{"product_id":"loose-grooves-and-bastard-blues","title":"Loose Grooves and Bastard Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen tracks of lo-fi (mostly) instrumental freshness fused with Cuban, Latin and blues, it's a must for fans of Money Mark, J Dilla, RJD2, DJ Shadow and Pete Rock. As ever with Tommy's records, the title sums up the music contained within most aptly. And writing about his songs, his vibes, is one of the trickier things to do, it has to be said. It's just all gorgeous! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoose Grooves and Bastard Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is Tommy Guerrero's sublime debut. Of this beloved masterpiece, the legendary skater himself says: \"my 1st album. It was never meant to be released. I was just recording for the fun of it.. still my fave. Oh so naive...\" And you know what? It's definitely Be With's fave too. An astonishingly great record. A chill, blissful, deeply moving album, it was rightly garlanded as an instant classic.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA laidback, fusionistic ride replete with loopy drum tracks underpinning Tommy's trademark reflective guitar stylings, \u003ci\u003eLoose Grooves and Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlues\u003c\/i\u003e remains powerfully evergreen. Originally released in 1997, there's elements of jazz, trip hop, rock and downtempo groove. All shot through with a heavy dose of soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA total vibe throughout, to blast \u003ci\u003eLoose Grooves and Bastard Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is a majestic experience, one that suits a start-to-finish listen and renders the picking out of highlights totally redundant. Featuring nagging, deeply melodic guitar lines - both electric and acoustic - over simple rhythms with such sumptuous elegance, the hypnotic playing against unrushed percussion releases a crystal clear stream of healing frequencies. It's ust divine. This album laid the blueprint from which Tommy Guerrero would subsequently explore further on \u003ci\u003eA Little Bit of Somethin'\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul Food Taquiera\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50459554087243,"sku":"2180108","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BEWITH155LP__outside_front--4096_1024x1024.jpg_1233b293_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1727224364","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/loose-grooves-and-bastard-blues","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}