BREAD & SOULS Vinyl & CDs

Review: Italian entrepreneur and music aficionado Franco Fusari is behind Bread & Souls, a project that sees him collaborating with Mark de Clive-Lowe. They have curated an album featuring esteemed artists like Bembe Segue, Vanessa Freeman, Paul Randolph, Rich Medina, and Tommaso Cappellato which is why it is called Bread & Souls: A Family Gathering, smart, huh? Here comes the second of four proposed chapters with future broken beat and nu-jazz classics including 'Never Gonna Leave' with Bembe Segue and saxophonist Teodross Avery, and soulful winner 'Technicolor Sunshine' featuring Segue and Freeman. Remixes by Mr Scruff, Kaidi Tatham, and Italy's G&D add even more diverse flavours to this summer-ready package.

Review: Bread & Souls is an ensemble of musicians, singers, DJs, producers and, most of all, long term friends: a globally-spread family re-gathered by Franco Fusari - entrepreneur, music lover and dreamer. 'Find The Beauty' is the project's 7" preview track (preceding the full project), featuring Detroit-based Paul Randolph on vocals, Tommaso Cappellato on drums, Marcus Machado on guitar and Taku Hirano on percussion, all directed by eclectic project leader and producer Mark de Clive-Lowe, the pianist and true electronic-jazz pioneer. A remarkably well-rounded disco-jazzdance sprawler full of glitzing swing and synthetic ornaments, there's something in 'Find The Beauty' for all the family.