John Parry, Author at Backseat Mafia

TRACK: Funk legend Steve Arrington releases ‘Keep on Dreamin’’

STEVE Arrington has serious funk pedigree. First breaking through as percussionist and drummer for “The World’s Greatest Funksters”, Slave, on their boundary pushing 1978 classic The Concept, the group soon…

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Track: Legendary jazz fusion figure Jon Hassell releases ‘Unknown Wish’

Jon Hassell, trumpet player, sonic explorer and elder statesman of the ambient fusion scene has offered up another preview from his upcoming album ‘Seeing Through Sound/Pentimento Volume Two’. Unlike the…

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Track: Native Harrow release new single ‘Shake ahead of forthcoming ‘Closeness’ album

For over 20 years the Loose label has built its canny reputation on sifting out the best Americana and alt.country for your listening pleasure. The Felice Brothers, Sturgill Simpson, The…

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Track: Jyoti (Georgia Anne Muldrow) releases new track ‘Orgone’

Described as an ‘R&B and astral-funk polymath’, the singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Georgia Anne Muldrow is an artist in perpetual creative motion. She has co-founded her own label Someothaship…

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Meet: We interview Shirley Collins ahead of her new album Hearts Ease

At Back Seat Mafia we are eagerly awaiting the release of sixties folk pioneer Shirley Collins new album ‘Heart’s Ease’ via Domino on 24th July. After 2016’s epic ‘Lodestar’ which…

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Album Review: Pottery – Welcome to Bobby’s Motel

If you asked a band what was the idea behind their new record and that record was called ‘Welcome to Bobby’s Motel’ and they told you that it was based…

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Track: Jon Hassell – New album/preview track, ‘Fearless’

Pub Quiz question: Name a connection between La Monte Young, Terry Riley’s seminal record ‘In C’, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Ry Cooder, David Sylvian, Tears for Fears…

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See: The Beths new single ‘Out of Sight’ and 2021 tour

The Beths do power pop and they do it very well with the pizazz, attention to detail and inventiveness that hints at their jazz past. The foursome from Auckland, NZ…

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See: Moses Boyd releases new Video for Stranger than fiction

To think of Moses Boyd as a jazz drummer misses so many beats. Producer, composer, collaborator, shape shifter and innovator, this MOBO award winning musician has been central to the…

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Track: Shrimp Eyes release new single Straight Up

Peckham’s Shrimp Eyes are further proof of south east London’s continuing credentials as indie art pop central. Proudly DIY in all they do, the band have been bobbing in and…

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