{"product_id":"sure-fire-soul-ensemble-gemini-1","title":"Sure Fire Soul Ensemble- Gemini (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Latin, the word Gemini denotes \"two together\" or \"twins\". In astrological terms, Geminis are noted for, amongst other things, being curious and versatile. For San Diego's 9-piece (mostly) instrumental combo The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Jazz and Funk have always been the two genres that they've consistently and effectively melded together, forming the bedrock of their sound. Exercising their stylistic curiosity and versatility, they've expanded upon this foundation on their new 11-song long player for Colemine Records.\r\n\r\nRecorded between late 2021 and early 2024 at The Kitchen II in their homebase of Lemon Grove, California, SFSE steer their \"introspective party music\" into fresh sonic realms. While their breakbeat-heavy brand of funk-soul-jazz is still the cornerstone of their sound, as displayed in tunes such as \"Makin' Moves\", \"The Grifter\" \u0026amp; \"Don't Trip\", they've begun to take more and more cues from library music labels such as KPM Music, spiritually-leaning jazz labels such as Tribe \u0026amp; Black Jazz Records and exotica-adjacent jazz artists such as Cal Tjader and Dorothy Ashby. Now leaning more into the \"introspective\" part of their sound, particularly on \"Mother Earth\", \"Freddie\" and the title track, they evoke the spirits of Freddie Hubbard, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Bubbha Thomas, Chester Thompson and even Cannonball Adderley at his headiest \u0026amp; most cosmic (listen to Adderley's \"Soul Zodiac\" \u0026amp; \"Soul of The Bible\" albums for reference). \"Corporatocracy\" takes it a step further with an extended tabla solo, which floats in and rides the percussive wave before kicking into it's funk-driven, modal vibe.\r\n\r\nWith their current lineup of Tim Felten on keys, Jake Najor on drums, Omar Lopez on bass, Kiko Cornejo Jr on conga\/percussion, Aquiles \"Lito\" Magana on guitar, Wili Fleming on trombone, Sheryll Felten on percussion, and both Jesse Audelo \u0026amp; Travis Klein on saxophone \u0026amp; flute, SFSE maintains their commitment to keeping it funky, but dares to go where they haven't gone before and, as a result, breaks intriguing new ground in their overall sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakin' Moves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Las Olas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Grifter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mother Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Freddie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don't Trip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Alliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Lemon Groove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gemini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contemplation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Corporatocracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46054139068637,"sku":"648564356401","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4402083-3321530.jpg?v=1737469058","url":"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/products\/sure-fire-soul-ensemble-gemini-1","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}