The Soul Session

Two

• wydawca: Agogo Records
• nr katalogowy: AR081LP
• format: 2LP /+ digital download/
• opakowanie: gatefold
• PŁYTA NOWA, ZAFOLIOWANA

T R A C K L I S T A

A1. Quantraversa feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow

A2. I Sun Shines Softly feat. Anaj

A3. The Passage feat. Tokunbo

B1. Wish The Beat To Never Stop feat. Omar

B2. Never Let Me Go feat. Fatma Tazegül

B3. Live Your Life feat. Anaj

C1. Kalimba

C2. Steely Dan

C3. Transformation

D1. Got To Go Where To Go feat. Anaj

D2. Samba De Alfama feat. Anaj

D3. Liberation feat. Anaj

Love makes the world go around. “two”, the second album by The Soul Session, is full of love. Ralph Kiefer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer from South Germany embarks on a stylistically diverse journey into Soul, Jazz, Funk and World Music.

Being a highly respected session musician in the jazz as well as the crossover scene, Kiefer made a serious impact in 2011 with “one”, the first Soul Session album. “one” was built on a solid backbeat of Soul, Hip Hop and Funk, while “two” now takes a step further into a spiritual and eclectic dimension. “Quantraversa” featuring the voice of L.A. neo-soul queen Georgia Anne Muldrow is the mind-blowing opener of this album, a truly deep and intense rhythmic statement. Quantraversa is a word which you will not find in any dictionary, but that is not the point, says Ralph Kiefer. “This album is a journey to the inner self. The recording process was like meditation. I often started with a loop, or an idea for a melody. It evolved from there and I simply let it happen. When I involved the lyricists and vocalists, my drafts sometimes took a completely different paths and ended in something unexpected and beautifully new.”

“The Passage” is a prime example of Ralph Kiefer’s visionary working style. “I mainly work with my mobile studio. Nowadays you can...