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Brownswood Recordings present the reissue of Toshio Matsuuras 2017 cult classic Loveplaydance, issued for the first time as a complete album. The project focuses on covers, presenting classics and influential tracks in a new context. This new edition includes a cover of the Rotary Connections classic “Black Gold of the Sun” featuring Afro-Cuban singer Daymé Arocena and her prodigious Havana-based players, as well as the high energy re-lick of Byron Morris and Unitys Kitty Bey, a classic from Gilles Petersons seminal afternoon session at Dingwalls in the 1990s; neither included on the original vinyl LP. On Loveplaydance, legendary Tokyo DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura charted a new direction by casting musical cornerstones in a fresh light. The Toshio Matsuura Group features Tom Skinner (drummer for Smile, Sons of Kemet, amongst others) as its musical director, as well as some of the UKs most exciting jazz-influenced musicians. Drawing on years of surveying and curating different corners of music, Matsuura deftly combined this talented pool of players into one singular, wide-ranging album. A co-founder of Japans United Future Organisation (aka U.F.O.), this record sees Matsuura reconnect with longstanding friend and collaborator Gilles Peterson. Releasing the album via Brownswood Recordings in the UK, its a continuation of a relationship which started as a bridge between Londons then-blossoming jazz scene and Tokyos new musical vanguard of the early 90s. This album continues that two-way dialogue between Japan and the UK.
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