Jeff Parker - The New Breed Artist_The Avalanches but also their recording process

but also their recording process

in Johannesburg

assisted by Frida Claeson Johansson

better known by his stage name MURO

1972年のジョン・レノンに倣い、2020年のコロナ禍における自分とその周辺の暮らし、そこにある不安と希望を15分の幻想的フォーク・オデュッセイアに落とし込んだ「Sometime In Tokyo City」。この曲が発表されたのが＜緊急事態宣言＞が東京に出された1ヶ月後の5月。絶賛を持って受け入れられたサニーデイ・サービスの最新作『いいね！』のリリースから約2ヶ月。しかしこの間に全世界はコロナの波に飲み込まれ、我々の暮らしは一変してしまった。曽我部自身の生活や想い、そして彼が暮らす街の情景がどのように変わり、また変わらなかったのか。そんなことたちを綴ったこの曲はコロナ禍の停滞した気分に鮮烈な風を送った。

Jeff Parker - The New Breed Artist_The Avalanches but also their recording processBest known as a multi instrumental member of Tortoise and a pillar of the Chicago jazz and experimental music scene, Jeff Parker has been incomparably prolific over the last 20+ years while merely producing 5 albums as a lead artist (just 2 since 2005, including 2016s duo recording with Rob Mazurek on Rogue Art). Lead artist is in quotes here, because though his name is seldom seen in marquees, his distinctive guitar sound has been essential to every