SAULT
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I was turned onto this via Cosmo Baker(https://www.mixcloud.com/cosmobaker/cosmo-baker-present-episode-1/). The vocals & instrumentals are on point. The production is so precise but still has a very live and raw quality. They capture that "old yet new" vibe so well, with a great back beat. Yet, somehow in this day and age, the makings and members of this group remain a mystery.(Cosmo provided some deets (?songwriters for leon bridges and H.E.R.?) but I forget precisely)
My wife says its because they are not real and its only a computer simulation. My rumor that I would like to baselessly spout is that it is actually Questlove & friends but it violates a contract of his so is keeping it on the DL.
https://soundcloud.com/saultglobal
My wife says its because they are not real and its only a computer simulation. My rumor that I would like to baselessly spout is that it is actually Questlove & friends but it violates a contract of his so is keeping it on the DL.
https://soundcloud.com/saultglobal
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Thanks for posting this.
"...a trio that features London-based musician Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover (writer of DanDigs.com audio mainstays “Black Man in a White World” by Michael Kiwanuka, “House in LA” by Jungle, “Offence” by Little Simz, and many, many more)."
Thanks!
I now remember Cosmo mentioned a writer for Michael Kiwanuka in the podcast. I briefly tried to scan through to verify and gave up(hence the "?" surrounding leon bridges and HER), deciding we're in a post truth era anyway. I'm going full rumor mill
and doubling down on Questlove.
They're great - two albums in one year too: https://saultglobal.bandcamp.com/album/7
Sault is a group from the UK. It's spearheaded by a guy named Dean Josiah Cover (who also goes by the name Inflo) who's done songwriting and production for Michael Kiwanuka alongside Dangermouse, as well as having worked with the UK rapper Little Simz (who is really dope you should check the new album), songwriting and production for the band Jungle as well as some other stuff. His main collaborators on Sault are a UK based singer/ songwriter named Cleo Sol, and Kid Sister (yes, THAT Kid Sister.) Together the three of them make up the nucleus of Sault - although there may be some other people involved in it as well.
Without a doubt the dopest, most original shit out that I have heard in years.
Yeah, right like you said it's Inflo. He's the man.
Could they go pop?
Edit: Evidently, I need to work on the bass in my whip
Edit2: Yeah, I feel like 5 is more nuanced and wide-ranging, and 7 is more straight ahead. But I wouldn't characterize 7 as outtakes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k1lx
Also, FWIW, not listening to that one because currently engrossed in this: https://www.mixcloud.com/worldwidefm/gilles-peterson-the-20-modal-and-waltz-jazz-18-06-20/
Fanx for the tip. Lockdown has generated so much new content, it's like drinking from a firehose, even for the most-discerning consumer of only the very good stuff. Now I see Gilles has a Dee Dee Bridgewater tribute set to get through too... First world problems.
It's nice that, whenever you're lacking for something to listen to, you can count on GP to still be putting out fire mixes/shows.
The new Sault album is on Bandcamp for "name your price" in case anyone is interested. https://saultglobal.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-black-is
(the pw is godislove)
seriously, it's great that they're so productive - amazing, actually. but i haven't had the space to really dive into their new stuff starting with Rise onward...