Arthur Kell - Live at LunaticoWith New York bassist Arthur Kell's latest release, his creative pursuits come full circle. Through the bar and music venue that he co founded, Lunatico has helped nurture the vibrant music scene in modern day Brooklyn, which now in turn, has helped nurture his latest musical explorations. Long before his ubiquitous presence on Lunatico's bandstand, many of Kell's earliest gigs were in the same Bed Stuy neighborhood. This homecoming of sorts inspired

with great spacey synths and reggae-inspired guitar grooves riding throughout

Boots Maleson-bass

and in the final apotheosis

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Sexy British Adventures / Big Bouncy British Boobs B

provides backdrops which are rooted by a crate-diggers ear with minimal intervention to maximum stirring effect with limitless range

and there was no reason to overthink them or purposefully obscure the lyrics

expansive liner notes by Joe Hagan

and spent the rest of his career trying to get a follow-up record away

Wolfrik / CLONES import

From the infectious up-tempo "Grown Cold" to the beautifully plaintive ballad "Blue Grass

It's plot - the cyclops Poliphème's love for the nymph Galatée - drew from Lully an astonishing alternation of effects