From the most obscure corners of 70’s prog Rock, comes a little band called Samurai. Formed just as fast as it was disbanded, they just had the time to release one single self-titled album. Mostly a seamless fusion of classic prog Rock with Jazz influences and a lo fi aesthetics.
The song “More Rain” is probably one of the more laid-back tracks on the project, featuring mesmerizing flute melodies and subtly complex jazz harmonies. I tend to relate a lot to this song given that I live in Ireland and “More Rain” is just what the weather report gives close to everyday! But jokes apart, this song inspires the perfect mood for a rainy day, chill and melancholic feels like a soundtrack for an old romantic movie.
On the rest of the track list you’ll find slightly more high energy pieces that maintain the same Jazz-Rock approach and keep you interested with very unique sonic landscapes. Records like this are just an example among countless others of unique expressions of personality that are lost in time, as we tend to mostly scout the present for new stuff to listen to, we often forget to look backwards for forgotten gems like this one.
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About the Curator: Ema Page
Music has been one of the few constants in my life, since I was a little kid it has been my greatest passion. I remember being 5 or 6 years old sitting on the floor in my living room in front of the cd and vinyl player and being completely entranced by it. Since then I have been completely addicted to anything related to music.
For quite a bit of time I was a complete rock and metalhead, I fell into the trap of not listening to anything else and being snob towards other kinds of music for no good reasons. Luckily for me I had some good friends that opened my mind to all the possibilities out there, one of my best friends in particular introduced me to the Jazz world, that was a game changer for me. I started looking at music through different lenses, really thinking about what I was listening to, analysing it, understanding it at a deeper level. From that moment on I opened the doors to everything else, from pop music to indie folk, from traditional Spanish music to hardcore EDM, from experimental and cutting-edge stuff to classical music.
I just crave for new perspectives and approaches to deepen my appreciation of this incredible form of art that we call music.
