Afloat [CD]

Swiftly abbreviated to The NJE, this Near Jazz Experience was formed by multi-instrumentalist Terry Edwards, bassist Mark Bed- ford and drummer Simon Charterton in the spring of 2010. Look no further than the Hendrix cover, Voodoo Child for a way into their world. The familiar reinvented and taken to a parallel world. Born out of a love of improvised music which was accessible (funky beats and grooves) yet experi- mental enough to break the mould of middle-of-the-road jamming, the trio built up a following at a residency at the monthly Sartorial Records music nights. The NJE perform music intuitively, with an ear to accessible beats & tonality with Edwards melodic flights of fancy dancing over the top. Afloat came about after several record- ing sessions, both in concert and in the studio, and completed by the band using harsh editing techniques overseen by Hot Chip front- man Alexis Taylor at the mixdown stage. The albums seven tracks are complimented by the addition of four previously released down- load/vinyl tracks! Mainstays of the NJE sound are Edwards double-sax technique - playing alto & tenor simultaneously, Chartertons poly- rhythmic funk patterns and Bedfords fluid but grounding basslines. The whole is a near-jazz experience...

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock