he's made of.
'To Morning' is a blissful, laidback swinger of an instrumental - with tight jazzy percussion and that bassline works superbly with the graceful strings and horns. 'Spanish Fly' is more upbeat, weaving western guitar licks and piano riffs with Mediterranean beats and a rolling breaks midsection. 'Testify' features the waxings of Bad Magic''s Kasper Gomez, (a favourite with The Wiseguys). Again the laidback elements in the production show Jadell has matured his sound with time. The instrumental drops the vocal for a sparser, more melodic feel.
Having cut his teeth on the hugely successful Ultimate Dilemma label Jadell's first album in 1999 'Gentleman Of Leisure' picked up plaudits from many quarters. His extensive live tour to support that album, and his stint as resident at Manumission's back room last year opened Jadell's musical tastes up further, and is reflected in the tunes you have here. It was time to move on labelwise - to a home that was less rigid in it's output. Hence the move to Deadly Avenger's label Illicit.
Having run a muck around the hostelries, shady eateries, and midprice hotels of deepest, darkest London, Jadell is back. Nice one son.
Reviews
DJIt’s a new year and a new label for downbeat supreme Jadell. After cutting his teeth on the excellent Ultimate Dilemma label, Jadell has now moved onto the Deadly Avenger’s Illicit Recordings where he will have a chance to release a wider variety of styles. And this four track EP does exactly that, flitting from the hip hop beats of ‘Testify’ to the downbeat cinematic grooves of ‘To Morning’ and then up to the dancefloor fuelled ‘Spanish Fly’. It’s all good stuff and for the more eclectic DJs out there this will be just what the doctor ordered. 4/5
DJ
Jadell’s debut LP on Ultimate Dilemma (alongside Common Ground’s ‘No More Heroes’) was one of the last great lost classics of the 90s, but this 12” suggests his greatest is still to come. The first side features instrumentals. ‘To Morning’ eases you in on a gorgeous wash of Monk-style orchestral surf, funked up by what sounds like Qunicy Jones’ backing band circa 1972. The swirls of Byrne / Eno-style avant-sould that follow are quite possibly the most suggestive, gorgeous music you’ve heard in 2002.
‘Spanish Fly’ is simply the best Latin-funk instrumental you’ve heard since Palmskin Productions last got off their fat arses and I’ll leave it at that. It’s ‘Testify’ on the flip that warrants inclusion in this column, Kasper Gomez ripping forth over one of the strangest hip hop backing tracks I’ve ever heard, somewhere between Roxy’s ‘2.H.B’and Marvin’s ‘Mercy Mercy Me’ – a hip hop track I have no idea how to use (difficult to dance, or look hard to) other than slapping it on every morning and hugging the sunshine like the yoga-practising hippy your body’s always wanted you to be. A smile on your face for the first time since Christmas. I’ll have that. 4/5
Seven
This is the first release on Illicit I have got excited about. It’s a break from the full on cut n paste affairs on recent attempts. Jadell uses splendid breaks and soundtrack themes to create ‘Testify’. ‘Spanish Fly’ is my favourite as it fits in well with mysets and the reaction from those cheeky disco dancers is 100% boogie down.