Thursday, April 09, 2020

Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission Two - V A (Isle Of Jura)


Title: Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission Two 
Artist: V/A
Label: Isle Of Jura
Cat Number: ISLELP006
Genre: Sonic Melting Pot

1. Carl Craig – C Beams Glitter (Versus Version)
2. Bochum Welt – Greenwich (Mix 2)
3. John Rocca – The River Must Flow (Zulu Dub)
4. Daniele Patucchi – People Come In
5. Hit Man – Future Times
6. Sapho – Le Train De Paris (Jura Soundsystem Edit)
7. David Arch – Afro Culture
8. Zann – After Work
9. Hirini Melbourne – Waiata Ki Te Ra
10. Jeff Bridges – Feeling Good


 Since ‘Transmission One’ was launched in summer 2018 there has obviously been a demand for this Adelaide-based Australian label’s brand of cross-pollination. According to its Bandcamp page the label focuses  “on reissues of lost musical gems”, a service we should all be thankful for as there’s shitloads of stuff out there in need of being heard. We kick off with  Carl craig’s‘C-Beams Glitter (Versus Version)’, a lovely, understated composition fragile power plucked from his ‘Versus’ release of 2017. From then on in we’re listening to a wonderfully eclectic late-night radio show which, listened to from start to finish, is perfectly paced. Everything hits the nail on the head here, but special shout outs go to the italo disco of Daniele Patucchi’s ‘People Come In’, lifted from his ‘Turbo Time’ film soundtrack of 1983, David Arch’s ‘Afro Culture’ from Full Frontal’ three years later and the excellent string composition ‘After Work’ by Zann. Last but not least we have the novel Jeff Bridges monologue, ‘Feeling Good’, which is a vertically-challenged motivational talk to everyone in general and no one in particular. Lovely stuff.

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