Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons – Fly Away / CRM191R

RELEASE: Fly Away
ARTIST(S): Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons, Damian Lazarus

REMIXERS: Jonas Rathsman

LABEL: Crosstown Rebels, CRM191R
GENRE: Deep House
RELEASED: 2018-06-22
BITRATE: 320Kbps
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 34.97 MB

TOTAL TRACKS 2

1. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons, Damian Lazarus – Fly Away (Jonas Rathsman Remix) (08:45) / 6A, 125bpm
2. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons, Damian Lazarus – Fly Away (Original Mix) (06:19) / 6A, 122bpm

Total Playtime: 00:15:04 min

Heart of Sky is ebulliently fronted by Jesse Appiah, the rising London singer who’s worked with Michael Kiwanuka, Jamie Woon, Kwabs and Jess Glynne. He is joined by Ben Chetwood, session musician and MD who has worked with everyone from Rudimental to King Krule, plus the Heritage Orchestra’s Rob Gentry, and, of course, Lazarus himself. With a guest appearance from Australian singer Chela on the recent single ‘Five Moons’.

Heart of Sky was recorded in Monastic Studios, Lazarus’ custom-built studio overlooking the Mugello mountains, deep in the heart of Tuscany. It combines Lazarus’s cosmic world influences with his love for ‘80s soul/funk. “The world influence is still there but it’s subtler,” Lazarus explains, “I’ve been digging in crates, searching for interesting, weird music in Middle Eastern record fairs. These inspirations appear throughout the new record, but after touring I knew I wanted to write the next record with the band, utilising the power of a soulful vocalist at the front. My background is very much in soul music. I started buying records when I was 12, listening to pirate radio stations in London, going to soul all-dayers, jazz-funk, rare groove, I spent every penny on records with strong vocals and hooky choruses. On the new album, I thought maybe there was a way to connect that heart and soul to a positive, trippy, psychedelic sound.”