{"title":"A Plane To Catch","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockin' Blues that's a mix of Roots, Rock and Funk delivering a unique show full of energy and soul.  \r\n\r\nA true chance to catch a rising star, Hudson Valley based Dylan Doyle has been putting on spellbinding performances nationally as well as internationally. Southern bred, northern raised, his trio’s style of music lies somewhere between roots rock and jam funk. It evokes Woodstock but also dips into southern soul. It’s a uniquely American sound Doyle calls “a big melting pot.” After sharing the stage with the young musician in Memphis a few years back, Ben Cauley, sole survivor of the Otis Redding plane crash and Co-founder of the Bar-Kays likened Dylan to a young Jimi Hendrix. When asked about the young talent coming up in the Hudson Valley, Van Morrison guitarist John Platania stated “Dylan Doyle is the future.” Bill Payne of Little Feat described Dylan’s play as “Imaginative and original.”  (From band's Facebook page) \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"moko-jumbie","title":"Moko Jumbie","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonded over the struggles of the pandemic and a mutual love for Motown, Soul and Afrobeat, Denmark's renowned outlet for jazz, April Records proudly presents 'Moko Jumbie', the debut by it's latest outfit 'A Plane To Catch'. The vibrant Danish jazz scene came to a crashing halt along with the rest of the world in early 2020, and a tight-knit community of up-and-coming musicians were thrust into a void, robbed of the largest part of their livelihood and joy, live performance. Gathering in a graffiti-smudged artist's space in an old industrial facility in Copenhagen's outskirts, they created a space for themselves to improvise in a funky, groove-based setting. What came out was an expression of longing for all that was lost during the pandemic - a musical antidote to the loss of fun, joy, community, movement, travel and youthful abandon that the pandemic had temporarily put a halt to. Exploring the rich exchange between West African musical traditions and Western funk and soul, this is music meant for dancing, transporting the listener to dance floors both real and imagined. Featuring warm, raw production the record creates a real sense of energy and intimacy, as if the listener is in a dark club with an electric jam band. Through the eight compositions the quintet joyfully navigates familiar harmonic clich?s from 70's soul tunes, a variety of infectious toe-tapping grooves, playful improvisations and melodic duo horn arranging. Explorations of darker tonalites popularied be Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke provide a welcome departure through harmonic contrast and propulsive polyrhythmic groove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"April","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50383302656331,"sku":"2016732","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383304720715,"sku":"2016738","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9017fbf9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726267103"},{"product_id":"soul-piece","title":"Soul Piece","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonded over a mutual love for Motown, Soul, Afrobeat and improvisation, Denmark's renowned outlet for jazz, April Records, proudly presents the sophomore release from \u003ci\u003eA Plane To Catch\u003c\/i\u003e. Founded in the stillness of 2020 when a group of tight-knit up and coming musicians were robbed of their livelihood and greatest joy - live performance - the group came together in a graffiti smudged artist's space in an old industrial facility in Copenhagen's outskirts and created a space for themselves to improvise in a funky, groove based setting. A followup to their 2023 debut \u003ci\u003eMoko Jumbie\u003c\/i\u003e which explored the rich culture of West African music popularised by Mulatu Asastke and Fela Kuti, as the name suggests, 'Soul Piece' leans further into the tropes, grooves and idioms of Western 60's Soul and Funk. Recorded live over two days at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, the album's raw, warm production captures the energy, intimacy and excitement of a live performance, transporting the listener right in the centre of a pulsating dancefloor. Each song is rooted in groove and exemplary band musicianship, and made up of every stylistic feature one might crave from the genre: crunchy rhodes tones, percussive clavinets, thick organ textures, grooving tambourines, searing guitar solos, deep pocket drum grooves, infectious basslines, punchy horn backings and James Brown-esque stabs. 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