PREMIERE: Sean La’Brooy - Northcote, Winter Solstice
Currently based in New York, La'Brooy presents an emotional and contemplative record that leans on acoustic instrumentation, drawing on collaborations with a range of New York and Melbourne based jazz musicians, and a remix from Other Joe. Those familiar with the nine records released under Albrecht La'Brooy will recognise the expressive piano and synth lines that feature. Here, the piano Jazz and Improvisation graduate creates space for long-form solos from himself and featuring instrumentalists. True to what we expect from the ever-maturing Analogue Attic, this is a listening album; orchestrated pads with dance-leaning rhythms meet piano chords, guitar and brass melodies. Arranged with the idea of the contemplative state experienced during a solo commute, as the name Out Moving Windows alludes to.
Our focus for today, ‘Northcote, Winter Solstice’ is an uplifting number, with a bouncing melody and nostalgic vocal loop used throughout. Bringing on feelings of warmth and memories of days gone past.