Jeff Parker

• 180 gram LP + insert with obi-strip

While moving from his long-term home Chicago to Los Angeles a few years back, Tortoise member Jeff Parker rediscovered a swathe of old home recordings - "beat projects" built around samples of dusty old jazz tracks. These became the starting point for New Breed, his most expansive solo album for some time.

Full of his usual loose and evocative jazz guitar, the set sits somewhere between lo-fi post-rock/jazz fusion, experimental hip-hop, and softly spun electronica. Regardless of style, it's a hugely evocative and entertaining collection of tracks.

PERSONNEL:

• Jeff Parker - (electric guitar, electric piano, samplers, drum programming)
• Josh Johnson - (alto sax, flue, clarinet)
• Paul Bryan - (electric bass guitar)
• Jamire Williams - (drums)
• Ruby Parker - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Exclusive Life"
• A2. Para Ha Tay
• A3. Here Comes Ezra
• A4. Visions

• SIDE B
• B1. Jrifted
• B2. How Fun It Is To Year Whip
• B3. Get Dressed
• B4. Cliche