Irma

[Nico Mc Brain]

Hey does any body here listen to jazz on the the Irma Record label? THey have alot of good bands

[Shevy]

Never heard of them before. What's worth checking out by them?

[Nico Mc Brain]

Ok, if you like keyboard driven jazz with touch of 70 then I would suggest Jerome Van Grossum from the states and Gazzara from Rome. Both play into the acid jazz genre but alot that hammond sound. Gazzara also borders into electronic music while using break beats. (I suggest you try listening on the album Grand Central Boogie). But then you'll have to endure 1 song that has this cheesy female vocals plus this pseudo rastafarian guy rapping in the end of it ugh!

Then they have this Mo'plen abums which are basically compilations of really old italian jazz artists who were playing ahead of their time. (it even has this corny moniker that goes something like"...it will take you back to the past while simultaneously launching you to the future!" The tracks were like selected between the era of 1965 1975, from italian movie soundtracks. Lots of spy jazz sound.

If easy listening does not offend your ears of maybe your just really bored; theres this Motefiori Cocktail. Its like the soundtrack to The Sim's kind of thing with lots of wierd sampling and an italian guy singing.

There are alot of good stuff from thier label. Mostly I like collecting from thier catalouge since they tend to lean more on the ambient kind. None of that sappy saxophone shit. I dont know, good for driving music I guess, or just relaxing on a sunday kind of vibe.

[Shevy]

You don't strike me as a "relaxing on Sunday" kind of guy. I figured you'd be lighting Christians on fire or getting a big pentagram tattoo on your sack.

The piano is by far my favorite jazz instrument, so it depends on how that keyboard sounds. Oddly enough, the organ is one of my least favorite jazz instruments, so if it has a Jimmy Smith feel to it I probably wouldn't like it. I'll check it out regardless.

"Spy jazz" is new to me. I've never heard it before, and think it's kind of funny. Then again, I don't pursue underground jazz like I do underground metal. I mainly stick to the mainstream stuff since it's all pretty innovative to me at this point anyway.

And I certainly have nothing against easy listening. I usually start the morning off with the really aggressive, complex stuff, and as I begin to wear out through the day I'll start switching over to more simplistic or passive music.

Sounds like a cool label. And sappy saxamaphones do indeed suck...except Joshua Redman. He can do no wrong.