An intergenerational meeting of minds, Galaxy is the first collaborative EP from Meanjin, Brisbane musicians Sam Poggioli aka Sampology and Charlie Hill. Equal parts brain dance and body music, Galaxy’s seven tracks represent a vivid intermingling of 70s jazz-funk, fusion, machine-funk, Latin house and broken beat, accented by flourishes of minimalist composition. Considered as a whole, it evokes the possibility and potential of a space-age future where technology and nature exist in simpatico.

One of the most in-demand young jazz drummers in the Meanjin (Brisbane) music scene, Charlie started producing electronic music on his laptop three years ago. It was a vibe shift that hit him after several months spent immersing himself in Europe’s jazz and electronica scenes on the eve of the global coronavirus pandemic. After returning home, he approached Sam about recording some music together.

Sam, a well-travelled Australian DJ, producer and Worldwide FM radio host, was cautious about starting a new side project. However, when he heard his demos, he realised Charlie was blending rhythmic fundamentals he’d learned while completing a music degree with a beautifully wide-eyed approach to jazz-tinged electronica.

With Charlie on drums and Sam on MPC, they set about recording the songs on Galaxy, along the way discovering Sam’s mother taught Charlie visual art as a child. They also learned that Charlie’s mother plays with Sam’s father in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, synchronicities which made their collaboration feel like it was meant to be.

As part of the Galaxy sessions, Sam and Charlie collaborated with fellow Australian vocalists Tiana Khasi and Merinda Dias-Jayasinha. On ‘Constant Call’, Tiana threads neo-soul/modern soul melodies through a backdrop that sounds like Burial on a future jazz tip. ‘Merinda’, on the other hand, sees Merinda laying a repeated Steve Riech-style vocal refrain over a man/machine instrumental accented by stargazed synths.

At the same time as they were creating Galaxy, Charlie was also busy recording his debut solo EP Yore, both of which are due for release in August 2023, respectively, through Middle Name Records

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Now for something a little out of the ordinary. It’s time you sank into a cosy armchair, next door to KAMOONY. Born and raised in bustling Morocco, the producer has decided to keep things calm, creating what we’d refer to as beautiful ‘mood-setters’. Fayca kickstarted his musical forays 3 years back and exclusively works on an MPC, sampling traditional grooves from his childhood.

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Clearly recalling the song and dance of times past, KAMOONY weaves North African instruments into his tunes. If you’re looking for something a little left-field, we suggest you start here with the ‘Peche De Vigne’ EP (‘peach of the grapevine’), a rare French treat by Alelah Records, that only grows in the last few weeks of August. We were lucky enough to grab the first record ‘Balak’ which is twelve and a half minutes of slinky jazz. African drumbeats, samples of human celebration and rising synths make this quite the track for someone who’s never before had an official release. We’re thinking this could be heard in the background as you meet up with your closest compadres at a bar, before launching into a night of mayhem. There’s a flavour of expectation and eagerness on ‘Balak’.

A long-time follower of Moodymann, Theo Parrish and Marcellus Pittman, here’s hoping he can one day warm the decks for these fellows. This is just the beginning for KAMOONY…

Will

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