The Garden

(CD/1xLP) Tru Thoughts TRU068

Tracklisting :
1. Nostalgia 77 - Cheney Lane
2. Nostalgia 77 - Changes
3. Nostalgia 77 - Green Blade of Grass
4. Nostalgia 77 - You and Me
5. Nostalgia 77 - The Hunger
6. Nostalgia 77 - After Ararat
7. Nostalgia 77 - Freedom
8. Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army Feat. Alice Russell
9. Nostalgia 77 - The Garden

Here’s what the people at dustygroove said about The Garden.  “A massively beautiful little record from Nostalgia 77 — one that really knocked our socks off, and that’s saying a lot, because we really liked their last album too! The sound here is much jazzier than before — strung out over some funky beats and samples, but played by a larger group that includes some excellent work on saxes and flute, plus these massive acoustic basslines that roll out over the tunes and create a sinister, soulful sort of sound. Alice Russell sings a bit on the record, but honestly the main focus here is on the instrumentation — and the instrumentation is totally great! Given the album’s strong reliance on acoustic bass, and the wonderfully angular horn parts, there’s a sound here that almost makes us imagine what it would have been like had Charles Mingus got the chance to record for Mo Wax!”