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Nostalgia 77

The Nostalgia 77 Octet is the band which grew out of the Nostalgia 77 Studio recordings. The Octet now writes and performs it's own new music too.

The Octet are a group dedicated to the persuit of mysterious sounds and rhythms. They play swinging cosmic music. It sounds and feels good and at the shows eveyone likes it from little babies to old men.

The band are Graham Fox - Drums, Riaan Vosloo - Bass, Ben Lamdin - Guitar, Ross Stanley - Pianos, Tom Allan - Trumpet, Trevor Mires - Trombone, Jonny Spall - Alto, Mark Hanslip - Tenor, Lizzy Parks - singing.

About Everything Under The Sun

The new Nostalgia 77 LP is now out. Everything Under The Sun blends a mixture of signiture Nostalgia instrumentals with a collection of songs performed by Lizzy Parks & Beth Rowley.

The LP is released in partnership by Tru Thoughts Records in the UK & Ubiquity in the USA. Thanks to everyone whose written to say they like the songs they've heard already - I hope you enjoy the rest of the record too.

Everything Under The Sun follows hot on the heels of the Nostalgia Octet LP Borderlands which I released last year. I'm happy to say that this won the BBC Worldwide award for best Jazz LP of 2006. Thanks to all the BBC listeners who voted. Everyone in the band is glad you liked the record.

Thanks for visiting and checking out the music. You can listen to some music on the myspace page and please let me know what you think!

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Nostalgia77: Everything Under The Sun

Read "Everything Under The Sun" reviewed by Gina Vodegel


For British guitarist/songwriter Ben Lamdin his Nostalgia 77 projects are all about swinging cosmic music. On Everything Under The Sun it's primary rhythm and sounds keeping the listener captive and pleasantly sedated, from the first track on.

“Wildflower" bursts open into an immediate mesmerizing beat, tastefully hurled by drummer Graham Fox who is soon joined by bassist Riaan Vosloo and vocalist Lizzy Parks. The three of them create a tapestry of rich patterns, forcing the listener to infuse a repetitive ...

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Nostalgia 77 Releases "Everything Under the Sun"

Nostalgia 77 Releases "Everything Under the Sun"

Source: All About Jazz

"Everything Under the Sun" is the brand new LP from Benedic Lamdin. On this new LP the prolific producer explores new territory. Unlike Ben's previous instrumental works, “Everything Under the Sun" is a song-based collection. Free MP3 Download Dreamers Dance Nostalgia 77 From Everything Under The Sun 5:54 Lamdin explains, “I wanted to continue developing the ideas I've explored in the other records, to take the emotional moods that are there and ...

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Nostalgia 77's "Everything Under the Sun" on Ubiquity -- Free Download at AAJ

Nostalgia 77's "Everything Under the Sun" on Ubiquity -- Free Download at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

“I think a lot people find jazz intimidating and inaccessible and this hasn't been helped by certain musicians trying to rarify jazz, canonize it, and turn it in to high culture. Before jazz was a technical music it was an emotional music. For me then the challenge isn't about making jazz music relevant it's just making relevant music. Music with emotion that speaks honestly to the listener will always be relevant." --Benedic Lamdin, Nostalgia 77. The band won the “Jazz ...

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Ubiquity Records to Release Nostalgia 77's 'Everything Under the Sun' on April 10

Ubiquity Records to Release Nostalgia 77's 'Everything Under the Sun' on April 10

Source: All About Jazz

UBIQUITY RECORDS TO RELEASE: NOSTALGIA 77 Everything Under The Sun* on April 10, 2007

*Licensed from Tru Thoughts for simultaneous release in North America on Ubiquity Records

Ben Lamdin, the driving force behind Nostalgia 77, teams up with vocalists to create a beautiful cosmic jazz album that sounds as much classic, spiritual & Impulse-influenced as Cinematic Orchestra & Koop.

“I think a lot people find jazz intimidating and inaccessible and this hasn't been helped by certain musicians trying to rarify ...

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Ubiquity to release Nostalgia 77's 'The Garden' on March 22

Ubiquity to release Nostalgia 77's 'The Garden' on March 22

Source: All About Jazz


Music

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Taxidermist

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