{"title":"Impressive Collective","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"african-party-deluxe-edition-3","title":"African Party - Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very special and historically significant record is imminent on our partner label, Greg Boramans' Impressive Collective. The story of percussionist, band leader, teacher, club owner Ginger Johnson and his African Party album is a fascinating tale that is only now being recognised for its significance. Born George Folurunsho Johnson in Nigeria,1916, of a Yoruba background, by the late 1940s Ginger was living in London and made an immediate impact playing live and recording with British jazz legends Ronnie Scott, drummers Phil Seaman and Tony Crombie, pianist Victor Feldman, and Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists. In the 1950s he was the featured percussionist for the Edmundo Ros Orchestra, and also released several of his own 78s and 45s for Melodisc which were among the first examples of African music recorded and released in Britain. From his base in Pimlico, Ginger became the lynchpin of the African and West Indian expat musical community, including being mentor to a young Fela Kuti when he first came to London in 1957. By the mid-1960s Ginger was the highest profile Afro Cuban percussionist in Europe, with the ‘talking drum’ being his speciality, this led him to feature on all styles of recording sessions, from pop to jazz, also appearing in films, children's television shows and live at The Royal Variety Performance and he was also instrumental in helping establish and expand the Notting Hill Carnival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressive Collective","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50987329782091,"sku":"2236625","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_66548cd2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734478035"},{"product_id":"lovey-dovey-original-version-this-thing-called-life-instrumental","title":"Lovey Dovey (Original Version) \/ This Thing Called Life (Instrumental)","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive Collective \u0026amp; BBE Music announce an exclusive vinyl 45 single by Omar Lyefook MBE to celebrate signing the legendary UK soul star. This new partnership continues Omar's long standing collaboration with Impressive Collective’s Greg Boraman, which began in 2013 on Freestyle Records with the critically acclaimed 'The Man' album and continued with 'Love In Beats' and 'The Omar Anthology'. To mark this auspicious news, we proudly announce the release of this limited-edition vinyl single featuring 2 tracks that is only available on this exclusive 45. A side - 'Lovey Dovey' is box fresh but also classic Omar, and features his trademark assured vocal delivery over a bumping rhythm and synths provided by The Scratch Professor. The flip 'This Thing Called Life' is an opulent and epic instrumental piece, featuring swooping cinematic strings, over a funk laden arrangement that is part film soundtrack, part dancefloor filler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressive Collective","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50992100245835,"sku":"2236826","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_53cdf2b3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734610815"},{"product_id":"past-present-tone-poems-across-time-fh","title":"past present (tone poems across time)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"past present (tone poems across time)\" is Mark de Clive-Lowe's exquisite new solo album and his debut for Greg Boraman's Impressive Collective label in partnership with BBE Music. Previously the pair released the Pharoah Sanders tribute album 'Freedom', and the equally lauded 'Hotel San Claudio' in collaboration with Shigeto \u0026amp; Melanie Charles. A deeply personal sonic exploration by Mark, \"past present\" is a reflection on family, heritage, and healing which was created in tandem with retracing his late father’s journey across Japan 70 years ago. The project is a collection of ambient jazz, emotional cinematic soundscapes that weave analog synths with field recordings from Japanese sacred sites and nature locations. \"past present” partially came into existence thanks to the perseverance of producer, percussionist and Mark’s friend Carlos Niño, who after experiencing Mark's multi-layered motifs in the studio and in live contexts over many years explains, \"I kept hearing him make an album like this, I kept telling him that he needed to, and that it would be his best album yet. Subtle, poetic, solo, texturally rhythmic, expressive, full of rippling layers, and arrangements representing such profound thoughts, feelings, relationships, and memories\". Mark also took on board Carlos' recommendation of recording the bulk of \"past present\" at Ken Barrientos’ analog synth studio, 'The Breath' in Pomona, California - where he utilized no less than 22 different keyboards to create the ethereal and engaging soundscapes across all 11 tracks, also intertwining his own field recordings made during a long, explorative stay in Japan. Being such an individual and personal concept, it was only correct that Mark wrote the extensive album liner notes, to fully illustrate the decades-long backstory to this stunning collection. Mark completes the album's presentation using archive images from his family's private photo collection - an entire process he likens to time travel and signs off to the listener by stating that he hopes \"it takes you on your own journey of imagination and reflection, leading to unexpected places, just as it has for me”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressive Collective","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51540503855435,"sku":"R9441-4181","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0198588112670.jpg?v=1743151081"},{"product_id":"brighter-the-days-ab","title":"Brighter The Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive Collective \u0026amp; BBE Music announce \u003cem\u003eBrighter The Days\u003c\/em\u003e – the 9th studio album by Omar - the world renowned UK soul star. This new album continues Omar's long-standing collaboration with Impressive Collective’s Greg Boraman, which began in 2013 on Freestyle Records with the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Man\u003c\/em\u003e album and continued with \u003cem\u003eLove In Beats\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Omar Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmar Lyefook MBE, singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, solidifies his legendary status with his latest album, \u003cem\u003eBrighter The Days\u003c\/em\u003e. Over three decades, he has been a defining force in modern Black music, crafting a sound that seamlessly blends soul, funk, jazz, salsa, dub, and hip-hop, with roots in classical music. As he puts it, “Each album is an evolution, if you will. But I’d like to think this is my magnum opus.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dynamic collection, \u003cem\u003eBrighter The Days\u003c\/em\u003e builds upon Omar’s distinctive style with fresh inspiration. His warm, unmistakable voice—tinged with the richness of his Caribbean heritage—is complemented by lush arrangements. Organic drums, bass, brass, keys, and guitars meet the mechanical edge of samples and beats, creating a soundscape that is both timeless and innovative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impressive Collective","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51814162268491,"sku":"R7377-1665","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51814162301259,"sku":"R7377-6374","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_ab6761cd-34a7-4e34-af62-e3eb64d546ef.jpg?v=1747211196"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/impressive-collective.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}