Joy Of Missing Out - Zopelar (Apron Records)

Title: Joy of Missing Out

Artist: Zopelar

Label: Apron Records

Cat Number: AC05

Genre: Evocative Funk Episodes

1: Sozinho a Noite

2: Boia de Neve

3: Looking Back

4: All I Want

5: Driving to The Sun

6: Azy

7: Hobart

8: Travel

9: Jazz da XV

10: Welcome Stranger

11: Phobia

12: Brasilidade

13: Look at Me

14: Tesourinha

15: Praia

16: Vision

17: Locked

This is a collection of mini soundscapes, vignettes I suppose, most of which hover around the three minute mark leaving the listener to imagine what may be about to happen next. There’s also a feeling of what went before; another thread running through is that of an analogue eighties jazz funk future; a time when fusion and improvisation was starting to be tamed by nascent hip-hop and dance. The backdrop shimmers and hazy summer evening feel from beginning to end. There is clarity also, the on point production ensuring this, and a pervasive nostalgia which draws on vibes already experienced, as well as those that are just coming into a cycle of renewal.