Nintendo is also breaking new ground with the Switch, a hybrid between a home console and a handheld device, while its accompanying “Legend of Zelda” game has received widespread critical acclaim. Released in 2013, Sony’s PlayStation 4 became the best-selling home console of this generation in just 18 months, and so far it’s the only one that can be paired with a virtual reality headset – the Sony PSVR, which has sold over one million units. “As the appeal of video games grew larger and larger, it’s not surprising that the culture – and development – would no longer be dominated by a specific region,” explains Harris.Ī renaissance, however, could be upon us with Japanese giants Sony and Nintendo both making comebacks. Without the contributions of Japan, we wouldn’t have a video game industry. With experimental programming during the annual six day festival, year-round events and the label’s focus on the local scene, Super-Sonic Jazz aspires to maintain it’s status as the prolific hub for jazz lovers and musicians in the Netherlands and beyond.“From hardware to software, controllers to culture, no country has had a bigger influence on console gaming.”Īfter decades of dominance, however, Japan’s cultural clout waned during the early 2000s. With a fertile musical ecosystem, talented musicians can grow and reach their potential, while audiences feel more engaged with the scene. Super-Sonic Jazz pushes the envelope on what jazz culture means to both listeners, lovers and artists. The label bridges gaps between classic and modern scenes by re-releasing long lost gems alongside releases from the some of the scene’s newest, underground talents. Shortly after the success of the events and the realisation that there is a new generation of jazz fanatics on the rise, a label followed.
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Super-Sonic Jazz started out as a series of events and shows at Paradiso, providing the contemporary Dutch jazz scene a platform.
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With the theatre production making its debut late 2020, the full soundtrack and LP sees its release on June 15th. With three decades worth of prolific production nuance, Earthbound is the next challenge in the IG Culture’s legacy, an idea that was spurned on and encouraged by Super Sonic Jazz central figures KC The Funkaholic and brothers Vincent and Siemen Tenzer. IG Culture is no stranger to Super-Sonic Jazz, having released an homage to Sun Ra on KC The Funkaholic first imprint, Kindred Spirits back in 2003. Having set up the legendary CoOp night at Plastic People, he’s also the man behind CoOp Presents and Selectors Assemble. IG Culture is one of the most important protagonists of the UK’s broken beat jazz scene. Collectively, the hive mind creates a holistic listening experience, to be enjoyed both on and off the dancefloor. Produced in cooperation with Saido Lehlouh, Johanna Faye and Summer Dance Forever Amsterdam, Earthbound sees IG Culture team up members from the London artist collective Steam Down, Alex Phountzi of Selectors Assemble (Bugz In The Attic), and Rhythm Section’s Neue Grafik.
The resulting collage is a melange of live sax, alternating percussions sessions, Sun-Ra like piano lines, and otherworldly synth sessions. LCSM translates this esoteric journey by using intergalactic live jazz fusion. The story revolves around the ancient people of Nibiru who return to earth, only to discover that the humans they had once passed down their knowledge are now living in a world of chaos. The conveying message behind the album is based on the work of author Zecharia Sitchin, who translated ancient Sumerian tablets that explain the origins of humans. The album also serves as a score for the accompanying science fiction theatre production that goes by the same name.Įarthbound delicately propels listeners out of orbit and into the vastness of space. The interstellar instrumentals blur borders between funk, soul and space-age jazz, while maintaining the signature ‘London Bruk Boogie’ sound IG Culture is recognised for. Now, the UK pioneer kicks off the new decade by expanding on the project with a full-fledged album entitled Earthbound. With last year’s ‘EP1’ release on the Super Sonic Jazz label, broken beat icon IG Culture introduced the world to the afro-futuristic and forward-thinking jazz of LCSM “Likwid Continual Space Motion”. IG Culture’s LCSM “Likwid Continual Space Motion” releases 18 track LP and theatre soundtrack Earthbound on Super-Sonic Jazz Records.
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