Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ruler Rebel
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ruler Rebel
Jazz!
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is the most interesting operator in the genre these days. He's got one foot in the traditional and one foot in the experimental. Underlying the expansive post-bop of the traditional jazz instrumentation, there are washes of chilly synthetic ambience and skittering footwork and hip hop beats. It creates an air of mystery and a simmering emotionality. There's no record that's come out this year that sounds cooler than this one.
And, to my ears this is an improvement on 2015's Stretch Music. And since that record was great, this one is a masterpiece.
Stream in full below via Bandcamp.
Highlights: Ruler Rebel • Phases • Encryption
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