Straight from the Fridge

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Laced with live instrumentation that incorporates liquid bass lines, subtle keys and strings, rich melodic motifs from flute, trumpet, vibes, glockenspiel, 'Straight From The Fridge' is very much a performance album. Showcasing Hardway's long established contingent of virtuoso players, the confidence and consistency over its duration makes for a seamless outcome. Hydrogen Dukebox/Studio K7.

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Straight from the Fridge
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Crazy jazzy drum-n-bass
Straight from the Fridge
James Hardway
Manufacturer: Hydrogen Juke [Stu]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005NBNW
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Happiness Brakes
  2. Earth Runnings
  3. Andrea's Chimes
  4. Dangerblue
  5. Jump Up Natural
  6. Heart Beat
  7. Going Home
  8. The Biltmore Piano
  9. Speak Softly
  10. Hank & Larry Dreams
  11. Can't Show Love
  12. Shinto
  13. Uptown
  14. Backwards In Time

Album Description

Laced with live instrumentation that incorporates liquid bass lines, subtle keys and strings, rich melodic motifs from flute, trumpet, vibes, glockenspiel, 'Straight From The Fridge' is very much a performance album. Showcasing Hardway's long established contingent of virtuoso players, the confidence and consistency over its duration makes for a seamless outcome. Hydrogen Dukebox/Studio K7.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Crazy jazzy drum-n-bass.......2002-06-29

No one else makes music quite like James Hardway. He has a knack for fusing sounds perfectly, mixing the old-school jazz styles with the updated rhythm of drum-n-bass. This album features three guest vocalists: JB Rose, a smooth and soulful female singer; Ghetto Priest, who adds an amazing Jamaican-style chat to "Jump Up Natural;" and Floyd Batts, who apparently recorded a blues song at Mississippi State Penitentiary in the fifties. This recording became the basis for "Dangerblue," a ghostly yet danceable track.

Like most drum-n-bass, Hardway's rhythms rise and fall, reaching a frantic pace at certain moments, then backing off. He adds to this the sound of live instruments, horns, upright bass, and flute, to complete the journey.

The one setback to this album is the inclusion of a few atmospheric tracks that segue from one song to the next. These tracks don't contain vocals or drums, and in my opinion, they impede the progress of the album more than they help to make a transition from one song to the next. Still, this album is definitely worth it for "Going Home," "Jump Up Natural" and "Can't Show Love."

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