STR4TA – Str4tasfear (Vinyl)

STR4TA is the new wave jazz funk project pioneered by Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul “Bluey" Maunick. Their debut album ‘Aspects’ was released in March 2021 to a rapturous reception, STR4TA’s second studio album ‘STR4TASFEAR’ was released in 2022 via Brownswood Recordings.

Gilles and Bluey are both men who emerged into the Brit-funk world. They were both part of this thrilling chapter in the story of UK music; which manifests itself here in a sumptuous mixture of twanging basslines, spacey synth melodies, clicking beats and wispy, ethereal voices. For this new set, they’ve got a few like-minded souls along to join the party, connecting legacy with a new generation of innovators on the music scene, including multi-talented neo soul Godfather Omar, celebrated vocalist, Valerie Etienne and Emma-Jean Thackray laying down her refreshing, breathy vocals and production acumen on ‘Lazy Days’.

Gilles Peterson as executive producer, sonically enriches the production process with his extensive and encyclopaedic knowledge from Brit-funk and Electro-soul of the late 70s/ early 80s. The vision was finessed by the magic touch of legendary keys/piano player Peter Hinds (Atmosfear, Light of The World, Incognito).

2 x LP, 45 RPM, Gatefold

Tracklist:
Str4ta East
City Sounds
Turn Me Around
Str4ta West
When You Call Me
Night Flight
Soothsayer
Str4ta North
Why Must You Fly
To Be As One
(Bring On The) Bad Weather
Str4ta South
Lazy Days
Find Your Heaven
Virgil