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SPITTLE 096LP
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Naphta was born in 1978 but differently from the most of other bands from Bologna at that time, they came up with a very peculiar jazz-rock formula mixed up with elements from the almost "out of time" progressive genre. The result was unsettling; their music was mostly improvised with no apparent distinctions between rhythm section and soloists, in fact everybody in the group could have taken a solo at any time but in close relation with the others. All members in the group were classically-trained musicians who were in full control of their actions, all except the singer Marco "Cigaro" Cigarini, whose vocal work and his nonsense lyrics were the most far out aspect and possibly the most fascinating element in the mix. Such music was probably too demanding for the general audience's attitude of the time and the band disappeared not so long after the release of their excellent, self-titled tape (1979). If compared to the original cassette, the present LP reissue includes two extra tracks, "La Femme Fatale" and "Tac", a couple of unearthed pieces which complete the picture of one of the most unconventional creatures in the history of Italian underground music.
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BARN 024EP
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Debut release on Studio Barnhus from Pawel Klimczak aka Naphta. This Thomas Mann-readin', Sun Ra-diggin' young Pole made "Palm Trees Love" and "Spring Ball" so we could all keep the magic summer of 2014 blazin' just a little bit longer. Simon Haydo delivers a deadly remix of "Spring Ball," reworking the nice & bouncy original into a warehouse-maddening techno missile with that extra Haydo twist.
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FEAR 003CD
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Originally released in 2007. A key figure in the development of the drum n' bass scene in Ireland, Naphta is regarded as something of a jungle pioneer in his own country. A founding member and resident DJ with Bassbin for 10 years, his productions provided key moments in the Bassbin Recordings back-catalog, while his unique style on the decks proved hugely influential to a new generation of junglists both at home and abroad. 2007 opened with the success of his Soundclash double-header on Lightless Recordings, demonstrating the truth of what he had claimed for years: that there was a whole new generation of drum n' bass fans out there starved of the vibes, rhythms and attitude that had first made him fall in love with the music. Paving the way for his debut album proper, Grande Illusions: Demonstrations In The Art Of Underground Drum 'n Bass compiled previously-unreleased highlights from his back catalog to a hugely enthusiastic reception (10,000+ album downloads). On Long Time Burning, Naphta steps up to deliver his vision of an updated jungle sound. Purposely rooted in the source music that inspired the original sample-heavy junglist blueprint back in 1993/1994, this album offers a selection of ruff cuts that draw on reggae, dancehall, funk, soul and hip-hop and combines them into an explosive whole -- with the precision that only a true veteran and long-time believer could achieve. The end result is as colorfully melodic, rhythmically urgent and uniquely inspired a vision of jungle music as you're likely to hear for some time. A shambolic, sampledelic, and feverishly brilliant collage.
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