After a hot hot hot summer hiatus in 2022 Kind of Dope return with a lazy slice of Great Summer Vibes extracted from the balmy Saharan air floating into the southern reaches, beaches and band rooms. It grooves and its harmonious. Rolling b lines, brass to die for and a full big band arrangement all […]
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Kind of Dope get on a Jazzy Vibe. With the usual instrumentation of Trumpet, Tenor Sax and Trombone supported by the warm Fender Rhodes electric piano from the mid 1970s, they mould a seventies vibe around a tight loop. Crusaderish in its execution Dope dig deep into the vinyl catalogue and come up all digital
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Take a loop of a tenor sax riff and lay it over a hip drum loop add a spicy flavour of fender Rhodes electric piano circa 1973, jazzy back beats and a proper funky electric bass groove and you start the basis of Kind of Dope opus. Neo rare groove style. You need to be
Kind of Dope return with something extra sexy. Organ, Tenor Sax, Flute and synths lay a deeply satisfying patchwork of engaging harmonies and melodies that travel nowhere in particular but definitely set the right mood for your chillin’ requirements when you’re looking for that slice of jazzy fusion with strong seventies undertones. This could, as
Dope return with a bubbling, dirty, down tempo slice of groovaliscous jazzy rare groove. The usual brass riffs, organ and Rhodes fill the void created by a tight loop enabled by a swinging bass line. This feels like its been lifted straight out of the back catalogue of a hipster Jazz label riding the vibes
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Kind of Dope return to their more familiar territory of a mid tempo groovy slice of loop based, retro styled, rare groove ‘acid’ Jazz. Trumpets, Rhodes and Vibes laying the sonic foundations. Its a kind of chill out for jazz heads. One to sip a martini to while hanging out at the hippest joint in
Bit of a diversion for Dope. Being led by guitar in a deeply moody down tempo slice of ‘Spanish’ modal sonics. Ultimately the vibes and brass of Kind of Dope add their own mood briefly along with some Rhodes. Laid over a more fusion based rhythm section loop arrangement this sets Dope Guitar a way
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One last dance. One last drink. The lights are low, the band is on its last tune of the night knowing you are the only one left to benefit from the the trumpeter’s lazy rendition. The pianist lays the chords out and the drums keep the groove rolling. Ultimately the vibist has the final say
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Just when you were getting withdrawal symptoms thinking there was no release this week, Kind of Dope come to the rescue with their third offering. Kind of Dope comes of age with their Jazzy break beat LoFi grooves. This one ups the ante on the first two releases that emerged in 2021 and adds a
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