A liadback hipster Afrojazz-tinged groove is order of the day with Shake Stew once again, the Austrian band led by bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder here with their sixth album. Succinct and no-nonsense, reminiscent a little of Danish band Girls in Airports, Shake Stew boasts not just 1 but 2 drummers and 2 bassists with the horn section adding the beefy riffs. There's spoken word too with the Nigerian-Austrian Precious Nnebedum on ‘Not Water But Rest’ and three of the tracks on the album were recorded live in a Viennese venue. ‘Detroit’ is a homage to a scene in a Jim Jarmusch film. A sound that spreads out gracefully and where rhythm and a strong pulsating beat and groove are vital - it's all about the feeling. Out on Friday
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