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Loop Guru
Elderberry Shiftglass
Disc 1
1. Strawberry Girl 2. The United States of Elderberry 3. Soft Fruit Sunday 4. Red Sports Car With Peaches 5. The University of the Third Ear 6. Orange Holes and Beautiful Feathers 7. In Search of the Liquorice Lo-Lo 8. Magical Melody Melon Minds 9. Seaweed Suspenders 10. Marshmallow Transplant Man 11. Pineapple Puppets on a Sandy Shore 12. Cryptic Kaleidoscope Crumble 13. A Fistful of Fruit Cake 14. Congenial Atmosphere with Cherry Pies 15. Rubble Bubble, Coil and Stubble 17. Hundreds and Thousands: A Hip Odyssey 18. Bluebird Mermaid Marmalady 19. Doughnuts for Da-Da 20. Spring (Before The Aftertaste) Their long awaited 13th album 'Elderberry Shiftglass' is here. A homage to the psychedelia of 1966 in 2006. This is the Loop Guru's Sgt Peppers, the most complete album to date! Loop Guru have pushed the exotic musical envelope into the psychedelic larder of sampledelica, entering this space with a smorgasboard of marshmallows, trifle and fruit! You will need your dark glasses for this ride!
Its is a given that Sam Dodson and Jamuud are creative and exploratative musicians and the founders of global music pioneers Loop Guru. This message has been taken world wide with their extensive touring, 6 NME and Melody Maker singles of the week, 5 sessions for the late great John Peel and the first album which charted at no 4 in the indie charts. Loop Guru are dubbed the 'Godfathers of Global Fusion' by Melody Maker, a moniker that has remained with them creating a respectful buzz whenever they perform.
The artists Mickey Hart, Jean Michel Jarre, Pop Will Eat itself, Banco de Gaia, Les Baxter and Youth all invited Loop Guru to add that unique Loop Guru 'je ne sais quoi' into their music for remixes. Two tracks in the film 'Entrapment' and many TV programmes add to their list of commercial prowess and accomplishments.
Loop Guru have sold 100,000 records worldwide and continue to have music in TV, radio and film.
Dodson first enjoyed success in the commercial music environment with the Transmitters a seminal post punk band that recorded 2 John Peel Sessions, released 2 albums and 3 singles. The Transmitters were highly acclaimed in the much respected underground scene which accompanied the punk revolution. Jamuud was a member of the groups later formation, which included the members of what was to become Transglobal Underground.
Dodson's solo project Slipper has extended his musical accomplishment to a great response within the music press. The first album was released on the Aphex Twin imprint Rephlex.
Its is a given that Sam Dodson and Jamuud are creative and exploratative musicians and the founders of global music pioneers Loop Guru. This message has been taken world wide with their extensive touring, 6 NME and Melody Maker singles of the week, 5 sessions for the late great John Peel and the first album which charted at no 4 in the indie charts. Loop Guru are dubbed the 'Godfathers of Global Fusion' by Melody Maker, a moniker that has remained with them creating a respectful buzz whenever they perform.
The artists Mickey Hart, Jean Michel Jarre, Pop Will Eat itself, Banco de Gaia, Les Baxter and Youth all invited Loop Guru to add that unique Loop Guru 'je ne sais quoi' into their music for remixes. Two tracks in the film 'Entrapment' and many TV programmes add to their list of commercial prowess and accomplishments.
Loop Guru have sold 100,000 records worldwide and continue to have music in TV, radio and film.
Dodson first enjoyed success in the commercial music environment with the Transmitters a seminal post punk band that recorded 2 John Peel Sessions, released 2 albums and 3 singles. The Transmitters were highly acclaimed in the much respected underground scene which accompanied the punk revolution. Jamuud was a member of the groups later formation, which included the members of what was to become Transglobal Underground.
Dodson's solo project Slipper has extended his musical accomplishment to a great response within the music press. The first album was released on the Aphex Twin imprint Rephlex.
Reviews
Loop Guru were one of the pioneers of ethnodelic dance music in the early '90s, and are still going strong. They retain their psychedelia
here, but experiment with prog rock, dreamy downtempo soundscapes, backwards tape loops and bizarre samples. a treat for da heads.
Kim O'Connor, DJ Mag
Mint track: 'Strawberry Girl'
**** (4 stars out of 5)
Elderberry Shiftglass (subtitled Soundcakes From The Universe Next Door) is sampling wizards Loop Guru's 13th album and it sees what is,
for the duo of Sam Dodson and Jamuud, a major shift in direction. Out goes the focus on world music in favour of a 60's psychedelic theme,
a kind of high-tech instrumental reimagining of the hippy, dippy summer of love. Tracks with toungue-in-cheek titles like Soft Fruit Sunday, Cryptic Kaleidoscope Crumble and Blueberry Mermaid Marmalady are multi-layered soundscapes of Beatles' style cellos, swirling organs, breathy girly backing vocals, swinging breakbeats, assorted spacy noises and a plethora of dotty vocal samples that cast a seductive, highly relaxing spell.
There are few artists out there who manage to be both this entertainly playful and satisfyingly listenable.
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST, Nov 2006
Remix masters and soundscape creators Sam Dodson and Jamuud offer a stunning blend of Gerry Anderson pop-a-rama and familiar childlike
psychedelia across 20 recordings that capture your heart from the fabulous opener 'Strawberry Girl' to clser 'Spring (before the aftertaste)' . Proudly announcing the inclusion of such elements as "a bicycle bass at picknic", this is a million miles from your standard fare. With tracks often prologued by spooky spoken samples, we soon settle into a world where space-race Telstar acolytes meet in the Twilight zone. Loop Guru highlight the appeal of a very English type of music-making that never loses it's appeal. Highly recommended. www.myspace.com/loopguru
psychedelia across 20 recordings that capture your heart from the fabulous opener 'Strawberry Girl' to clser 'Spring (before the aftertaste)' . Proudly announcing the inclusion of such elements as "a bicycle bass at picknic", this is a million miles from your standard fare. With tracks often prologued by spooky spoken samples, we soon settle into a world where space-race Telstar acolytes meet in the Twilight zone. Loop Guru highlight the appeal of a very English type of music-making that never loses it's appeal. Highly recommended. www.myspace.com/loopguru
